It was a delight to talk to Robin Lewis about how he moved from inspiration to action to integrate his ikigai and purpose around sustainable living. He talks candidly about the challenges of being so engrossed in your ikigai that you fail to look after yourself, finding an ikigai partner, about being an intrapreneur or volunteering as a way to bring even more fulfilment into your day.
\nWe also talk about home karaoke, the Princess Bride and a future career as a snowboarder.
\nRobin has 10 years of experience working in the fields of social impact and sustainable development, including as a consultant at the World Bank, and has led humanitarian operations in countries including Haiti, Nepal, and Mozambique. He is the Co-founder of mymizu, an award-winning initiative to tackle plastic waste, and is the Representative Director of Social Innovation Japan, a platform for social good. In 2017, he took on a sponsored expedition, walking 600+km along Japan\u2019s disaster-affected coastline to document the recovery from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis. Robin is a Board Member of the Shibuya QWS Innovation Council, a TEDx Speaker, and graduated with an M.A. in International Business.
\nWhere to find Robin
\nwww.mymizu.co
Social Media
\n@mymizu.co (IG/FB)
\n@robinlewisphotography (IG)
\n@robintlewis (twitter)
\n@Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinlewis88/
\nShownotes
\n3:30 The experience that raised Robin\u2019s awareness around the need for reducing plastic waste
\n4:30 moving from \u201cSomebody should\u201d to \u201cI will\u201d
\n6:30 Fall in Love with the problem was from John Saddington Blog: john.do
\n8:45 Sharing your ikigai with others - the value of a partner in your quest
\n10:13 Starting small
\n10:42 Moving to Hakuba and the perils of an all encompassing ikigai
\n12:45 Learning from negative experiences
\n14:00 My plans for home karaoke
\n16:16 Unconscious processing\u201d
\nhttps://jennifershinkai.com/2020/01/07/need-inspiration-pop-to-the-loo/
\n17:08 Revenge as Ikigai learnings from the Princess Bride
\n\"Inigo Montoya:
\nIs very strange. I have been in the revenge business so long, now that it's over, I don't know what to do with the rest of my life.
Westley:
\nHave you ever considered piracy? You'd make a wonderful Dread Pirate Roberts.\"
18:41 How Ikigai shifts
\n22:04 The 3.5% rule
\n22:39 How volunteering may be a way to integrate your ikigai
\n26:08 Be an intrapreneur to integrate your ikigai
\n28:43 Listen to the nagging voice and take action
\n30:42 dealing with challenges and building a morning routine
\n32:52 A book he was \u201csemi forced\u201d to read
\nMax Frenzel and John Fitch Time Off https://amzn.to/35E6KMA (Amazon Affiliate Link - support my reading habit!)
\n34:20 Talking about the Ikigai venn diagram\u2019s origins and how we can use it
\n38:09 Robin imagines his sliding doors moment where he does not take a walk along the beach
\n39:36 How to get in touch
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