Before the pandemic, former Triple J Hack presenter Tom Tilley made a big move. He left the show he had been a part of for several years and started a new podcast called The Briefing. Focused on similar issues of how the news and world events affect young Australians; it…

The journalists at the esteemed Betoota Advocate are a reticent bunch. They’re unlikely to stick their necks out or be too overt about their opinions. So sometimes you need to read between the lines to understand what they really think. Here at Ikigai Network we are interested in knowing their…

Advice and inspiration are not the same thing. Inspiration Where should we go for dinner? Advice How do I get to the Italian restaurant? Advice implies you already know what you want to do, where you want to go and you just need help getting there. So why do we…

How choosing a career for the money or because it was available can change you and your ability to pursue your dreams Mihir Desai is a professor at Harvard Business School, where amongst other things he teaches MBA students the art of finance and how to extract a narrative from…

Following our look at the Thundamentals career advice video, Quit Your Job we thought it would be worth highlighting another class Australian act that is helping young people think through what they should be doing with their lives. In his 2017 magnum opus, Play It Safe Sentry hits on what…

COVID has pulled back the covers on a lot of industries that had been booming for years with leaner times leading to layoffs and record unemployment. It has also accelerated other long term trends such as; Digitization (Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said there has been two years of digital transformation…

Here at Ikigai Network we have heard echoes of our ideas on what makes a meaningful career from a number of Aussie artists and wanted to highlight that yes, folks like Seth Sentry and the Thundamentals are probably the leading career advisors of our time. The venerable Thundamentals explore the…

There has been something of a renaissance in personal finance for younger generations over the last few years. Fueled by the likes of Robinhood and Bitcoin investors in the US it has spread to Europe and Australia. It has also been accompanied by movements such as FIRE (Financial Independence Retire…

Choosing which company to apply or accept an offer at can be challenging. It is hard to tell from the outside whether the culture, people or mission will be a fit for you. But there are things you can do. Glassdoor — This is a great tool not just for…