Ikigai Reflection Guide

🌱 Step 1: JOURNAL YOUR FOUR QUADRANTS

Take a quiet moment. Breathe deeply. Then answer the following questions without overthinking:

❤️ What Do I Love?

• What lights me up?

• What activities make me lose track of time?

• What brings me joy, energy, or peace?

✨ What Am I Good At?

• What skills or gifts come naturally to me?

• What do others often ask me for help with?

• Where do I feel most confident and capable?

🌍 What Does the World Need?

• What problems or causes matter deeply to me?

• Where can I make a meaningful difference?

• What change do I want to help create?

💰 What Can I Be Paid For?

• What value can I offer others?

• What passions or skills could become sustainable work?

• What services or contributions could others invest in?

🌸 Step 2: LOOK FOR PATTERNS

• Circle or highlight any overlapping words, themes, or ideas.

• Where do your love, talent, and purpose intersect?

• What common threads are beginning to emerge?

“Pay attention to the whispers. Your path is speaking.”

🔍 Step 3: CLARIFY YOUR THEMES

Distill your insights into 2–3 personal themes or guiding principles.
Examples:

• “Empowering others to grow”

• “Creating through storytelling”

• “Bringing clarity and compassion into chaos”

📝 Step 4: WRITE YOUR IKIGAI STATEMENT

Use this prompt to bring it all together:

“My Ikigai is to…”
(fill in with who you serve, how you serve, and why it matters to you)

Example:

“My Ikigai is to support women in aligning with their truth through storytelling, strategy, and soul work.”

🌿 Gentle Reminders:

• Your Ikigai may evolve — that’s okay.

• You don’t have to figure it all out today.

• Begin where you are. Stay curious. Keep coming home to yourself.