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Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live | 
 enlarge | Author: Martha Beck
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Category: Book
List Price: $14.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  101 reviews
Sales Rank: 221
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 400
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.1 x 1
ISBN: 0812932188
Dewey Decimal Number: 158.1
EAN: 9780812932188
ASIN: 0812932188
Publication Date: January 29, 2002
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Condition: New. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 400 p. Audience: General/trade.
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Put the telescope away; the North Star mentioned here is a human body, not a heavenly one. And like Polaris, which has guided sailors for centuries, the human body's gut feelings and emotions can help guide a wayward soul back to his or her "essential self." In this absorbing combination of detailed self-awareness exercises and true stories from her own counseling experience (equal parts sobering and hysterically entertaining), Harvard-trained sociologist Martha Beck invites readers to explore their heart's desires and the vast social webs that keep such desires in check. The goal is not to forsake the "social self" and indulge every emotional impulse of the "essential self." Rather, Beck gives readers the tools and the encouragement to achieve maximum happiness by harmonizing these typically divergent voices. Beck (author of Expecting Adam) admits that repairing a damaged emotional compass and setting out on such a vital journey--which often involves painful realizations and changes--"has all the combined attractions of suicide and childbirth." But the payoff, she concludes, is a love affair with real life. To that end, she walks readers through a lengthy exercise to evaluate their current lifestyle's pleasures and pains, teaches the process of listening to the body for directional cues, describes how to extract "soul shrapnel" (healing all those nasty, self-defeating emotional wounds), and provides an intriguing "Map of Change" to achieve an authentic life. Beck's impressive knowledge, her engaging (if somewhat irreverent) voice, and her ability to parse this scary process into achievable steps make her a new champion in the self-help arena. --Liane Thomas
Product Description
“Explorers depend on the North Star when there are no other landmarks in sight. The same relationship exists between you and your right life, the ultimate realization of your potential for happiness. I believe that a knowledge of that perfect life sits inside you just as the North Star sits in its unaltering spot.”
Martha Beck has helped hundreds of clients find their own North Star, fulfill their potential, and live more joyfully. Now, she shares her step-by-step program that will help you take the exhilarating and frightening journey to your own ideal life. Finding Your Own North Star will teach you how to read your internal compasses, articulate your core desires, identify and repair the unconscious beliefs that may be blocking your progress, nurture your intuition, and cultivate your dreams from the first magical flicker of an idea through the planning and implementation of a more satisfying life. Martha Beck offers thoroughly tested case studies, questionnaires, exercises, and her own trademark wit and wisdom to guide you every step of the way.
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 Funny and helpful June 13, 2008
I am in the process of working with a professional coach and she recommended this book. I have found it to be very helpful in guiding me to deeply reflect on what I REALLY want as opposed to what I think I should want. Martha Beck is very funny. She provides exercises to stimulate thinking and move forward. Hooray!
Excellent, Thoughtful and practical June 13, 2008
Joanne Scaglione, Author: Living The Secret Everyday: My Secret Workbook
Loved this book. In an easy-to-read writing style Ms Beck does a beautiful job of showing the reader that no matter where he/she is he/she can get to wherever he/she wants. A joyful and abundant life is awaiting for you if you stay focused and don't limit yourself by limiting thoughts we've grown up with or society has taught us.Excellent tips, strategies and exercises.
Cheaper than Therapy June 1, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is less expensive than seeing a therapist, and in my case, just as effective for solving the "what am i supposed to do with my life?" puzzle. Written with a sense of humor, and effective tools for getting to know the *real* you, I highly recommend this book for anyone feeling lost, hopeless, and searching for answers.
 A Plan for Personal Growth May 15, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book provides a roadmap in times of stress and change, when we're on that road to somewhere but we just aren't sure where it'll end up. We can make it through, and the path chosen is all up to us. Beck provides insight and exercises how to get there, for each individual's own journey. There are moments of "death" in life, whether it's triggered by an actual physical death of someone we love, a life altering event or even the last child leaving the "nest," we change and grow and our life becomes something different than what it was before. Beck helps us develop a plan for the next step in our lives.
The only one you need... April 16, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Anything Martha Beck writes is fabulous but this classic, one of her earliest, is still my favorite. Beck is funny and smart and offers real wisdom on how to craft that ultimate life for yourself. There is much self-esteem building going on in Finding Your own North Star from dealing with emotions, saying "yes" and "no" and dealing with fear effectively. For a Beck sampling, pick up a copy of O: The Oprah Magazine. Beck writes a monthly column which is hands-down of the best features in the magazine.
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