But I also meet people who absolutely love what they do and couldn’t imagine doing anything else. If you said, why don’t you stop this and try something else for change, they wouldn’t know what you’re talking about, because they’d say, “This isn’t what I do. This is who I am. This defines me. When I do this, I feel I’m in my most natural and authentic self.” Finding your element is about discovering what lies within you and, in doing so, transforming what lies before you. It shares the same primary philosophy and works as a somewhat practical self-improvement manual to go with the theoretical groundwork set in “The Element.” And we’re here to share with you the best bits.Let’s go!

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Dr Rita Pierson has been a professional educator since 1972. Her parents and grandparents were teachers too. She knows too that every student can be educated and the art of teaching is to find the best way of doing that. “Every child,” she says, “deserves a champion who will never give up on them … and insists they become the best they can possibly be.” Mi-a plăcut discursul lui Sir Ken Robinson, convingător, autentic, amuzant și presărat cu multe exemple ale unor oameni de succes care au povestit cum și-au găsit ei Elementul. I stumbled on to the books of Ken Robinson in the way that thousands of others probably have: through his wildly popular TED Talks. His easy-going speaking style and gentle sense of humor serve the topic of self-discovery particularly well. In Finding Your Element, you’ll find a writing style that closely matches what you may have seen while watching those videos. Robinson has a genuine interest in sharing the wisdom of self-knowledge that shines through. That’s why finding your Element means being open-minded and exploring new paths and possibilities in yourself and in the world around you. There is no perfect path nor a certain path. So, don’t try to plan things ahead. Just take the first step. Final Notes As the book quoted from Mark Twain, “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”Your quest – better yet, quests, plural – to a fulfilled life will probably be a long one. Due to the fact you are different from everybody else on THIS planet, it will also be unique Then, why HAVE so many people have not found their Element? Simple, it’s because they just don’t know what their aptitudes are, since the educational system and society don’t care for uniqueness and individuality as much as they do for conformity and templates. I am not what has happened to me, I am what I choose to become”– wrote Carl Jung.Choose wisely, and with a smile. Third principle: Life is organic. In medieval Europe, knights undertook quests to accomplish a goal that they valued. Quests involve journeys, adventures and risks. The quest for your Element is a two-way journey: an inward journey to explore the world within you and an outward journey to explore the world around you. Whether you fulfill your quest depends on how much you value the prize and whether you’re prepared to do what it takes to achieve it. You may be:

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Finding your Element is a personal quest...The quest for your Element is really a two-way journey. It is an inward journey to explore what lies within you; it is an outward journey to explore opportunities in the world around you. The aim of the book is to help you find your way. Whether you fulfill your potential depends on your commitment and fortitude and on how highly you value the possible prize. If you are prepared to do what it takes, I trust you’ll find a lot here to help and inspire you.” (pp. xxii-xxiii) You may be better than you think at what you love. You may underestimate your talent because you set unreasonably high standards for yourself. Having high standards is good, provided you're not immobilized by self-criticism.

Third principle: Life is organic.

The worst thing that can happen is some people strike up a conversation with you before they’ve closed the door of the plane. And I mean, I’m happy to talk to people as we’re landing. Am observat trei principii esențiale, de care putem țin cont în planificarea drumului înspre Elementul fiecăruia: