Finding Your Flow And IKIGAI

In this fascinating episode, Catherine explains how finding your Ikigai is an important part of leveraging your lifestyle. If you want to understand how to find your flow and make a positive difference to the way you approach your business and life then this podcast is a must. KEY TAKEAWAYS Ikigai, the 4 concentric circles The first circle is what you love, the second circle is what the world needs, the third circle is what you can be paid for and the fourth circle what you are good at. Overlapping these are passion, mission, profession and vocation. In the centre of the circles is Ikigai. Ikigai The Japanese believe that everyone has an Ikigai and it is the reason we want to jump out of bed in the morning. There is no secret formula for finding happiness but there is one key ingredient the ability to reach a state of flow and through that state to have the optimal experience to find the Ikigai. Finding your flow Challenging tasks Completing tasks that are just out of your comfort zone. If tasks are too easy it can lead to apathy. if the task is too hard you may give up If it’s just challenging enough that’s where we find our flow. A clear objective Once the journey has begun its important to keep an overview of the objective but it’s key to focus on the flow. When you have a clearly defined objective and focus on the process that’s when you find your flow. Concentrate on a single task Be in a distraction-free environment. You will feel calmer and have better power of retention and you will be able to achieve flow. When we are multi-tasking productivity is less and we are more likely to make mistakes and feel stressed. Advantages of finding your flow Your mind will be focused on the current task. It enables you to live in the present feel in control. Your mind will become clear and able to deal better with challenges. Which activities in your life make you enter flow? What do these activities that drive you to flow have in common? Why do the activities drive you to flow? When you can answer these questions, you will be able to find your Ikigai BEST MOMENTS ‘The more you are in flow the closer you are to your Ikigai’ ‘Finding that mix of passion, mission, profession’ ‘More than just systems and processes, Its everything you want to create’ ‘Feel like there is nothing more important than the single task you have chosen to complete’ ‘Starting with a ritual and end with a reward’ ‘Tasks that stretch our skills’  VALUABLE RESOURCES Book: Ikiagi, The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life - Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ikigai-Japanese-secret-long-happy/dp/178633089X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1549470866&sr=8-1&keywords=ikigai https://itunes.apple.com/…/leveraged-lifestyl…/id1380225106… Leveraged Lifestyle Community Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/551963318530196/ ABOUT THE HOST Catherine Turner, your host of Leveraged Lifestyle Catherine has been investing in Property since 2012, with her main strategy now Serviced Accommodation which she, and now her team, have grown from 1 to 18 properties in less than 24 months. Catherine is probably best known for her public speaking successfully training thousands of people how to create businesses that can be run from anywhere in the world on their own terms and becoming a world record holder in the process. Catherine is the host of the podcast, Leveraged Lifestyle, which reached No. 1 in all Business in the iTunes podcast chart in less than 3 hours on launch. Leveraged Lifestyle is all about creating a lifestyle of freedom, through leverage, outsourcing and systematising.  CONTACT METHOD http://www.catherineaturner.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/catherineturnerspeaker www.instagram.com/catherineannt https://itunes.apple.com/…/leveraged-lifestyl…/id1380225106… https://www.stitcher.com/…/progressivepr…/leverage-lifestyle Elevate your Self, Wealth & Health, inspirational, mindset, lifestyle, experts, entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship, woman, public speaking, healthy, body, mind, soul, spiritual, energy, self, worth, development, help, passive income, success: https://www.instagram.com/catherineannt/