The Life Audit: A Step-by-Step Guide to Taking Stock, Gaining Control, and Creating the Life You Want... Now

by Caroline Righton

Whether you want to simply make more time in a busy schedule or plan a whole new way ahead, Caroline Righton’s The Life Audit is the solution you’ve been waiting for. This totally original life makeover looks at life like a balance sheet, and offers an innovative, practical plan to account for the precious minutes in your day and reallocate them for maximum fulfillment. Righton’s easy, step-by-step process will help you evaluate, or “audit,” the different areas of your life—from relationships and money to family, career, and more—and use simple worksheets to take stock of where you are and get on the fast track to where you want to be. By doing the Life Audit, you

• Discover exactly how you spend your days
• Pinpoint the periods when you are happiest and accomplishing the most
• “Audit” out the things and people that create stress and waste your time
• Spot your potential and be brave about pursuing it
• Make changes that will lead to the life you want

Complete with worksheets, checklists, and the inspiring stories of people who have used Righton’s remarkable road map with great success, The Life Audit is the ultimate plan for taking charge of your life and making every minute count. No matter where you are in life—a graduate searching for the perfect job or a retiree wondering how to make the most of your days—you can use this system to figure out where you want to go next. Packed with worksheets, charts, and checklists to walk you through the process, and inspiring real-life success stories from Righton’s clients, The Life Audit is ready to help you take control of your life now—because every minute counts!

Genres: Self Help, Nonfiction, Reference

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 17, 2005

Reviews

[Harriet · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the idea of taking control and making sure that you deliberately choose how to have every aspect of your life, but to be honest I've done it all myself before reading this book. It's quite dull (but then did anyone expect an audit to be particularly interesting?) It would be good for people who want to have more control over what happens in their life, and who that makes them but don't know where to begin, because it provides a ready-made framework. I just don't like feeling that I'm doing a load of unnecessary paperwork because someone else has told me to.

[Kitty · Rating 5 out of 5]

a really interesting concept. because what is life made of if not time? i really like the way it puts a accountant spin on the whole self help idea. i tried to start it, i created all sorts of forms on google, but i'm actually pretty in charge of my life, i think, and so it didn't seem quite worth it. certainly recommended, though.

[Connie B · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun for me to review areas of my lifestyle and "take an audit."

[K Kirby]

I liked this book! Lots of ideas that I want to incorporate in my life. Need to read it again...SOON!

[Lynn · Rating 3 out of 5]

I performed the life audit that the author suggested. Holla! I discovered I was spending four hours a day preparing, eating, and cleaning up after dinner. This book is useful for getting a handle on your reality (taking stock). But the underlying values of the author were not a good fit for me. This book is not going to give you much guidance on creating the life you want--unless you want the same things she does.

[Cara]

Holy crap is this thing detailed and rigorous. If you're a Myers-Briggs J, here's your chance to J all the way out.

What I can't get past is why is it printed entirely in blue (with green for accents)??? Was the printer out of black ink? I used to do that when I ran out of black ink; never realized how distracting it was.

Picked up as reference for Beyond Fear but didn't use.

[Erik Mitchell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some aspects were a little too detailed. I did enjoy keeping track of my time to see where I can make some changes. A lot of sections were skipped because they didn't apply to my current lifestyle. Highly recommend if you're the analytical type like me

[Pamela · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too much detailed time management and accounting for me. Some good questions, but too detailed for me to apply.

[Marie-Lise Theys · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great for time management and realising where you spend your time