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The course · Week by week

What's inside the Ikigai Compass course

14 lessons, 5 personalized reports and a 90-day plan. Here is exactly what each week covers, what it costs and who it is not for.

Daniel V. CuervoBy Daniel V. Cuervo
Creator of Ikigai Compass

The short version

Ikigai Compass is a self-guided, 4-week online course that takes you from “something is missing” to a written plan for the next 90 days. You answer questions about your own life, and an AI model turns your answers into five personal reports you can download as PDFs. It costs $47 USD, one time, with lifetime access and a 30-day money-back guarantee.

It is built around the four questions of ikigai: what you love, what you are good at, what the world needs and what you can be paid for. It is not a course about Japanese culture. It uses the framework as a tool to produce something you can act on.

Start free. The Pre-Work is open before you pay anything: a 10-question test that shows which ikigai zone you are living in, plus your first report.

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Step 0: the free Pre-Work

Before Week 1 you answer a 10-question diagnostic. It places you in one of five results: Passion, Mission, Vocation, Profession or Center, and shows what is missing from the picture. You then complete a short Life Audit and get your first AI-written report, the Life Audit, based on your own answers.

You need a free account (Google or an emailed sign-in link, no password) so your progress is saved. No card is required.

Week by week

Week 1

Know yourself: the four circles

  • What you love, beyond hobbies
  • What you are good at, from skills to strengths
  • What the world needs and what you can be paid for

You get: your Ikigai Map, a written analysis of your four circles.

Week 2

Find your intersection

  • The four overlap zones and which one you are stuck in
  • Why that zone feels the way it does

You get: your Opportunity Matrix, four realistic paths with feasibility rated.

Week 3

Reality check

  • The Comfort Trap: why staying stuck feels safe
  • The 2-Hour Experiment: test a path cheaply
  • Real obstacles versus fear stories

You get: your Gap Analysis report.

Week 4

Design your path

  • Three ways to bring income into the picture: Career Pivot, Parallel Build and Full Leap
  • Choosing one that fits your time, risk and constraints

You get: your Mission Statement and 90-Day Roadmap.

Bonus, Week 5: a 30-day check-in that opens a month after you finish. You review what happened and get a Mid-Course Correction Report with a revised roadmap.

The five reports

  • Life Audit An honest picture of where your life is now.
  • Ikigai Map Your four circles, completed and connected.
  • Opportunity Matrix Four concrete paths to consider, with feasibility.
  • Gap Analysis What stands between you and each path.
  • Mission Statement + 90-Day Roadmap A plan for the next three months.

The reports are written by an AI model (Gemini) from the answers you type in, so they reflect your situation rather than a generic template. They can also be wrong, too neat or too optimistic. Treat each one as a first draft to question and edit, not as a verdict on your life.

After you buy, you also get an AI mentor chat that can read your reports, so you can ask follow-up questions about your own plan.

How much time it takes

The course has 14 lessons across 5 modules. Plan for about 30 minutes per lesson, because the value is in answering the questions honestly rather than rushing through them. Most people will do best with a steady pace over the four weeks, but it is self-paced and you keep access for life.

Who it is for, and who it is not

It is for you if

  • You are functioning fine but feel quietly stuck
  • You want structure, not just inspiration
  • You are willing to do the exercises
  • You want a plan that respects money, time and family

It is not for you if

  • You want someone to tell you your purpose without doing the work
  • You need therapy or crisis support
  • You expect to change careers in four weeks
  • You want a live human coach

What it cannot promise

It will not guarantee a career change, a specific income or a single “answer.” It is educational and a tool for self-reflection, not therapy. If you feel hopeless or unsafe, please speak with a licensed professional first, or call or text 988 in Canada or the US.

If you are comparing options, we put books, journaling, tests, coaches and therapy side by side in this guide to finding your purpose. If your main worry is income, read how to make a living from your purpose first.

Price and guarantee

$47 USDOne-time payment · lifetime access · no subscription
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If the course is not for you, ask for a refund within 30 days. The details are in the refund policy. The sensible order is to do the free Pre-Work first and decide with a real sample of your own results in hand.

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Not sure yet? Start with the free test.

It takes a few minutes, needs no card and shows you your zone.

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