Finding Your Element: How to Discover Your Talents and Passions and Transform Your Life - Softcover

Robinson, Ken

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1846148073 ISBN 13: 9781846148071

Publisher: Allen Lane, 2013

Synopsis

Ken Robinson, author of the international bestseller The Element and the most viewed talk on TED.com, offers a practical guide to discovering your passions and natural aptitudes, and finding the point at which the two meet: Finding Your Element.

Through a range of stories from his own experience and those of people from all walks of life, Ken Robinson explores the diversity of intelligence and the power of imagination and creativity. For some, finding their element has brought fame and success, like Ellen McArthur's unusual journey from growing up in a landlocked ex-mining town to achieving sailing glory. However many of the inspiring stories are of ordinary people who read the first book and were moved to share how its principles have transformed their lives, like the man who found fulfilment as a magician after years of working as a computer engineer.

This book also provides the tools, techniques, resources and advice you need to discover the depth of your abilities and identify opportunities for change. It looks at the conditions that enable you to find yourself: why it's so important to connect with people who share your element and why your attitudes may be holding you back.

Finding Your Element shows that age and occupation are no barriers to discovering what makes us happiest, and that once we have found our path we can help others to do so as well.

Sir Ken Robinson, Ph.D, is an internationally recognized leader in the development of creativity, innovation, and human potential. He advises governments, corporations, education systems, and some of the world's leading cultural organizations. His 2008 talk on how schools kill creativity is still the most watched video on TED.com with over 13.5 million views to date.

Lou Aronica is the author of two novels and coauthor of several works of nonfiction, including The Culture Code (with Clotaire Rapaille) and The Element.

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Review:

Praise for FINDING YOUR ELEMENT by Sir Ken Robinson

"A book that is as relevant and imperative for the parents of a 12-year-old as it is for the CEO of a behemoth corporation. And with luck it will help you to find yours."--Vanity Fair

"Fans may glean some insight about understanding who we are as individuals and how we can have a better life that communicates our uniqueness to the world."--Kirkus Reviews

"Finding Your Element is an accessible, actionable guide for discovering what most matters."--New York Journal of Books

From the Back Cover:

The New York Times Bestseller

The Element is the point where your personal passions and natural talents meet. But how do you find this formula for happiness?

Ken Robinson's international bestseller The Element has inspired readers all over the world to change their lives. This new companion is a practical guide containing all the tools, techniques and resources you need to discover the depth of your abilities and unlock your potential. Among the questions it answers are:

· How do I find out what my talents and passions are?
· What if I love something I'm not good at - or I'm good at something I don't love?
· What if I can't make a living from my Element?
· How do I do help my children find their Element?

No matter what you do, or where you are in life, if you're searching for your Element, this book will help you find it.

'Happiness really is within your grasp' Guardian

'Leads readers to a place where natural aptitudes and abilities converge with one's passions' Kirkus Reviews

About this edition

• Publisher: Allen Lane
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1846148073
• ISBN 13: 9781846148071
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256