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Sir Ken Robinson’s The Element – How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything

December 30th, 2009 | Category: Book Reviews

After watching Sir Ken Robinson’s presentation (entertaining, profoundly accurate and funny) on YouTube, am impressed with his ideas and deep thoughts, perhaps it is the way he articulated his ideas by showing examples and easy to understand metaphor. Without further ado, I bought one in Kinokuniya Bookstore in KLCC.

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. The Element draws on the stories of a wide range of people, from ex-Beatle Paul McCartney to Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons; from Meg Ryan to Gillian Lynne, who choreographed the Broadway productions of Cats and The Phantom of the Opera; and from writer Arianna Huffington to renowned physicist Richard Feynman and 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.

‘The Element – How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything’ is a must read book for those in the education line and parents alike, especially Asians with 18th century thinking. The book is a hymn to the breathtaking diversity of human talent and passion and our extraordinary potential for growth and development. Brain storming – Why do we group children according to their date of manufacture instead of their capabilities and abilities?

The book has less than 280 pages, and the non paperback version cost about RM57 (USD17). Dirty cheap! Go grab one now!

The Element - How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything

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