The Change Your Life Challenge: Step-By-Step Solutions for Finding Balance, Creating Contentment, Getting Organized, and Building the Life You Want

The Challenge has been wonderful for me. I was definitely ready for more than what other books and systems had to offer. I love how Brook's program is a life changing program. It made me take a long, hard look at my life and what needed to "streamlined". It's awesome that I'm not just getting my house in order but every aspect of my life. I find the exercises and worksheets to be very helpful in finding exactly where I need to be focusing my efforts at any given time. Well worth your time and energy if you are serious about gaining control of your life!

I am the Queen of trying to get organized... I have tried every system on the planet and nothing worked... until now. CYLC is the perfect blend and balance women need to get organized, stay organized and find balance in their lives. Best of all, you don't have to go into hiding for a month in order to implement CYLC... it works with your daily demands. It's not complicated and perhaps that is why it is successful. It was created by a woman, for women--although men would benefit from it too! If you're looking to be more organized, Brook will show you how.

Brook Noel knows how to make things happen. She sets impossible goals and meets them by being very well organized. I found her 70 day life makeover challenge for women to be more than a little daunting. Perhaps I had that reaction because I'm a mere man . . . and not very neat and tidy around home. Unless you embrace her vision of being a super woman (and there's nothing wrong with that), I suggest that you selectively employ this book to help you get organized where improving will make a big difference in your life. Improving your life probably means that you've got to become better at using your time . . . or you won't have time to improve your life. Ms. Noel digs right into that area with the first 12 days of her program (including your "before" snapshot, keeping track, planning and avoiding procrastination). Everyone should read and apply that part. Each chapter includes an explanation of that day's concept, directions for improvement, questions to help you assess yourself, an assignment and references to other materials that can help you. You can download a free workbook from her publisher's site to put your answers in. The book's next section gets your house in order (yes, even the back of those closets you haven't visited since the Middle Ages). If you aren't as obsessed with cleanliness and neatness as this paragon of an author, you can probably take a limited dip into this part of the book. If you cannot find any papers you need when you need them, the third part will be a gift from God. The system Ms. Noel espouses reminds me of what my very capable wife does for our family. I endorse this approach. It works! If you want to have family dinners that everyone enjoys, part four is your section. I don't know if it will work or not, but it makes sense. Part five is another section that everyone should pay attention to: Relationships, Romance and Friendships. Our relationships usually are the first thing to go when we're overly busy and disorganized. Like anything that's important, relationships require attention and Ms. Noel has good ideas to help use organization to be better in touch. Working Moms will cheer at part six which looks at how to be a super Mom. She even offers tips for getting the squalor out of your sons' bedrooms. There are also sections on simplifying your life, finances, good health and taking care of yourself. All but the last seemed a little too underdeveloped for my taste. If you just read and applied the section on taking care of yourself while taking care of everyone else, this book would be a great resource. Check it out!

Self help books have been around for a long time, but sadly readers usually don't change much after reading them. But Brook Noel has provided an easy to follow guide to make some long lasting changes to bring organization and direction to your life. It will probably take longer than 70 days to work through the exercises. But one step builds on another, so it does work if you keep with it. For those who have tried the Side Tracked Sisters and Fly Lady, but still need more, I would highly recommend this book. The yahoo support group helps connect with others who are working through the program, who can help with questions and motivation. Brook even drops in to provide help and support. Buy this book. Work at your own pace. If you really want to make changes in your life, this is a great way to accomplish it. This is a great bargain. Don't procrastinate any longer in changing your life into the life you know you are meant to enjoy.

If you are at the point in your life where you really want a life makeover, then I would highly recommend this book. Hats off to Brook Noel for a brilliant system. I absolutely love how this book showed me how to change so many areas of my life! So many systems I have tried focus on just one area and I end up fixing one thing, but being frustrated with another. However, I will worn that this book isn't for those just "contemplating change." This is an action book and it requires that the reader work and really commit and put energy behind their goal to change. On days when I couldn't accomplish the "assignment" I just spread it over a few days like she advises. If you are serious about organizing your life this is a book to add to your collection!