Meaning and purpose

Module Author – Suneth Jayasekara; Peer review – Shahina Braganza

Updated June 2023

Learning objectives

• Discuss the importance of identifying your own individual career purpose.
• Describe strategies you could use to identify your own meaning and purpose.
• Construct your personal ‘Ikigai” diagram to help define your own meaning and purpose.
• Discuss strategies to reinforce and redefine your meaning and purpose throughout your career.

Module contents

• Facilitator material
  • Meaning and Purpose Facilitator Guide
  • Meaning and Purpose – Handout checklist
  • Handouts
    • Meaning and Purpose – Learner Guide
    • Meaning and Purpose – Vita’s Story
    • Meaning and Purpose – Case Study 1
    • Meaning and Purpose – Ikigai diagram
    • Meaning and Purpose – Ikigai instructions
    • Meaning and Purpose – Ikigai diagram small
    • Meaning and Purpose – Case Study 2
• Learner material
  • Meaning and Purpose – Weblink – what is Ikigai?

WRaP EM blog posts on this topic

• • Finding your meaning – Part 1 https://wrapem.org/2018/05/01/how-to-find-the-i-in-ikigai-part-1/
  • Finding your meaning – Part 2 https://wrapem.org/2018/05/14/finding-the-i-in-ikigai-part-2/
  • Small communications can have big effects https://wrapem.org/2019/05/27/do-you-remember-when/
  • Maintaining Joy and satisfaction in our work – an interview https://wrapem.org/2018/03/11/occupational-spoke-11-03-2018/
  • Maintaining Joy in ED work – A trainee perspective https://wrapem.org/2018/03/11/occupational-spoke-trainee-perspective-11-03-2018/