Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live

Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live

by Martha Beck

4.6 (1,493)

4.6 stars from 1,493 reviews. Top 85% of Self Help books we track.

380 pages~6.3 hr readPublished by Crown Publishing GroupPublished 2001-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

  • You feel stuck or unfulfilled despite outward success and suspect your internal signals have been muted by other people's expectations.
  • You're ready to do real work on unhealed wounds or unconscious beliefs that have kept you playing small.
  • You want a practical, step-by-step framework rather than vague inspiration, complete with case studies and exercises you can actually do.

Maybe not for you if...

  • You're looking for quick fixes or motivational cheerleading without the deeper psychological excavation.
  • You're skeptical of self-help frameworks or prefer memoir-driven narratives to structured programmes.
  • You're content with your life as it is and have no desire to examine what you might be sacrificing.

About this book

Martha Beck, a New York Times bestselling author and creator of Life Designs, Inc., presents a step-by-step program designed to help you reach your potential and build a joyful life. The book begins by teaching you to recognize the internal compasses built into your brain and body—signals you may have ignored throughout your life. As you reconnect with your deepest desires, you'll identify and address unconscious beliefs and unhealed emotional wounds that may be holding you back. While every life is unique, major transformations follow common patterns. Beck provides a map to guide you through each stage, from the first emergence of a new dream to planning and implementing your ideal life. Drawing on Dr. Beck's background as a Harvard-trained sociologist, research associate at Harvard Business School, and instructor at Thunderbird Business School, as well as six years of client work, the book includes tested case studies, questionnaires, and exercises to help you clarify your core desires and act on them to create a more satisfying life.

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