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Find Your Ikigai: Discovering Your Passion, Purpose, and What Makes Life Meaningful For readers aged 8-13
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 26 2026
Pages: 64
Weight: 0.20
Height: 0.17 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
What if every child grew up knowing that their life truly matters?
Find Your Ikigai is a powerful and inspiring guide that helps young readers discover their passions, strengths, purpose, and place in the world using the famous Japanese concept of Ikigai - meaning reason for being.
Written especially for readers aged 8 - 13, this thoughtful and engaging book helps children understand themselves deeply while building confidence, self-awareness, emotional resilience, and direction for the future.
Through stories, exercises, reflections, and real-life examples from inspiring figures like APJ Abdul Kalam, Kalpana Chawla, M.S. Dhoni, Sudha Murthy, Amitabh Bachchan, and Srinivasa Ramanujan, young readers learn how purpose grows from the intersection of:
- What they love
- What they are good at
- What the world needs
- What creates real value
This book is ideal for:
- Curious and thoughtful children
- Young dreamers and creators
- Parents who want meaningful personal growth books for kids
- Teachers and homeschoolers
- Children exploring confidence, identity, and future goals
- What Is Ikigai? - The Japanese concept explained, why purpose extends life (the Okinawa research), Ikigai vs. Dharma vs. Eudaimonia, and Ravi Shankar's story of a life in perfect alignment
- The Four Circles of Ikigai - The complete framework with a visual four-box grid, the five overlap zones (Passion, Profession, Vocation, Mission, Ikigai), and Sudha Murthy's story of where all four circles met
- What You Love - Circle One - True love vs. performed love, the flow state as a compass, the 100 Things I Love exercise, and Kalpana Chawla's story of following love before she had any plan
- What You Are Good At - Circle Two - Natural talents vs. developed skills, strengths school does not measure, the Strengths Inventory tool, and Srinivasa Ramanujan's story of strength that could not be contained
- What the World Needs - Circle Three - Three levels of need (personal, community, world), the Need-Gift Connection exercise, and Prakriti Sinha's story of connecting science and environmental need
- What You Can Be Paid For - Circle Four - Value vs. money, six ways of creating and exchanging value, the two traps of Circle Four, and Amitabh Bachchan's story of sustainable purpose
- Finding Your Sweet Spot - Reading your completed map, writing your Ikigai Statement with a full template, M.S. Dhoni's story of persistence toward the overlap
- Ikigai in Action Every Day - Ikigai at school, home, and community; the Ikigai Daily Practice (morning and evening questions), and Irom Sharmila's story of purpose in every ordinary day
- When Your Ikigai Feels Unclear - Five common reasons for confusion, a Watch Out box on what blocks Ikigai, APJ Abdul Kalam's story of finding a truer path after rejection, and a Reset Practice
- Your Ikigai Life Plan - Three time horizons (this year, five years, longer vision), the Letter to Your Future Self exercise, a complete checklist, and a personal closing message.
Special features include:
- Full Glossary of 28 Ikigai and purpose-related terms
- Quick Reference Guide
- Reflection exercises and practical activities
- Ikigai statement templates
- Daily purpose-building practices
- Author sections, headers, copyright page, and closing.
Warm, wise, and deeply encouraging, Find Your Ikigai helps children begin one of the most important journeys of life: discovering who they truly are and why they matter.
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