Ken Mogi QUOTES

1 " There is no absolute formula for happiness—each unique condition of life can serve as the foundation for happiness in its own unique way. You can be happy when married with children, or when married without children. You can be happy when you are single, without a college degree, or with one. You can be happy when you are slim, you can be happy when you are overweight. You can be happy when living in a warm climate as in California, you can be happy when living in Montana, where you have severe winter conditions. As a sumo wrestler, you can be happy when you make it to yokozuna, or you can be happy while remaining one of the underdogs all your career, doing small chores, never giving up. "

― Ken Mogi , Awakening Your Ikigai: How the Japanese Wake Up to Joy and Purpose Every Day

3 " A man is like a forest; individual and yet connected and dependent on others for growth. "

― Ken Mogi , Awakening Your Ikigai: How the Japanese Wake Up to Joy and Purpose Every Day

5 " Precisely because an encounter is ephemeral, it must be taken seriously. Life, after all, is filled with things that happen only once. The realization of the ‘onceness’ of life’s encounters and pleasures provides the foundations for the Japanese conceptualization of ikigai, and is central to the Japanese philosophy of life. When you take notice of the small details of life, nothing is repeated. Every opportunity is special. "

― Ken Mogi , Awakening Your Ikigai: How the Japanese Wake Up to Joy and Purpose Every Day

7 " At a certain point, a casual observer might feel that these pursuers of perfection are going over the top, and that the effort is too much. Just at that moment, something miraculous happens. You realize that there is actually further depth to the quality you are pursuing. There is a breakthrough, or the production of something completely different. With the creation of a new genre of products, a brand new market emerges, in which people are prepared to pay premium prices for qualities previously unimagined. "

― Ken Mogi , Awakening Your Ikigai: How the Japanese Wake Up to Joy and Purpose Every Day

9 " Isn’t it interesting how an element , which might not be appreciated by itself, turns out to contribute to the overall quality when blended with elements of different characters? It is like the essence of life itself. The complex interaction between various elements in an organic system makes life robust and sustainable. "

― Ken Mogi , Awakening Your Ikigai: How the Japanese Wake Up to Joy and Purpose Every Day

11 " Ikigai reside no reino das pequenas coisas. O ar matinal, a xícara de café, o raio de sol, o massagear da carne de polvo e o elogio do presidente norte-americano estão em pé de igualdade. Só aqueles capazes de reconhecer a riqueza desse espectro podem realmente apreciá-la e senti-la. Essa é uma lição importante do ikigai. "

― Ken Mogi , Awakening Your Ikigai: How the Japanese Wake Up to Joy and Purpose Every Day

13 " A crença no efêmero do ikigai, estar no aqui e agora (o quinto pilar), é possivelmente o mais profundo dos cinco pilares do ikigai. "

― Ken Mogi , Awakening Your Ikigai: How the Japanese Wake Up to Joy and Purpose Every Day

15 " Di sebuah dunia tempat nilai kita sebagai seorang manusia dan harga-diri kita utamanya ditentukan oleh kesuksesan kita, banyak orang meng­alami tekanan yang tidak diperlukan. Anda mungkin merasa bahwa sistem nilai apa pun yang Anda anut hanya akan bernilai dan dikukuhkan jika ia terwujud menjadi prestasi-prestasi konkret—sebuah promosi, contohnya, atau investasi yang menguntungkan. "

― Ken Mogi , Awakening Your Ikigai: How the Japanese Wake Up to Joy and Purpose Every Day