In this discussion with Nick Kemp he discusses Ikigai. Ikiru is to live and Gai is valueIt's essentially a Japanese word that means, A reason for being or what brings you a sense of fulfilment, joy and purpose in your life. It's a subtle difference to the popular version so widely used. Part of that is the Japanese culture and how it plays out in the individuals life. It's a fascinating conversation. He talks about Mieko Kamiya's seven Ikigai needs as well as the fact that Ikigai academics say that we can't have Ikigai without relationships, which totally makes sense to me. Ikigai is proactive and it's about being more present, which Is definitely something I want to strive for. That is why I took the communication course where we met and participated in together, which is Vinh Giang's Stage Academy Workshop. There are a couple of references to this. Also at the end, the movie we reference is the presidents speech that I read from "Independence Day" which I think was a really fun experience in Stage Academy and had to include it.

Also our chat can be found on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/6_gl6vER7wc

You can find Ikigai Tribe on YouTube:https://youtube.com/@ikigaitribe?si=Xj4wGSWxKRSgKb49

And this is Nick's Website:https://ikigaitribe.com

Awakenings with Anwyn's Website is:https://awakeningswithanwyn.com