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The Element

How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything

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The Element

By: Ken Robinson Ph.D.
Narrated by: Ken Robinson Ph. D., Lou Aronica
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 The Element is the point at which natural talent meets personal passion. When people arrive at the Element, they feel most themselves, most inspired, and achieve at their highest levels.

The Element draws on the stories of a wide range of people: Paul McCartney; The Simpsons creator Matt Groening; Meg Ryan; Gillian Lynne, who choreographed the Broadway productions of Cats and The Phantom of the Opera; journalist Arianna Huffington; renowned physicist Richard Feynman; and many others, including business leaders and athletes. It explores the components of this new paradigm: the diversity of intelligence, the power of imagination and creativity, and the importance of commitment to our own capabilities.

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. He shows that age and occupation are no barrier and that once we have found our path, we can help others do so as well. The Element shows the vital need to enhance creativity and innovation by thinking differently about human resources and imagination. It is an essential strategy for transforming education, business, and communities to meet the challenges of living and succeeding in the 21st century.

©2008 Ken Robinson, Ph.D (P)2009 Tantor Creativity Personal Development Personal Success Witty Inspiring Funny Heartfelt Business

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Critic reviews

"Motivating and persuasive, this entertaining and inspiring book will appeal to a wide audience." ( Publishers Weekly)
" The Element offers life-altering insights about the discovery of your true best self." (Stephen R. Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People)
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A wonderful literary contribution to the world. Thank you Ken Robinson. A beautiful combination of humour, wit, fact, reason and insight in a creative expression of humanity's ailings and a astute reminder that the answers to these are within us all, if only we dare to look. Appropriate for everyone and anyone.

Fantastically insightful and inspirational.

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Could probably do with a few less examples of inspiring humans and their "rags to riches" tales but this is a wonderful book with a powerful message that we all need to have a think about.

Powerful stuff

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witty and well paced, Sir Ken' s ideas and observations are becoming a household topic as we all start to accept that our current education system and it curriculum is far out dated and restrictive, so many solutions and new ways of thinking are addressed in this book. this is a MUST READ!!

a must read for everybody interested in education

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Really enjoyed the book, lots of useful examples given for consideration, alongside the ideas presented

Thought provoking

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If you don’t do something that makes your heart sing then you will never reach your true calling. Don’t wait until retirement to find your own element.

A masterpiece for all mankind

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Consistently inspiring. If you're interested in Education of finding a more inspiring calling (professional or amateur), you should read this.

Very relevant, wonderfully delivered.

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loved the book and that the narrator was the author... find your bliss and follow your dreams

Hurray for Ken

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Totally engrossing, well read, amusing, inspiring and on point. Ken Robinson's thinking has always made total sense to me and I flew through this book, with a sense of recognition and hope. Visionary

brilliant

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Everyone should listen to this ! This is a great life lesson. Important messages about humans personally and humans as a unit in this planet.

Great listen

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Wow! Found this book via a mention in another one I was listening to and after seeing the TED talk. So glad I did as it's really connected with my story. Buzzing with creative ideas now about my own Element and at a youthful 56 this is just the start. Thank you Ken!

Life changing!

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