This is a reflection worksheet, not a career test or assessment. The four-circle ikigai diagram is a popular Western interpretation — a helpful way to think about purpose, work and meaning. Nothing you type here is uploaded or stored.
What is ikigai?
Ikigai (生き甲斐) is a Japanese word often translated as "a reason for being" — the sense of purpose that makes life feel worth living. In Japan it is a broad, everyday idea that need not involve work or money at all. In the West it became widely known through a four-circle diagram that maps ikigai as the sweet spot where four things overlap: what you love, what you're good at, what the world needs, and what you can be paid for.
Each pair of circles has its own name. Where love meets skill you find your passion; where love meets the world's needs, your mission; where skill meets income, your profession; and where the world's needs meet income, your vocation. Your ikigai sits at the very centre, where all four overlap. Seeing which overlaps are strong — and which circle you keep leaving blank — can be more revealing than the centre itself.
This worksheet is a starting point for reflection, not a verdict. If it sparks bigger questions about direction and values, the personal values quiz can help you see what matters most to you, and the goal-setting worksheet can turn an insight into a concrete next step.