In this episode, Dr. Miklos Fogarasi, hematologist-oncologist and medical educator at Quinnipiac University’s Frank H. Netter School of Medicine, explores the concept of Ikigai—a Japanese philosophy often described as “a reason to get up in the morning.”

Dr. Fogarasi explains that Ikigai is found at the intersection of four elements: what you love, what you are good at, what the world needs, and what you can be rewarded for.  Ikigai is not about striving for a single, perfect life purpose, but about cultivating awareness of the meaningful moments—big or small—that sustain us, and learning to recognize, share, and build upon them in both personal and professional life.