WHAT IS IKIGAI?

Ikigai is an ancient Japanese concept. The concept of Ikigai is believed to have evolved from traditional Japanese medicine, in which mental health, emotional health and having a strong purpose and passion in life are all vital to physical wellness - all of which produce genuine happiness in life.

Ikigai includes all these ideals and qualities:

  • “A life well lived”

  • Having and devoting oneself to a life purpose and goal that one is passionate about and which provides personal fulfillment

  • Engaging in a purpose, passion and goal that have benefit and value to others or society, in addition to personal fulfillment

  • Maintaining one’s integrity while engaging at this life purpose

  • Being able to focus on what is important to one’s goal and purpose, ignoring distractions and attention-wasting activities

  • Actually accomplishing steps toward the purpose and goals, not just pursuing them

We have identified five fundamental qualities that are vital to achieving Ikigai in life. These qualities and their inter-relationship are shown in this diagram.

An individual has achieved Ikigai when he or she has all five qualities in place at the same time in their lives. Where these all intersect is the Ikigai core.

If any one or more of these qualities is weak or missing, the person doesn’t experience or achieve Ikigai. Any missing or weak qualities lessens the quality of one’s life.

The above diagram is for life in general. To achieve Business Ikigai, we must add one additional quality:

While these qualities are straightforward and apparently simple, there is a universe of principles and know-how contained in each of these qualities. That’s what makes the state of Ikigai - and exceptional leadership - difficult to achieve. But we have researched the route to these illusive states, and have developed a simple yet powerful system to achieving ikigai and becoming an exceptional leader.

We focus on two of the six qualities - Expert Communication and Exceptional Leadership. We help people become Exceptional Leaders and Inspiring, Effective Communicators.

Meet the Senior Partner of Ikigai Leadership & Communication

Joseph Kerner has been a successful entrepreneur, leadership coach and executive trainer for over 30 years. In addition to starting and growing his own business, he has consulted and coached leaders, executives and businesses in such industries as health care, high tech and software development, bio-technical, construction, financial services, scientific instrumentation, systems analysis, travel, hospitals and insurance.

Joseph is a recognized expert in such areas as leadership and management, organizational development, team building, and business start-ups. He is also an accomplished speaker, and has delivered over 1,200 seminars and workshops.

Joseph provides the expertise, coaching, help and advice to his clients’ businesses, their leaders and executives that enable them to dissolve their barriers and challenges, achieve their goals, and become highly respected examples of great success and prosperity.

We can discuss anything you like about your goals, your business, obstacles, strategies, etc. Then you can decide if we can help you achieve your goals.

We're not famous, have never appeared on Oprah, and the NY Times has never written about us.

So what makes us special?  What can we offer you that is valuable?  Why should you consider taking any coaching or courses from us?

We are a group of very successful people who came together to help others achieve their own dreams and goals. Each of us has had very fulfilling lives - having started and managed multiple successful businesses, as well as creating and growing happy families and successful, happy and confident children. So now we want to help others.

What's our secret?  Many years ago, we were very fortunate to be introduced to extremely powerful and priceless knowledge, tools and know-how. This information changed our lives dramatically. By learning and applying these amazing principles and knowledge, we were empowered to create happy, healthy and fulfilling lives for ourselves and our families, friends and others. Now we are happy to share what we learned and developed.

Our entire purpose is to empower people to create ideal, high-quality, successful lives and businesses.

We help people develop and unleash their innate capabilities and success potentials, so they can create the lives they want.

We work with people to

  • develop their ability to better communicate with and understand others

  • become more successful in their careers and professions

  • conquer doubts, fear and stress

  • become inspiring communicators able to express themselves the way they want

  • develop their executive and leadership abilities

  • overcome any and all obstacles in life

  • better manage their lives

  • develop more fulfilling and lasting relationships

We empower people to accomplish all this by giving them powerful knowledge, tools and actions to dissolve their barriers and challenges, achieve their goals, and become highly successful and prosperous.

We can discuss anything you like about your goals, your business, obstacles, strategies, etc. Then you can decide if we can help you achieve your goals.