Finding Your Own North Star [Paperback]

Martha Beck (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 28, 2003

Do you feel that your life has taken a wrong turn and you don't know how to get back on track? This book provides a step-by-step programme to put you on course again. Aimed at everyone, it shows you how to recognise your deepest desires, examines why they have been forgotten and then gives practical advice on how to fulfil them. Helps you identify your dreams and goals. Lets you repair unconscious beliefs and emotional wounds that may be blocking your progress. Provides a map to guide you through your life changes. Takes you through every stage from recognising your dream to planning its implementation. Motivates you throughout with thoroughly tested case studies, questionnaires, and exercise. Written with inspiration, wit and wisdom, Finding Your Own North Star is a trusted companion for your new life journey.

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About the Author

Martha Beck PhD received her BA, MA and PhD from Harvard. Dr Beck taught career development at the American Graduate School of International Management and acted as research assistant to Dr John Kotter at Harvard Business School. As a creator of Life Designs, Inc, Martha Beck has helped hundreds of clients to fulfil their potential and create joyful lives Martha Beck lectures, seminars, and provides one-on-one counselling. She is the author of Expecting Adam and The Joy Diet (June 2003). She lives in Phoenix, Arizona.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Piatkus Paperback (August 28, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0749924012
• ISBN-13: 978-0749924010
• Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 1.3 x 7.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,644,974 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Martha Beck is a writer and "life coach" who specializes in helping people design satisfying and meaningful life experiences. She holds a bachelor's degree in East Asian Studies and master's and Ph.D. degrees in sociology, all from Harvard University.

She worked as a research associate at Harvard Business School, studying career paths and life-course changes in today's economic and social environment. Before becoming a life coach, Dr. Beck taught sociology, social psychology, organizational behaviour, and business management at Harvard and the American Graduate School of International Management. She has published academic books and articles on a variety of social science and business topics.

Her non-academic books include the New York Times bestsellers "Expecting Adam" and "Leaving the Saints", as well as "Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live", "Steering by Starlight", and her newest book, "Finding Your Way in a Wild New World: Reclaiming Your True Nature". Dr. Beck has also been a contributing editor for many popular magazines, including "Real Simple" and "Redbook", and is currently a columnist for "O, the Oprah Magazine".

More information can be found at marthabeck.com, including Dr. Beck's lively blog posts and video blogs, books, speaking appearances, and life coaching strategies and suggestions.

Dr. Beck lives in Phoenix, Arizona, with her family.