Steering by Starlight

Find Your Right Life, No Matter What

By: Martha Beck

Narrated by: Martha Beck

Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins

Publisher's summary

Described as one of the best-known life coaches in America, in media such as Psychology Today, O columnist Martha Beck has demonstrated a rare gift for helping people who have gone off course to find their way back to authentic, rewarding lives. Now, in Steering by Starlight, Dr. Beck describes the step-by-step process she uses with her private clients to help them find their way back to their "homing instincts" - their true destinies.

Bringing together cutting-edge research in psychiatry, neurology, and related fields in an accessible, substantive, original way, Beck offers powerful new methods for solving the problems that beset ordinary people. Using her trademark wisdom, empathy, and engaging style, she connects listeners with personal coping strategies that are not yet widely available as she helps them overcome the alienation that is causing them to lose sight of their own North Star.

Dr. Beck identifies three stages along the path to recapturing a satisfying life:

"The stargazer" helps listeners understand why it's so easy to lose themselves and offers strategies for sighting their North Star

"The mapmaker" uses this newly clarified perspective to evaluate one's situation and plot a course for the upcoming years

"The pathfinder" discusses the adventures that may be encountered as one travels along this new life course

Whether it's seeking better relationships, more focused career direction, the achievement of specific fitness goals, or a more harmonious lifestyle, Steering by Starlight's colorful anecdotes, case studies, and exercises will point the way.

Download the accompanying reference guide.

©2008 Martha Beck (P)2008 Simon and Schuster, Inc.

Life changing, and I'm not one to say that lightly

Would you listen to Steering by Starlight again? Why?

Yes. I have listened to it many times. The advice is encouraging and uplifting. I listen again when I need a boost.

Who was your favorite character and why?

NA: Nonfiction

What about Martha Beck’s performance did you like?

Her humor and authenticity.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The concept of "shackles on and shackles off" and the "inner lizard."

Any additional comments?

This book struck a cord with me. As a self-help book, it was just the right balance of practical and compassionate: Not too new-agey, but also not "how to succeed in business and get insanely rich". I felt compelled to write this review as I gave another of Dr. Beck's books a luke-warm review. I wanted to make sure that she got her proper due for this book and many of her other works. Thank you, Dr. Beck!!

Very down to earth and practical

If you could sum up Steering by Starlight in three words, what would they be?

Exact to the point.

Have you listened to any of Martha Beck’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I am a big fan of Martha Beck. This book is a more evolved work from the original Find your Northstar. She is very pragmatical on her approach to real life struggle, she is very well articulated and researched and always uplifting without promising fairy tales. I am a life coach myself and always feel very inspired by her work.

Martha Beck is one of THE BEST.

Where does Steering by Starlight rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Second to Iyanla Vanzant's Peace from Broken Pieces.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I LOVE Martha Beck, she is witty and funny! I DISLIKED THE BORING NARRATOR who spoke the headlines of each section of the book. I would scream out

Any additional comments?

I enjoy Martha's take on life, and the way she presents the material. She makes it understandable and interesting to listen to, which relatable examples for everything she talks about. I've been reading her articles on Oprah's site for a while now and am so happy to have listened to this book.

I would recommend it to anyone who wants to live their best life!

Martha Beck Delivers Again

What did you love best about Steering by Starlight?

First I have to admit that I had to adjust to the author's narration. Having been delighted by Heather Henderson's exceptional delivery of Finding Your Way in this Wild, Wild World, I was taken aback by Martha's somewhat scratchy, somewhat uneven voice. BUT, this adjustment was brief because I soon came to find her voice endearing as she told story after story giving me so much entertainment with her comprehension and vision.

What does Martha Beck bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

She lives it! What an accomplished person, woman, mother, teacher, whose candor about her shortcomings is refreshing and reminds us that no matter what you achieve, no matter what you attain, you're human and you're going to win some and you're going to lose some. The message is to get out of fear-based thinking and into why not, mode? I adored it!

Funny

She has an interesting voice and a good sense of humor. Important in an audio book.. You should try the down-loadable exercises too, so you don't feel left out, when she says "Now go to the PDF". I found her case studies/stories useful and not representative of any ego as another commenter complained.

Love me some Martha Beck

Where does Steering by Starlight rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I tend to listen to Martha Beck's books over and over. I like them best when she reads them, though, they're great no matter what. Definitely get the companion ebook download to follow along.

Martha is the best

I've read the book several times but it was so helpful to listen, and Martha is so funny you won't even know it's self help!

Brilliant book

Years ago I read the book and loved it.
Since then some life events have occured and browsing through Audible I found myself attracted to the audiobook. When I noticed that it was narrated by the author herself, I downloaded it immediately.

I must say that I'm blown away. It is like Martha can read my mind and was storytelling about my life, with the addition of some well founded advice and lots of humor.

I highly recommend this audiobook.

Touched my Soul

Everything about this book spoke straight to my heart! Martha is an incredible story teller! I’m Ready to Steer by Starlight!

I love this book!

If you could sum up Steering by Starlight in three words, what would they be?

Enlightening, engaging, truthful...

What was one of the most memorable moments of Steering by Starlight?

I loved her "shackles on/ shackles off" method. She really knows how to simplify something to help you to understand what's happening to you and understand your body as well as your mind.

Have you listened to any of Martha Beck’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I have listened to her other works and although they were good, this one is by far the best.

What did you learn from Steering by Starlight that you would use in your daily life?

I try to use all of her methods in my daily life. All of her suggestions are right on target and she has a way of breaking them up and making them easy to implement.

Any additional comments?

Martha Beck is an incredible writer as well as a narrator. If you can have an open mind then you will see this. I first read this book back in 2009 and again this year 2017 and even after all of this time she is the best at explaining methods of improvement that no other can help the mind to understand it the way she can.You can read a thousand books like this but if you want straight forward simplification as well as engaging humor then this book has it!