The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything
By Ken Robinson Ph.D.

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A breakthrough book about talent, passion, and achievement from one of the world's leading thinkers on creativity and self-fulfillment. 

The Element is the point at which natural talent meets personal passion. When people arrive at the Element, they feel most themselves and most inspired and achieve at their highest levels. With a wry sense of humor, Ken Robinson looks at the conditions that enable us to find ourselves in the Element and those that stifle that possibility. Drawing on the stories of a wide range of people, including Paul McCartney, Matt Groening, Richard Branson, Arianna Huffington, and Bart Conner, he shows that age and occupation are no barrier and that this is the essential strategy for transform­ing education, business, and communities in the twenty-first century. 

From Publishers Weekly
Robinson (Out of Our Minds), renowned in the areas of creativity development, innovation and human resources, tackles the challenge of determining and pursuing work that is aligned with individual talents and passions to achieve well-being and success. The element is what he identifies as the point where the activities individuals enjoy and are naturally good at come together. Offering a wide range of stories about the creative journeys of different people with diverse paths to the element—including Paul McCartney, The Alchemist author Paulo Coelho, and Vidal Sassoon as well as lesser-known examples—he demonstrates a rich vision of human ability and creativity. Covering such topics as the power of creativity, circles of influence, and attitude and aptitude, the author emphasizes the importance of nurturing talent along with developing an understanding of how talent expresses itself differently in every individual. Robinson emphasizes the importance of mentors and reforming and transforming education, making a convincing argument bolstered by solid strategies for honing creativity. Motivating and persuasive, this entertaining and inspiring book will appeal to a wide audience. (Jan.)

Review
With a crackling wit and a deep humanity, (Ken Robinson) urges us to ignore the naysayers, bypass the crowd and find the place where our talents and desires intersect -- Daniel Pink, Author Of A Whole New Mind A book that lightens and lifts the minds and hearts of all who read it -- Susan Jeffers, Author Of Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway Happiness really is within your grasp Guardian The Element gives you the feeling that all is possible if we dig deeply within ourselves, using our imaginations and curiosity -- Vidal Sassoon

Review
With a crackling wit and a deep humanity, (Ken Robinson) urges us to ignore the naysayers, bypass the crowd and find the place where our talents and desires intersect -- Daniel Pink, Author Of A Whole New Mind A book that lightens and lifts the minds and hearts of all who read it -- Susan Jeffers, Author Of Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway Happiness really is within your grasp Guardian The Element gives you the feeling that all is possible if we dig deeply within ourselves, using our imaginations and curiosity -- Vidal Sassoon