The Element is the meeting point between natural aptitude and personal passion.

Finding the Element is essential to a balanced and fulfilled life. It can also help us to understand who we really are.

His parents were right in assuming he had a promising future ahead of him, but that future had nothing to do with the legal profession.

Mentors connect with us in a variety of ways and remain with us for varying lengths of time.

“I understood the series of stages I was supposed to go through—you go to high school, you go to college, you get a credential, and then you go out and get a good job. I knew it wasn’t gonna work for me. I knew I was gonna be drawing cartoons forever.

At last, the psychologist turned to Gillian’s mother and said, “You know, Mrs. Lynne, Gillian isn’t sick. She’s a dancer. Take her to a dance school.”

BEING GOOD AT SOMETHING and having a passion for it are essential to finding the Element.

Finding our Element often requires the aid and guidance of others.

Very few schools and even fewer school systems in the world teach dance every day as a formal part of their curricula, as they do with math.