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Praise for The Ikigai Way "Do you find yourself wondering 'is that all there is' after hitting your big life goals? Are happiness and purpose still eluding you? Or, are you stuck in the grind of the 'shoulds' on your list wondering if you'll ever get to live life instead of life living you? David Marlow's The Ikigai Way is what you've been looking for: a step-by-step guide to the life you've always wanted answering the questions you never quite knew how to ask."
**-April Shprintz,** Business Accelerator, Creator of The Generosity Culture® and Award-Winning Author of Magic Blue Rocks: The Secret to Doing Anything "For a couple of years now, David's personal, poignant musings on Ikigai have graced my weekly reading and given me a touchstone for professional reflection. Now a book! Nothing short of a roadmap complete and orchestrated to help guide us toward full potential for a balanced life. The Ikigai Way, like his weekly musings, will certainly become a touchstone for balance."
**-Gordon Ray,** Lecturer in Management, Technology, and Strategy, Grenoble Ecole de Management "At last: The Ikigai Guy between two covers! For those people, like myself, who've been part of David Marlow's LinkedIn community these past few years, this publication is a welcome evolution. In these pages, you'll find generous helpings of Marlovian material: Etymologies galore! War stories from corporate life! Cute anecdotes about single-letter grandkids! A plethora of life lessons from running and the Marines! And then some! You ought to look into this Way of Ikigai thing."
**-Ken Gordon,** Chief Communications Specialist, EPAM Continuum "David Marlow is a gifted writer, highly accomplished leader, and a master of Ikigai who expertly guides people to connect with and joyfully live in alignment with their unique purpose. I find David's insights and sage storytelling to be immensely thought provoking and inspiring. I'm excited to delve deeper into the ideas he shares in The Ikigai Way!"
**-Andrea Choate,** Founder, Soul Mechanics Healing

Inhalt

Prologue: Begin, to Become 1

Chapter 1 What Is Ikigai? 3

Chapter 2 If You Were Done 15

Chapter 3 The Three Invitations 25

Part I The First Invitation: Getting the Noise Down 31

Chapter 4 The Seven Rituals of Calm 33

Chapter 5 From Chaos to Calm 51

Chapter 6 Glimpses of Ikigai 59

Chapter 7 Ikiverse 69

Part II the Second Invitation: Uncovering Your Purpose 91

Chapter 8 Uncovering Our Essence 93

Chapter 9 The Tennis Ball 101

Chapter 10 All Models Are Wrong 113

Chapter 11 The Path of Intention 121

Chapter 12 The Journey Begins. 131

Part III the Third Invitation: Living Out Your Ikigai 139

Chapter 13 Harmony 141

Chapter 14 Hara Hachi Bu 151

Chapter 15 Efficiency 157

Chapter 16 Better Next Year 169

Chapter 17 Playing Games 179

Chapter 18 The Urgency of Ikigai 195

Chapter 19 Living the Question 207

Notes 215

Acknowledgments 221

About the Author 223

Index 225