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       The

       IKIGAI

       Journey

       The

       IKIGAI

       Journey

      A Practical Guide to Finding Happiness

       and Purpose the Japanese Way

      Héctor García and Francesc Miralles

       translated from Spanish by Russell Calvert

       To all those who make the world a kinder and more beautiful place by sharing their passions and awakening those of others.

       CONTENTS

       The Ikigai Adventure

       A Journey Through the Stations of Happiness

       PART ONE

       A Journey Through Our Future

       1^st STATION: SHINKANSEN

       “Bullet train” thinking

       2^nd STATION: MOUNT FUJI

       Stretching the boundaries

       3^rd STATION: GANBARIMASU

       The power of patience and perseverance

       4^th STATION: NEW HABITS

       21 days to change your life

       5^th STATION: FEEDBACK

       How others see us

       6^th STATION: SENPAI

       Put a mentor (or two) in your life

       7^th STATION: EMULATING

       Discovering, imitating and outdoing

       8^th STATION: YOUR ELEMENT

       Through what you don’t like, you’ll get to what you do

       9^th STATION: FRANKLIN

       A method for strengthening our virtues

       10^th STATION: GASSHUKU

       “Shinkansen sessions”

       11^th STATION: ADVENTURE

       Stepping outside your comfort zone

       12^th STATION: TIMING

       Taking each train in time

       13^th STATION: PARETO

       The 80/20 rule

       14^th STATION: THE POWER OF WORDS

       Give your projects memorable names

       PART TWO

       A Journey Through Our Past

       15^th STATION: KINDERGARTEN

       Recovering the power of children

       16^th STATION: NOSTALGIA

       Returning to the source of our happiness

       17^th STATION: FRIENDSHIP

       Reboot your friend map

       18^th STATION: HINDSIGHT

       Connect the dots

       19^th STATION: ANALOG

       How to go on a digital diet

       20^th STATION: SLOW LIFE

       You can get a long way walking slowly

       PART THREE

       A Journey Through Our Present