Finding Your Element: How To Discover Your Tale... May 2026

Don’t quit your job to become a painter tomorrow. Instead, take a class, join a weekend workshop, or start a small project.

Before the world told you what you should be, what were you drawn to? Finding Your Element: How to Discover Your Tale...

Collect data on how these activities actually feel in practice versus how they feel in your head. 5. Change Your Environment Don’t quit your job to become a painter tomorrow

Your element is in the "Zone of Genius." This is where your unique perspective and your skills collide. Ask yourself: What would I do even if I wasn't being paid or praised for it? 3. Look to Your Childhood "Obsessions" Collect data on how these activities actually feel

Keep a "Energy Journal" for one week. Note which activities leave you feeling drained and which leave you feeling recharged, even if they were difficult. 2. Distinguish Talent from Passion You can be good at something without loving it.

Sometimes you aren’t the problem—the "soil" is. A goldfish will only grow as large as its tank allows.