SMART Volunteering_Learner Pack- NGOs

Workbook Aim of the activity: This tool allows everyone to reflect on yourself find balance and relevance in your life Preparation: Explain the origin of this exercise and why it is very useful to take a step back from yourself. Let’s go to Okinawa! This Japanese island is part of the "blue zones", those regions where people have the longest and healthiest lives. For the inhabitants of this island, this could be explained in part by the Ikigai, a life philosophy, dating back to the 14th century. Detailed description of the activity Ikigai (coming from ikiru (to live) and kai (the realization of what we hope for, what we expect)), is a method which allows you to focus and determinate your goals. In other words, the Ikigai will help you to identify why you wake up every morning! According to the habits, living in harmony with your purpose enable you to live peacefully and fulfilled. And this harmony would be largely responsible for your good health. In our everyday life is not easy to find the answers to our questions and doubts, we often hesitate and question ourselves Am I cut out for this? Should I do that? We might also sometimes believe that we must work hard and continue along an initiated path that has cost us time, work and effort. But nothing is ever set in stone. - EXAMPLE OF THE ABSTRUSE TRAP - The abstruse trap is an irrational situation in which we continue to invest at a loss, thinking that each new loss will make it possible to catch up with the previous ones. Common among gambling addicts who bet more "to get back on their feet", this case can be found in companies. This situation can also occur in a company during a project where, after several unsuccessful cycles of specification- development-receipt, the solution remains unsatisfactory. Instead of starting from scratch, it is common to choose to start a new cycle, with the classic Name of the activity : Ikigai Module : Unit 3 – Soft skills for social integration