Finding Your Element: How to Discover Your Talents and Passions and Transform Your Life

I WISH I’D HAD THE COURAGE TO LIVE A LIFE TRUE TO MYSELF, NOT THE LIFE OTHERS EXPECTED OF ME.

Martha Stewart, for example, began her career as a model, a job she took to pay for the part of the tuition to Barnard College (where she was studying art, European history and architectural history) not covered by her scholarship. She continued modeling after graduation, appearing in print and television ads for Breck shampoo, Clairol and even Tar

Ultimately, though, Jordan realized that he was taking an even greater risk, one that finally pushed him out of the false comfort of quiet desperation.

I feared becoming old and being filled with regret that I didn’t take the risk of living.

Being in your Element can take dedication, determination and a keen sense of self-awareness. It can be tough to sustain the energy and inspiration to keep moving forward.

ways to go. There’s so much more to education than just teaching.”

Seeing what others achieve who share your passion can drive you to push the boundaries of your own work and to raise the bar of your own aspirations.

“Making the original trip to Japan was a huge lifestyle change. I left a job that was incredibly secure and promised a lot of financial rewards if I stuck with it. But I didn’t love it. And I think that the passion I have for what I do now is ultimately going to result in the same lifestyle I had before. I’m not just teaching, I’m doing lots of thi

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