Finding Your Own North Star

Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live

By: Martha Beck

Narrated by: Karen White

Length: 14 hrs and 46 mins

Publisher's summary

"The North Star - Stella Polaris - is a fixed point that can always be used to figure out which way you're headed. Explorers and mariners can depend on Polaris 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. You may think you're utterly lost, but brush away the leaves, wait for the clouds to clear, and you'll see your destiny shining as brightly as ever - the fixed point in the constantly changing constellations of your life." (Martha Beck)

As the creator of Life Designs, Inc., Martha Beck has helped hundreds of clients find their own North Stars and figure out how to fulfill their potential and create joyful lives through her lectures, seminars, and one-on-one counseling. In this book she shares her step-by-step program that will guide you to fulfill your own potential.

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Worst narrator!!

I will never buy another book with this woman. She also did brene Browns book. I was livid when I heard her voice! Horrifying and ruins the good content.

This book for me was life-changing!

I wish I would have found this book sooner. This book excites the inner parts of my soul. I am now happy, relaxed, and more confident about the world.

Remarkably healing and transformative!

This book completely changed my life! So many deep, actionable insights into understanding what it means to live my right life- the "ultimate realization of [my] potential for happiness" (xv), "the ultimate manifestation of [my] potential for good and happiness" (xiv). These insights are accompanied by remarkable steps to get there, to access "the set of conditions [that] allow [me] to fulfill [my] potential while creating the greatest positive impact on the world" (xv). My life has changed immeasurably because of this book, and I continue re-reading it seven years later.

I did give the narrator for the Audible version a low rating though : ( the voice sounds timid and afraid and does not do justice to this powerful work.

Wonderful book for younger readers

I am a Martha Beck fan. Though, only read up to chapter nine of this title. Overall, felt this was a solid book aimed at helping those relatively new to theories about personal growth, navigate change. As someone who has been thinking about this for several decades, I found the tools and stories to reinforce what I already knew. Similar to other readers, I felt the narration was distracting and contributed to me not finishing.

Disappointing

A bit disappointed. After listening to this book for 14 hours, the conclusion is that I am my own north star! Seems like I didn't need this book after all.

Life transforming

This book came to my life at a perfect time! This book saved me from wallowing in the tragedy that hit me! Martha Beck is brilliant in the way that she explains change & suffering in the life cycle. Can’t recommend this book enough!

The way she would break each chapter down and revert back to the old ones as well to have it come full circle.

I really enjoyed listening to this book. It definitely resonates with me and it helped me realize that I wasn’t being true to my essential self. I also realized what I could do differently to access my essential self more in my life. This was an excellent read. I would suggest it to anyone who has difficulty making decisions, or just feels like they want more in life I would suggest this book definitely!

Rich source of practical content

This book gives a practical step by step approach and is filled with thought-provoking exercises. The only disappointment is the narrator. Her voice is overly animated and distracting. I usually listen to books like this again and again but I'm going to buy the print edition because I just can't handle the audio. I would have preferred the author's own voice.

WOW!

I loved how the steps were clearly laid out, with great examples. A must read!

Effective!

Loved all the practical advice and real life examples. The concept of essential self and social self makes so much sense!!
This book, if followed, could substitute years of career related therapy.