How To Find Meaning

In this course, you'll learn about the ancient tradition of Ikigai and how it can help you find meaning in your life. I'll introduce the 4 elements of Ikigai, explain them in detail and then give you an opportunity to embrace them. This course gives you a theoretical overview, but also practical exercises that will challenge you to take control of your life and do something worthwhile. By the end of the course, you will have a clear idea of who you really are and what you should be doing to live a life you are proud of.

Leçon 1: What Is Ikigai?

This first episode discusses the predicament of not having direction in our lives. I'll then break down the four components of Ikigai and explain why each is so important to the whole. . Come say hi in the feedback area.

Leçon 2: Love Makes Your World Go Round

Finding what we love is harder than you think! It requires a decent amount of self-reflection and soul-searching. In this episode, I'll explain how this is the foundational element of Ikigai and how you can discover what you really love.

Leçon 3: Skills To Pay The Bills

A large part of life satisfaction is having mastery over something. This takes time and dedication though, so how do we decide what we should put our time and effort into? Find out in this episode with a series of questions and stories.

Leçon 4: What The World Needs Now...

The act of service is advised in many religious and spiritual texts and has a strong correlation with increased well-being. The question is, how do you decide who to serve and how to serve them best? In this episode, I'll help you break these questions down and give you a practical solution.

Leçon 5: Know Your Worth

This part can sometimes put the "ick" in Ikigai. Some of us have a hard time even speaking about money, let alone asking someone to pay us. In this episode, I give you confidence in what you offer, provide practical solutions to maximise what you get and even show you how you can feel good about doing it.

Reviews

Outstanding course. Really helpful information given in a unique way. This will help anyone seeking to create meaning in everyday life.

Great course, nice, clear and practical way to identify what my ikigai is and how to take that forward. Thank you 🙏🏿😊.

Douglas is sn excellent teacher! I very much appreciate his thorough approach to each point in his topic at hand!

Even though I am retired, I found much valuable information and encouragement here. Definitely worth putting into practice. Many thanks!🙏🏻☯️🪷

I really appreciate the brief introduction to discovering our purpose and direction in life. I also found your Southern African English delightful to listen to. I'm exploring ways to blend my passions for yoga, counseling, teaching and traveling across Africa into an irresistible opportunity. I’m hopeful that soon I’ll be able to work and live in both Cape Town and Mallorca by doing something I love and which will benefit the whole!

Fat beyond simply talking about the concept of ikigai. Doug poses questions, to work with in a personal way to actually develop something. And, he approaches all of it in a way with true heart and service. Thank you, Doug!

Fantastic course, one of my favourites ever. Thank you Douglas!

Wonderful course. I've been curious about this topic for some time. Thank you, Douglas!!

I enjoy this class very much and will revisit the class again. Thank you 🙏🏾

As always, very intriguing course. Thanks for sharing it with us. Looking forward to many more Namaste 🙏

Brilliant course! It really brought me valueble insight and helps me move on and pursue my dream. Thank you! ❤️

Fascinating and exciting introduction to a new (for me) philosophy and approach to recognizing and achieving one's purpose. The very concrete and clear steps to achieving one's goal are so well explained and manageable - there is so reason not to succeed! Highly recommend

Thanks for a very useful and valuable course! Great content and well presented. It really helped me to find out more about myself, what I am good at, and how I might contribute this to the wider world.

Absolutely tremendous course! Thank you for the guidance and illumination.

This is a wonderful, brief primer, and full of excellent tips and information. I especially valued the fifth lesson on making money using your talents, as this is an ethical conundrum faced by spiritual and similar leaders in my faith community, along with more secular communities in which I participate. Many of them use a barter system - provision of talent in exchange for new and greater experience/practice - but that doesn't pay the bills. I've faced this question many times myself, and in the past it's led me to stay in a job I had outgrown far beyond when I should have left it. I'm in a slightly different version of that same quandary now, so this course, and that fifth lesson in particular has been very helpful indeed.

Highly recommended!

I see you all and the light within you. Be well. 🤲🏻💖🤲🏻