039 Create Your Ikigai with Héctor García

Focus on WHY meets IKIGAI! International bestselling author Héctor García shares why he co-authored Ikigai with Francesc Miralles and how they wrote the book from their hearts. Héctor shares his WHY, his love of Tokyo and the Japanese culture, his interest in existentialism and the importance of community. What do you love doing? What does the world need? What can you be paid for? What are you good at? When you combine your passion with your mission, with your vocation and your profession you achieve ikigai. This is where your purpose meets your values, where you find fulfilment and you are aligned with your true self as you find your calling and become more satisfied with your work as you are passionate about it. KEY TAKEAWAY "If you are having doubts of your ikigai or your purpose in life, your purpose in life from now on should be to create your ikigai or keep trying things to align your life with your purpose." BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS* Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl The Blue Zones by Dan Buettner Ikigai by Héctor García and Francesc Miralles A Geek in Japan by Héctor García The Book of ICHIGO ICHIE by Héctor García The Ikigai Journey by Héctor García and Francesc Miralles   ABOUT HECTOR Héctor García was born in Spain and worked at CERN in Switzerland before moving to Japan, his home for 16 years and counting. While in Tokyo when he is not writing his next book, he makes a living in the IT industry. His popular blog led to his international bestseller A Geek in Japan. He is the author of the bestselling Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life; translated to 58 languages. Ikigai has the strange honour of being the most translated book ever originally written in Spanish! To this day he has published seven books, his latest books are The Book of Ichigo Ichie and The Ikigai Journey.   CONNECT WITH HECTOR Website Twitter Instagram Facebook   ABOUT THE HOST - AMY ROWLINSON Amy is a Coach, Mentor, iTunes #1 Podcaster, Mastermind Host, Speaker and Property Investor. Through coaching, Amy inspires and empowers entrepreneurial clients to discover the life they dream of by assisting them to make it their reality through their own action taking. Helping them to focus on their WHY with clarity uniting their passion and purpose with a plan to create the life they truly desire. If you would like Amy to help you focus on your WHY then please book a free 20 min call via www.calendly.com/amyrowlinson/enquirycall  Please sign up for the weekly Friday Focus newsletter at www.amyrowlinson.com CONNECT WITH AMY Focus on WHY Instagram Amy Rowlinson Instagram Amy Rowlinson Facebook Page Focus on Why Facebook Page Focus on Why Facebook Group Amy Rowlinson LinkedIn   HOSTED BY: Amy Rowlinson   DISCLAIMER The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please conduct your own due diligence. *As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.