by Matthew Rehrl MD | Ikigai
In my medical school days, while I was pursuing my ikigai, I had a good friend who was a financially successful oil investor. (He worked for himself, buying and selling oil wells.) Although most of our friendship revolved around playing darts and going to the local...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Ikigai
As a physician, my ikigai has always been solid. It’s an activity the world certainly needs and is willing to pay for. It’s also something I am skilled at doing. And, finally, because it was a chance to talk with and help interesting people every day,...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Ikigai
When it comes to choosing a career path, I am not fond of the word “passion.” Taken for the Oxford English Dictionary, here are some of its definitions: As a mass noun: strong or overpowering feeling or emotion.A fit, outburst, or state marked by or of strong...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Ikigai
Years ago, at a social media healthcare conference, I gave a presentation on the use of corporate ikigai. Using a Venn Diagram representation of corporate ikigai (the point of overlap of corporate mission and corporate capabilities with customer wants and community...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Ikigai
Here are several of the Oxford English Dictionary’s definitions of the verb to languish: Of a person, animal, or plant: to decline in health; to weaken, wither, or become faint; to exist in a state of weakness or illness.To live in an oppressive or dispiriting place,...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Ikigai
My first ikigai misfire was the selection of my undergraduate major: Mechanical Engineering. I was the youngest of three children. All of us were exceptionally good students, all with 4.0 GPAs. My sister, four years my senior, went on to law schools in both England...
