Reviews for The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything

The average rating for The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-05-02 00:00:00 Adrienne Borders I was very fond of Ken Robinson after seeing his Ted speech, so I followed my friend's recommendation to read this book. This was a mistake. If you're wondering what wisdom lies in this book, don't bother; I'll summarize it for you: "Little Johnny didn't like school very much. He sucked at math and couldn't concentrate and everyone told him he was a moron. But then he quit school and read my book and joined a rockband, and now he's a multi-billionaire who won at life. This could be you, and the only reason it hasn't happened to you is because you're not following my advice. So don't feel bad if you're an underachieving dumbass, because it's not your fault, you just never had the RIGHT education." Basically, Ken Robinson tells a bunch of success stories of the one in a million people who end up making it big in risky industries, then insists that it was simply because they found their "element", a term he invented which is actually the same thing as "passion". If you're wondering how to find your "element", don't look here, because Robinson never actually explains that. He does, however, tell you about all the people who found theirs and as a result are much prettier than you. I gave this book two stars because, in the process of spacing out while reading it, I actually came up with some decent ideas of my own. But if you're seeking out a long-winded motivational speech, I recommend looking elsewhere.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-01-02 00:00:00 Tanner Rowland I had came across with Ken Robinson's speech on TED | Talks for TED Conference 2006. It was one of those I'm lost, what should I do afternoons. Every word, every sentence that he said has penetrated to my heart and soon enough my heart just couldn't help it and started to scream: "I told you several times! You are a teacher; please stop going against your fate, your true calling!" Though the epiphany has yet to come only after I have read his book - The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything. All my doubts, questions, and uncertainties about my true Element, Ken Robinson did not fail to reconcile each one of them through his book. And I know, this book is going to change my life forever. Without a shadow of a doubt, after reading this book, it had helped me reassured what my true calling is. It did not fail to inspire me in pursuing my dream of becoming a professional teacher. This book is full of inspirational stories of how people found their Element and how they fought for their way to further explore their element. The book has to be read not only with an open mind, but with an open heart as well. One must not be sceptical and circumscribe its thought by thinking "Isn't it what the book is saying obvious?" or "I've heard these stories a dozen of times already; what's new?" As you leaf through each page, uncover each chapter, you'll find yourself reconciling with your inner doubts and accepting of who you truly are. Or, at the very least, open yourself to the possibility of re-exploring who are you as a person. You must be patient when reading this book before internalisation and self-realisation will surface. This book is a must to each and every one of us; imagine each one of us at our Element...