Tim Tamashiro

Tim Tamashiro is the author of the non-fiction book How To Ikigai. His daily intention is to connect with people to share meaningful experiences.

From 2007-2017 Tim was the host of the nightly national jazz program Tonic on CBC Radio 2 in Canada. At the end of his decade as a radio host he felt the desire to pursue deeper meaning in his life's work. He departed from CBC to study positive psychology and Ikigai (life's worth) with a year long "Ikigap year".

Tim has learned that his own Ikigai is "to delight". He now offers keynotes, workshops and music performances to demonstrate how Ikigai is an effective and meaningful way to add more joy into the work of each day.

What is Ikigai?

Ikigai is an ancient philosophy for life's purpose. It comes from Okinawa, Japan. Ikigai has four simple directions:

1. Do what you love

2. Do what you're good at

3. Do what the world needs

4. Do what you can be rewarded for