Decoding Purpose

Hello and welcome to today’s episode of Decoding Purpose.In 2016, a book by the name of Ikigai hit the shelves of bookstores worldwide. Ikigai was a book like no other, a deep exploration of an ancient Japanese concept around our purpose for being, or a reason to jump out of bed every morning. And according to the residents of the Japanese island of Okinawa - the world's longest-living people - finding it is the key to a longer and more fulfilled life.Today's guest is author Hector Garcia and I was so honoured to be interviewing not only an internationally acclaimed author but a truly humble and heartfelt human being so willing to share his insights into purpose. Hector was born in Spain but a resident of Japan since 2004, has written several books about Japanese culture, but with over a million copies sold worldwide so far, his reflection on Ikigai has certainly captured the hearts and minds of the world.Ikigai is an international best seller and has been translated into 26 languages. It seems that in today'