🎙 Laura Looks for Her Ikigai — Finding Purpose After a Career ChangeIn this episode, Laura dives into the Japanese concept of ikigai — the balance between what you love, what you’re good at, what the world needs, and what you can be paid for. Often translated as “a reason for being,” ikigai is about finding deeper meaning and motivation in your daily life.After leaving a 26-year career in corporate finance, Laura has been on a journey to discover her own ikigai — exploring how her passions for endurance sport, wellness, and community might align with her professional skills in leadership, mentoring, and project management to come together in a new project that will help other women ready to make big steps in life.She shares what it really feels like to navigate a midlife career change, including the uncertainty, excitement, and freedom that come with reinventing yourself. This episode is a candid reflection on how to find purpose and direction after stepping away from a long-term career.✨ In this episode:What ikigai means and how to apply it to your own lifeHow to find purpose after leaving a corporate careerWhy self-discovery and career transition take timeHow joy, curiosity, and experimentation lead to clarityThe importance of aligning values with work and wellbeingIf you’re exploring your next chapter, rethinking your career, or looking to reconnect with what truly motivates you, this episode will inspire you to find your own reason for being.💬 Join the conversation: Have you found your ikigai? How has your sense of purpose changed through different life stages? Share your story with Laura — she’d love to feature your experience in a future episode.https://www.instagram.com/laura_goes_to_london/https://www.instagram.com/what_do_i_do_now_then_pod/Or [email protected] up to the Substack newsletter - https://lgtl.substack.com/📝 Sources Hector Garcia & Francesc Miralles book ‘Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life’Thomas Oppong’s article https://thomasoppong.com/ikigai-the-japanese-secret-to-a-long-and-happy-life-might-just-help-you-live-a-more-fulfilling-life/Forbes career change at 40 article https://www.forbes.com/sites/kathycaprino/2023/10/21/how-to-make-a-successful-career-change-at-40/Teachable article on how to build and audience without social media https://www.teachable.com/blog/build-audience-without-social-mediaMel Robbins podcast on the Odyssey Plan https://open.spotify.com/episode/3Bf1D8TuxAgInKn44aRetY?si=c4bd245cf7d945ad#ikigai #findingpurpose #careerchange #careertransition #womeninmidlife #lifebeyondcorporate #selfdiscovery #wellbeing #midlifereinvention #laurarunsthelongwayround

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