Steering by Starlight

Find Your Right Life, No Matter What

By: Martha Beck

Narrated by: Martha Beck

Author of Oprah’s Book Club Pick—The Way of Integrity: Finding the Path to Your True Self

Martha Beck's work as a life coach has been featured on Oprah and has earned her accolades in outlets from National Public Radio to USA Today. More important, her trademark wisdom, empathy, and humor have changed thousands of lives, helping people who felt disconnected from their true sense of purpose to locate meaning in their lives and change.

Now, in the tradition of her bestseller Finding Your Own North Star, Martha Beck reconnects listeners with their authentic hopes, needs, and desires in Steering by Starlight. Beck brings together cutting-edge research in psychiatry and neurology, practical exercises and the step-by-step process she uses with her private clients to offer powerful new methods for solving problems that beset every one of us.

Whether you're seeking better relationships, more focused career direction, specific fitness goals, or a more harmonious lifestyle, Steering by Starlight's colorful and touching anecdotes, case studies and exercises will give you the tools you need to become your own guide and point the way to an authentic, rewarding life.©2008 Martha Beck; (P)2008 Simon and Schuster, Inc.

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!

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 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.