Héctor García: Finding Your Reason for Living Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People

Happy New Year! I’m Guy Kawasaki, and this is Remarkable People. We're on a mission to make you remarkable. Helping me in this episode is the remarkable Hector Garcia.
Hector moved from Spain to Tokyo in 2004 and began writing a blog called A Geek in Japan. This led to co-authoring a book called, Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life.
The word ikigai roughly means “reason for living” or the reason you get up in the morning. Hector’s book removed the scales from my eyes and helped me understand what makes me tick–particularly, my love of podcasting.
The book has sold 2 million copies worldwide and has been translated into 59 languages. It is the most translated book ever originally written in Spanish.
I would rank Ikigai as one of the top five books that have influenced my life.
Hector’s episode is the first one of the year because understanding the concept of iikigai is a great way to start 2023.
If you don’t have an ikigai, I hope you find one. If you already have one, this episode will help you understand it better.