Corporate IKIGAI

PURPOSE → PEAK PERFORMANCE

Find your purpose and move to peak performance in 2 days (in your role)

200+ hours of science-backed research, brought to you in 8 exercises

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  • KISS (SHORT. SIMPLE.)

    Go from your pile of to-reads, to-listens and to-do’s to the fundamentals in 2 days.

  • SCIENCE-BACKED

    Science-backed or proven in evolutionary science and motivation. Sources added.

  • USE IN CURRENT ROLE

    Use insights to apply in your existing role. Co-create work, that works. Today.

“There is an increasing pressure to find our purpose, yet the practical tools and exercises are often inaccessible or scattered amongst many sources.

As a consultant (recovered from bore-out), it’s been my mission to curate and design the most effective exercises for IKIGAI at work.”

— Aurélie Cécile Rosette, founder OTCHO

8 CAREER EXERCISES FOR

Purpose → Peak Performance

Corporate IKIGAI

  • Clarify what motivates you in your work. Define your top three motivators and the one next action to boost your motivation MOST.

    This is a novel motivation model based on 82 years of motivation science, which has been presented at numerous occasions (i.e. UAntwerpen, VUB, SuperNova…).

    Get a sneak peak with the button ‘GET A SNEAK PEAK’.

    Sources

    8 P’s of Work: designed by Otcho, inspired by the work of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs: Maslow, A. H. (1943). A Theory of Human Motivation. Psychological Review, 50(4), 370-396. ; Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory: Herzberg, F., Mausner, B., & Snyderman, B. B. (1959). The Motivation to Work. Wiley. ; McClelland's Theory of Needs: McClelland, D. C. (1961). The Achieving Society. Free Press. ; Deci & Ryan's Self-Determination Theory: Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (1985). Intrinsic Motivation and Self-Determination in Human Behavior. Plenum Press. ; Reiss's 16 Basic Desires Theory: Reiss, S. (2004). Multifaceted Nature of Intrinsic Motivation: The Theory of 16 Basic Desires. Review of General Psychology, 8(3), 179–193. ; Pink's Work on Autonomy, Mastery, and Purpose: Pink, D. H. (2009). Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us. Riverhead Books. ; Appelo's Moving Motivators (CHAMPFROG): Appelo, J. (2010). Management 3.0: Leading Agile Developers, Developing Agile Leaders. Addison-Wesley Professional.

  • Dive deeper into the root reason for your top three P's of Work (motivators). Get clarity on why they are your non-negotiable motivation drivers.

    Then use these answers to uncover limiting beliefs. They may be holding you back from peak performance.

    Sources

    5WHY: from the Toyota Production System (TPS), found thanks to Tim Ferris’ newsletter: ‘5-bullet Friday’ and inspired by the work of Viktor Frankl in ‘Man’s search for Meaning’ (idea).

    Limiting beliefs: designed by Otcho based on client experience (2021-2023).

  • Define your definitions of success.

    Review your existing definitions and learn how to create definitions that are true to you based on patterns in energy givers and takers.

    Sources

    Success definitions: designed by Otcho, inspired by the work of Jay Shetty in ‘Think like a Monk’ (structure), Mark Manson in ‘The subtle Art of not giving a F*ck’ (idea), Hector Garcia & Francesc Miralles in ‘Ikigai’ (idea), Morgan Housel in ‘The Psychology of Money’ (idea) and Eric Jorgenson in ‘The Almanack of Naval Ravikant’ (idea)

    Energy tracking: designed by Otcho, inspired by the work of James Clear in ‘Atomic Habits’ (scientific basis), Charles Duhigg in ‘The Power of Habit’ (scientific basis), Matthew Walker in ‘Why We Sleep’ (scientific basis), and Jay Shetty in ‘Think like a Monk’ (idea).

  • Collect data about your MBTI strengths and weaknesses.

    Decide which tasks to go all-in on (your strengths) and which tasks you could delegate (your weaknesses).

    Sources

    Personality testing: designed by Otcho, inspired by the work of 16personalities.com (access to ‘MBTI: Myers-Briggs Type Indicator’), Eben Harrell in his Harvard Business Review article ‘A Brief History of Personality Tests’ (scientific basis), James Clear in ‘Atomic Habits’ (scientific basis), Daniel Kahneman in ‘Noise’ (scientific basis), and Eric Jorgenson in ‘The Almanack of Naval Ravikant’ (compounding).

    Other personality tests that may be of interest: Insights Discovery, DISC, Clifton strengthsfinder, Big Five.

  • (Re-)vive (old) interests by strolling around a bookstore. Identify new (or recall old) interests and see how you could (re-)integrate them in your work or daily life.

    Sources

    Bookstore: often recommended exercise in personal development sphere, found thanks to Cal Newport’s ‘Study Hack Blog’ (idea).

  • Invoke the opposite question of the ‘dream’ job:

    “What are you willing to suffer for?”

    Learn how to choose when you go through periods of indecision by analyzing your answers from EX 1-5 in a ‘Dream grid’ and a ‘Reality grid’.

    Sources

    Sync & Suffer: designed by Otcho, inspired by the work of Mark Manson in ‘The subtle Art of not giving a F*ck’ (idea), and ‘thematic analysis’ as a form of qualitative data analysis (technique).

  • Define your values in the workplace.

    Understand which action to take when outcomes are unclear. Applicable for both personal and professional contexts.

    Sources

    Personal values: designed by Otcho, inspired by the work of James Clear in his blog ‘Core Values List’ (examples of values), Mikayla Balk in her blog ‘30 personal values examples & how to live by yours’ (examples of values), Lyn Christian in her blog ‘Defining Your List of Values and Beliefs (With 102 Examples)’ (examples of values), Scott Jeffrey in his blog ‘The Ultimate List of Core Values (Over 230)’ (examples of values), and Mark Manson in ‘The subtle Art of not giving a F*ck’ (value criteria).

  • We forget up to 70% of what we learn within the first 24 hours (source: Ebbinghaus forgetting curve).

    Use the technique of visualization to summarize your insights from EX 1-7.

    Sources

    Visual reminder board: often recommended exercise in personal development sphere, additional design by Otcho inspired by the work of Krista J. Munroe-Chandler & Michelle D. Guerrero in ‘Psychological Imagery in Sport and Performance’ (scientific basis), Vinoth K. Ranganathan & Vlodek Siemionow & Jing Z. Liu & Vinod Sahgal & Guang H. Yue in ‘From mental power to muscle power—gaining strength by using the mind’ (scientific basis), Ebbinghaus with his ‘Ebbinghaus forgetting curve’ (scientific basis), Super Bowl Bet in the movie ‘Focus’ (technique), Steve Wexler & Jeffrey Shaffer & Andy Cotgreave in ‘The Big Book of Dashboards’ (technique), Lidija Globokar in her Forbes article ‘The Power Of Visualization And How To Use It’ (technique), and Marcus Buckingham in his Harvard Business Review article ‘Designing Work That People Love’ (idea implementation).

  • Bonus exercise to find 'Ikigai' based on Jade Bonacolta’s work (#1 female creator on LinkedIn & Marketing lead at Google).

    Sources

    Published by Jade Bonacolta, inspired by the work of Hector Garcia & Francesc Miralles in ‘Ikigai’.

  • "This helped me figure out what to prioritize in the endless list of things I could be doing."

    — Jef V.

  • "It was a pleasant surprise how practical and fun these exercises turned out to be."

    — Margot V.

  • "I learned about my needs, while also understanding that what I was feeling was okay."

    — Shannon B.

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FAQ

  • Each exercise is designed to be

    • actionable (gives you at least one next action per session for application in your current context),

    • science-backed (curation is based on proven tactics or science-backed sources),

    • stand-alone (no mandatory ‘home’-work, preparatory work or after-session work),

    • safe (NDA’s are signed, you are free to engage in discussion anonymously, openly or not at all),

    • fun (work is serious enough as it is, we’ll find some lightness and enjoy our time together too).

  • Each day covers four exercises and four group discussions.

    Structure of an exercise:

    • Introduction with a short why, how, what

    • Part 1 with instructions

    • Part 2 with insights

    • Part 3 with how to make it actionable

    • Part 4 with facilitated group discussion

    • Closing inspirational quote

    • Sources of the exercise

  • If the sessions leave you unsatisfied, you can expect a refund of 100%, no questions asked.

  • Yes. You can use your training budget. OTCHO will send the invoice to your employer.

  • The corporate IKIGAI program exists to co-create work that ‘works for you’ in the role you already have.

    The exercises were designed to open up the conversation with you and your manager to exchange and co-create work in the long run.

    You will formulate actions that guide you to IKIGAI at work in the job you have.

    Note from Aurélie: “I got out of a bore-out thanks to these exercises and stayed three more years at my company.

  • The next edition will take place in Ghent on June 20 and 27, 2025. These two days take place in person in a location close to Ghent Dampoort. Click ‘JOIN IN JUNE’ to secure your spot.

  • The next edition is planned for June 20 and 27, 2025. This will take place in Ghent. Click ‘JOIN IN JUNE’ to secure your spot.

  • “Hi there, I’m Aurélie Cécile Rosette. I worked as a consultant in data visualization & reporting (i.e. Flemish government, ArcelorMittal) and large-scale transformation & change in the financial industry (i.e. Euroclear).

    After a bore-out (chronic boredom at work), I summarized 200+ hours of research into these 8 exercises. They’re the ones that were the most effective for IKIGAI at work. We used my insights in collaboration with my managers to create a role that worked for both of us.

  • There are currently no 1:1 sessions available. The next group program is scheduled for June.