TY - BOOK AU - Robinson,Ken AU - Aronica,Lou TI - The element: how finding your passion changes everything SN - 9780143116738 U1 - 158 PY - 2009/// CY - New York PB - Penguin Books KW - Self-actualization (Psychology) KW - Self-realization KW - Success KW - Psychological aspects KW - Creative ability in children N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Ch. 1. The element -- Ch. 2. Think differently -- Ch. 3. Beyond imagining -- Ch. 4. In the zone -- Ch. 5. Finding your tribe -- Ch. 6. What will they think? -- Ch. 7. Do you feel lucky? -- Ch. 8. Somebody help me -- Ch. 9. Is it too late? -- Ch. 10. For love or money -- Ch. 11. Making the grade N2 - 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. A breakthrough book about talent, passion, and achievement from one of the world's leading thinkers on creativity and self-fulfillment ER -