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Beck (author of Expecting Adam) admits that repairing a damaged emotional compass and setting out on such a vital journey--which often involves painful realizations and changes--"has all the combined attractions of suicide and childbirth." But the payoff, she concludes, is a love affair with real life. To that end, she walks readers through a lengthy exercise to evaluate their current lifestyle's pleasures and pains, teaches the process of listening to the body for directional cues, describes how to extract "soul shrapnel" (healing all those nasty, self-defeating emotional wounds), and provides an intriguing "Map of Change" to achieve an authentic life. Beck's impressive knowledge, her engaging (if somewhat irreverent) voice, and her ability to parse this scary process into achievable steps make her a new champion in the self-help arena. --Liane Thomas --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.Melvin worked as a middle manager at IBM, and a miserable middle manager Melvin made. Read the first page
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
The single best transition book you can read,
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This review is from: Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live (Paperback)
As a career/life coach who works with clients in midlife transition, I recommend this book to just about every client.This is the ONE book to buy -- and I mean buy, not borrow! -- if you are undergoing a life transition. Actually, despite the title, Martha Beck is a career counselor and the book focuses on career change. However, as Beck points out, relationships and personal questions can influence career change. Wisely she encourages readers to seek help from qualified therapists if personal issues cloud their careers -- but she is not afraid to tackle the tough emotional questions. Perhaps the best parts of the book are the chapter on intuition (a gem) and the five chapters that address the four stages of career change. Beck's view of intuition is sensible -- not New Age woo-woo but a way to gain deeper insight into our own motives. And describing the stages of transition, Beck gives us realistic indicators (those in phase 2 typically change their appearance!) as well as warnings about what to expect. It's easy to miss the message between the lines, but Beck does hint that the path of change will not be an easy one. Unlike many authors, she dispenses with false cheer and hints of pain and sacrifice along the way. Change isn't magical. It can happen -- but you have to be realistic about yourself and your objectives. That's a message I try to share with all my clients -- and I've sold so many copies of this book by word of mouth, I've been tempted to claim a share of the royalties. Don't miss it.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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A wonderful, life-changing book,
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This review is from: Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live (Paperback)
I am not a big fan of self-help books, but this one is exceptional AND fun to read. It also doesn't preach to you or talk down to you or assume that you're totally messed up. The advice is practical and the author's style is very engaging. Five stars to North Star.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Just What I Needed,
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This review is from: Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live (Paperback)
This is the best book I have found on helping one discover what kind of work/career will truly bring them fulfillment. I've been looking for something like this for over 20 years, starting with "What Color is Your Parachute?", and followed by many more. The book is great in that it not only provides a solid foundation and methods for helping this discovery, it also goes into the psychology that may hinder one's ability to do this, and offers real suggestions on what to do. So many times I read what another reviewer calls "feel good books". I hate them too. They are a waste of time. This is the only book I've found that really offers something useful. I read Po Bronson's "What Should I Do With My Life?", and loved it, because I saw how so many others also struggle with this issue, but was very disappointed that it didn't provide any thoughts or guidance to answer that question. Until I read this book, I was coming to the conclusion that all of these self-help books are so much BS; now I have the atlas for my journey. Thank you Martha Beck!
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