Everything is Figureoutable: The #1 New York Times Bestseller

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How many times we want to do something, but we start to think in too many things and begin to think that we're going to fail, and because of that, we froze and don't do anything? From the host of the award-winning MarieTV and The Marie Forleo Podcast, an indispensable handbook for becoming the creative force of your own life. Marie Forleo: Within like three seconds, the scooter popped, flipped, landed on top of me on the asphalt. This should go without saying, but I have to so everyone can see where I'm coming from: I don't HATE Marie Forleo. I hope this was enough to know that it is the perfect book to read or listen and if you still have doubt, reread this post!

Everything is Figureoutable is an unapologetic guide to solving your biggest problems and accomplishing your wildest dreams. I will say, I have never even heard of this woman and this book was recommended by a life coach I know and and who's advice I generally find pretty spot on. The examples used in this book read oddly, because the author seems to compare situations that are just not on the same level, from women in developing countries facing difficulties to the author learning to ride a scooter on holiday. I knew she was wildly popular amongst Millenials and that her TV show and B-School were held in high regard.Rule number two: If a problem is not figureoutable, it’s not a problem, it’s a fact of life or a law of nature. I already wholeheartedly agree with the concept of Everything is Figureoutable and I wanted to figure out how she turned it into an entire book.

One of the baseline ideas that I’m proposing in the book is that outside of the fear of walking in front of a moving bus, or a train, which is really healthy fear. It's a mindset to help you solve meaningful problems, learn new skills, and find ways to help and contribute to others.Some good practical advice, including some exercises I appreciated (though they were fairly simple and not original). While there is something to be said for just putting yourself out there and getting started, I would’ve found this book depressing when I was in a bad place. Before that she was a Nike dancer, coach and, well a ton of other things as she hustled to create a life of meaning and joy. Of course Forleo’s mother had no background in roofing, or anything like that, but she was extremely resourceful, and had an unquenchable desire to figure things out on her own. However, if you are cool with all of those things and you’re ready to really take action and you’re feeling stuck, you’re feeling like there are no solutions to the problem that you’re facing, you know you need the encouragement, the motivation, and some new skills to help you overcome those hurdles, that’s who this book is for.

I think that when we’re really in that space of truth telling between us and us, that’s where the real magic can happen. My biggest problem I have with her is that she downplays her white privilege so much that it bleeds heavily over these pages. I just think the scope of audience should have been limited to entrepreneurs or would-be entrepreneurs, rather than anyone with most any problem.Whether it’s creating an incredible live experience for people, or an unbelievable online training program, or taking your relationship to the next level, or I’m not done. When we are little, we want to be many things, but we discover later what is our purpose for most people. A born-and-raised Jersey girl with nothing more than passion, a laptop and a dream, Marie Forleo has created a socially conscious digital empire that inspires millions across the globe.