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

Robinson, Sir Ken; Aronica, Lou

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0143125516 ISBN 13: 9780143125518

Publisher: Penguin Books, 2014

Synopsis

The New York Times bestselling author of The Element gives readers an inspirational and practical guide to self-improvement, happiness, creativity, and personal transformation. You, Your Child, and School is forthcoming from Viking.

Sir Ken Robinson's TED talk video and groundbreaking book, The Element, introduced readers to a new concept of self-fulfillment through the convergence of natural talents and personal passions. The Element has inspired readers all over the world and has created for Robinson an intensely devoted following. Now comes the long-awaited companion, the practical guide that helps people find their own Element. Among the questions that this new book answers are:

- How do I find out what my talents and passions are?
- What if I love something I'm not good at?
- What if 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?

Finding Your Element comes at a critical time as concerns about the economy, education and the environment continue to grow. The need to connect to our personal talents and passions has never been greater. As Robinson writes in his introduction, wherever you are, whatever you do, and no matter how old you are, if you're searching for your Element, this book is for you.

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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: Penguin Books
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0143125516
• ISBN 13: 9780143125518
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320