The Ikigai Path is a 90-day hardcover guide to the Japanese way of living with purpose. You work through four questions, one chapter at a time, and put the book down knowing what makes your days feel worth it.
The job is fine and the salary is fine. But the alarm goes off and the first thing you feel is a small, heavy sigh. Weekends go too fast and Sunday evenings feel tight.
Nothing is wrong with you. You've been answering "what should I do?" when the more useful question is "what am I for?"
In Okinawa there is no word for retirement. There is a word for the reason you get out of bed. It is ikigai.
The book gives each circle its own part, with chapters, prompts and small daily practices. You don't guess where they overlap. You map it on paper.
Find what makes you lose track of time, starting with the small joys you've stopped noticing.
Name the craft you keep coming back to, and build on it with kaizen, one percent at a time.
Find the people and problems your gifts are meant for, without burning out on service.
Turn purpose into a steady living, step by step, without jumping off a cliff.
Thick cream pages, sumi-ink illustrations and plenty of white space for your own writing. It's made to be read slowly with a cup of tea.
A single sentence that tells you why today matters, written in your own hand on the book's final page.
Your personal Ikigai map, with the overlap of the four circles drawn out rather than guessed at.
90 five-minute practices built on kaizen, so change doesn't depend on motivation.
A realistic 90-day plan for moving your work closer to your purpose, without quitting on a whim.
Why the first ten minutes of your day tell you everything.
Using a joy journal to track what really lights you up.
Separating real passion from what you think you "should" love.
Finding the skill that shows up in every chapter of your life.
Designing deep-focus time the way a Japanese artisan does.
How small daily improvements add up to mastery.
The Okinawan idea of lifelong friendship groups, and how to build yours.
Giving from a full cup instead of an empty one.
Letting go of perfect and finding meaning in imperfect progress.
Four ways to earn from your ikigai: job, side craft, business, or service.
The "80% full" rule applied to money, work and success.
Putting it all together into one page you'll pin to your wall.
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Each day is one short reading and one five-minute practice. You won't cram. You'll build a rhythm, like the seasons.
Parts I & II. Notice what you love and name what you're good at, without judging it.
Part III. Test your gifts in the real world, find your moai, and build daily kaizen habits.
Part IV. Shape your path into a livelihood and draw your personal Ikigai map.
"Only staying active will make you want to live a hundred years."Japanese proverb
Yogesh Sharma writes about purpose, daily habits and the quieter side of ambition. The Ikigai Path grew out of his own search for work that felt worth waking up for, and out of turning Japanese ideas like ikigai, kaizen and wabi-sabi into small steps anyone can take before breakfast.
His approach is simple: no big leaps and no quitting your job on a whim. Just one honest question, one short reading and five minutes of practice a day, repeated until the answer is clear.
12 chapters, ink illustrations and guided reflection pages.
So you always know which day of the 90 you're on.
A short note to start your path on the right foot.
It arrives in perfect shape or we replace it.
by Yogesh Sharma
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It's a printed hardcover book shipped to your address. There's no ebook version. The book is designed to be written in.
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Yes. ₹99 is the full price, with free delivery anywhere in India. There are no hidden charges at checkout.
At the moment we only deliver within India.
No. Chapter 1 starts from zero, and each day's practice takes about five minutes. You only need a pen and some curiosity.
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For ₹99 and five minutes a day, find the reason that's been waiting for you.