“Martha was OUTSTANDING!”
– Jessica Rivkin Black, Program Director, Pennsylvania Conference for Women 2011

BIOGRAPHY: (back)
Psychology Today, USA Today, and NPR have all referred to Martha Beck as “one of the best-known life coaches in America.” She is a columnist for O, the Oprah Magazine, has been a contributing editor for Real Simple, Redbook, and Mademoiselle, and has written for many other national magazines. She appears frequently as an expert on “life design,” on programs such as Good Morning America and The Oprah Winfrey Show.

Having earned a B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in sociology from Harvard, Beck taught social science and business at undergraduate and graduate levels, at Harvard and the American Graduate School of International Management. She also conducted research on various aspects of social psychology and business, acted as a consultant for various business and government organizations, and wrote academic articles before becoming a full-time writer and life coach.

Beck’s books include New York Times bestsellers Finding Your Own North Star and Expecting Adam. She published The Four Day Win in 2007 which explores the relationship between creating the right life, eliminating self-sabotaging behavior, and staying physically healthy from the brain outward. Her book, Steering by Starlight: Find Your Right Life No Matter What!, was released in April 2008.

Beck lectures to groups nationwide and conducts seminars for a diverse clientele that includes medical professionals, magazine sales forces, boards of education, and business executives.

Beck has also developed a passion for South Africa, and has adopted The Learning Center at Londolozi– a school that serves the local village people.

“I am incredibly honored that the people of South Africa resonate with my books and articles. As a result, I’ve spoken in many public forums there, from the O Magazine South Africa Fifth Anniversary Celebration, to organizations that support people with disabilities and their families, to corporate audiences. South Africa has become one of my favorite places on earth. Its people, their land, and their spirit have immeasurably blessed me.”      -Martha Beck

TOPICS: (back)
Some of her topics include:

• Steering by Starlight: How to Find Your Right Life No Matter What
• The Four Day Win: End Your Diet War and Achieve Thinner Peace
• The Joy Diet: Ten Daily Practices for A Happier Life
• Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life Your Were Meant to Live
• Expecting Adam: A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic

Synopsis of Martha’s book, Steering by Starlight:
In the tradition of her bestseller, Finding Your Own North Star, Oprah Magazine columnist Martha Beck reconnects readers with their best destinies. Described as one of the best-known life coaches in America in media such as Psychology Today, NPR, and USA Today, Martha Beck has demonstrated a rare gift for helping people whose lives have gone off course find their way back to authentic, rewarding lives. Now, in Steering by Starlight: How to Find Your Right Life No Matter What!, Martha Beck describes the step-by-step process she uses with her private clients to help them navigate the terrain of their best lives. Bringing together cutting-edge research in psychiatry, neurology, and related fields in an accessible, substantive, original way, Dr. Beck offers powerful new methods for solving the problems that beset ordinary people. Using her trademark wisdom, empathy, and engaging style, she connects readers with fresh, never-before published strategies that have proven most effective and efficient for the hundreds of people she has coached.

For readers who have found their North Stars, this book is an invaluable tool to stay the course and overcome obstacles. For those who still feel adrift, it provides a way to find true North and follow the path of best destiny. Dr. Beck identifies three stages along the path to recapturing a satisfying life: ‘the stargazer’ helps readers 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 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.

Martha delivers inspiring, hilarious and energetic keynote presentations. She has a discussion with the event hosts during a 15-20 minute conference call to determine which of the above topics would be the best fit for the audience coming to the presentation. Martha does not typically use any handout materials. Instead, she engages the audience in a more direct way, without props or distractions, and the result is a much more personal, conversational tone. Excellent references are available.

TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS: (back)
Martha Beck requests first-class travel and expenses. She is based in Arizona, USA.