{"id":2481,"date":"2022-04-01T11:25:30","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T10:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/?p=2481"},"modified":"2022-04-05T16:47:06","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T15:47:06","slug":"2481","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/2022\/04\/01\/2481\/","title":{"rendered":"Thought for the Week – Living on Purpose"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"purpose\"Last week\u2019s Thought for the Week, was about \u201cFoundation in Adversity<\/em>\u201d and how it is the simplest things in life that often bring us the most comfort, especially in the toughest times.<\/p>\n

You can find previous posts here in my blog.<\/p>\n

When we see others suffering, it does affect us to varying degrees doesn\u2019t it, either consciously or sub-consciously.<\/p>\n

We humans are so resilient though and it\u2019s amazing what we can overcome and what we can achieve if we really want to.<\/p>\n

A couple of weeks back, I wrote about \u201cWill to Take Action\u201d and it is that deep-rooted desire within each of us that drives us forward.<\/p>\n

The Japanese have a word for this that we don\u2019t have in the English language; \u201cIkigai<\/strong>\u201d \u2026<\/p>\n

Ikigai is a Japanese concept that means your “reason for being”<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

‘Iki’<\/strong> in Japanese means ‘life,’ and<\/p>\n

‘gai’<\/strong> describes value or worth.<\/p>\n

Your ikigai is your life purpose or your bliss. It’s what brings you joy and inspires you to get out of bed every day.<\/p>\n

You will know that the French have a similar word: \u201cRaison D\u2019\u00eatre\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0meaning \u2018a reason for being\u2019 or \u2018purpose\u2019.<\/p>\n

And it\u2019s not just us as individuals that thrive with a clear purpose, it is companies too:<\/p>\n

It’s only when companies are clear about their purpose, have clearly communicated it, and it is understood by the team that companies can achieve both unity of effort and distributed decision making.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

-Marc Koehler- (Leading with Purpose)<\/span><\/p>\n

And you will have heard of Simon Sinek\u2019s book \u201cStart with Why\u201d<\/p>\n

Case in point; when it comes to retirement, people can feel a little lost. They suddenly have an abundance of free time that needs to be filled with things that keep them feeling engaged in life.<\/p>\n