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

Robinson, Sir Ken

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0241952026 ISBN 13: 9780241952023

Publisher: Penguin, 2014

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.

The Element has inspired readers all over the world to change their lives and 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.

'Relevant, imperative . . . It will help you to find yours' Vanity Fair

'Happiness really is within your grasp' Guardian

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

Sir Ken Robinson, PhD, 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. The videos of his famous 2006 and 2010 talks to the prestigious TED Conference have been seen by an estimated 200 million people in over 150 countries.

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.

About this title

About the Author

Sir Ken Robinson PhD was born in Liverpool in 1950. An internationally recognized leader in the development of creativity, innovation and human potential, he advised governments, corporations, education systems and some of the world's leading cultural organizations. His books include the international bestseller The Element and the videos of his famous TED talks have been watched by an estimated 300 million people in over 150 countries. He died in 2020.

From the Back Cover

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0241952026
• ISBN 13: 9780241952023
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288