#28 Be Your Best Self in 2025 Challenge BONUS: Ikigai Your Career & Explore Job Sharing

 

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Ikigai Your Career & Explore Job Sharing in 2025
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Congratulations! You’ve made it to the final day of the Be Your Best Self in 2025 Challenge! Over the past six episodes, you’ve reflected, set meaningful goals, built habits that stick, and learned how to manifest the life you want. Now, I have a bonus challenge to give you even more clarity and momentum in 2025.

In episode 28, we’re diving into Ikigai, the Japanese philosophy for discovering purpose, and job sharing, one of the best-kept secrets to achieving true work-life balance.

Before you listen:
Grab your Be Your Best Self in 2025 Workbook: workmuse.com/bestself

What is Ikigai & How Can It Transform Your Career?

Ikigai is the intersection of:
✨ What you love
✨ What you’re good at
✨ What the world needs
✨ What you can be paid for

When these four areas align, you unlock a career that feels deeply meaningful and fulfilling. I’ll walk you through the Ikigai exercise to help you identify your career sweet spot—whether you’re considering a change or realigning your current role.

Here’s a glance at this episode:

Download your workbook and pen, grab a cup of java, and settle in as we dive into Day 6 of the challenge—your special BONUS: Ikigai Your Career & Explore Job Sharing in 2025

  • [01:18] Why we took a break last week & why slowing down is the ultimate life hack
  • [02:23] Celebrating all the work you’ve done in this challenge (and why most people don’t make it this far!)
  • [05:00] What is Ikigai? How this Japanese philosophy can help you find meaning in your work & life
  • [6:10] How I’ve used the philosophy of Ikigai to guide my career along several paths from my job sharing in my marketing and sales career to founding Work Muse.
  • [8:10] How to complete the Ikigai exercise and what it reveals about your career potential
  • [10:33] The #1 factor for happiness at work (and why it’s not what you think!)
  • [12:13] Job Share 101: What job sharing is and why it can be a game-changer for work-life balance
  • [13:16] Six things job sharing lets you do that traditional work structures don’t.
  • [14:34]Final challenge action: Complete the Ikigai exercise & explore if job sharing aligns with your goals

Your Final Challenge Action

Complete the Ikigai exercise in your workbook on pages 16-17 to identify the career possibilities at the intersection of your passions, skills, the world’s needs, and what you can be paid for.

Reflect on how job sharing might fit into your vision for 2025—what are your key takeaways from today’s episode?

Share your insights in our Job Share, Live Life + Slay Work Facebook community, shoot me a DM on LinkedIn, or text me directly from your podcast app!

Remember, even if you’re not planning a career change, Ikigai can help you rediscover what lights you up in your current role and how to lean into that while delegating what doesn’t bring you joy. Listen in because the time to make your next bold move for your career and life is now!

GRAB YOUR BE YOUR BEST SELF IN 2025 CHALLENGE WORKBOOK:

Grab your Be Your Best Self in 2025 Challenge Workbook here!

Final Thoughts

2025 is yours for the taking! Whether you’re building new habits, manifesting your dreams, or exploring your Ikigai, you have everything you need to create a life that feels meaningful, joyful, and aligned with who you want to be.

If this challenge has resonated with you, please share it with a friend! Your journey can inspire someone else to take the leap toward a more intentional, fulfilling life.

Your destiny is up to you. 2025 is your year, friend, and I have no doubt that you will bring the very best version of yourself to it.

Until next time—keep dreaming big, taking action, and showing up for yourself. ✨

You become what you believe. It’s all in you.

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Melissa Nicholson job shared for nearly a decade and is the Founder & CEO of Work Muse. Work Muse drives the adoption of job sharing in business as a source of competitive advantage while helping individuals find work-life balance. Join the #JobshareRevolution here.

 

 

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