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Everything is Figureoutable: How One Simple Belief Can Help Us Overcome Any Obstacle and Create Unstoppable Success

Marie Forleo (Goodreads Author)

4.11 · Rating details · 5,688 ratings · 635 reviews

Do you ever have trouble finishing what you start? Do amazing ideas come to you all the time but after the initial excitement wanes you struggle to follow through? If you're creative and ambitious, the answer is likely yes.

The problem isn't you. It's not that you're not hardworking, intelligent or deserving, but that you haven't yet installed the one key belief that will c ...more

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Sep 14, 2019 Emily Caldwell rated it liked it

Recommends it for: entrepreneurs

The works of Brene Brown, Simon Sinek, and Elizabeth Gilbert have changed my worldview and, consequently, my life--absolutely for the better--so when I saw that all three recommended this book, I decided to give it a read. Unlike many of the reviewers I've read so far, I'd never heard of Marie Forleo before this week.

I want to preface my review with a bit of my personal standpoint, because I do think that's relevant when it comes to self-help books. Most that I've read (or read many reviews/quot The works of Brene Brown, Simon Sinek, and Elizabeth Gilbert have changed my worldview and, consequently, my life--absolutely for the better--so when I saw that all three recommended this book, I decided to give it a read. Unlike many of the reviewers I've read so far, I'd never heard of Marie Forleo before this week.

I want to preface my review with a bit of my personal standpoint, because I do think that's relevant when it comes to self-help books. Most that I've read (or read many reviews/quotes of and then decided NOT to read *cough*Rachel Hollis*cough*) were either heavy on the "pull yourself up by the bootstraps and get it done" mentality, or focused on slow, methodical healing of the mind and soul (often with the help of real-life therapies). As both a passionate entrepreneur and PTSD survivor, I personally tend to prefer books that fall somewhere in between--doing hard mindset work while also honoring your past and working through it, even when it means you are not creative or productive for a period of time. I am not a fan of the "pull yourself up by the bootstraps" method because when you leave the uncomfortable mental health stuff behind in favor of productivity, you end up falling short at some point. In other words, it's a method that works well, but it doesn't work long term. I found this book to lean toward a "leave the past in the past and do something with your life" mentality. Although there is plenty of mindset work within it (it's almost all mindset work, really)--it only very briefly hints at the idea of actual healing of the mind or soul. It's also generally pretty heavily steeped in positivity culture.

My issue with this book is that I think ANY book that touts itself as being instrumental to helping overcome mental health, addiction, relationship problems--basically anything that has a high possibility of being rooted in depression or trauma--has. a. responsibility. The entire time I was reading this book, I was waiting for a mention of mental health: a chapter or blurb or even some "first steps" on how to first treat your depression, and then move on to Marie's methods for working through the accompanying addiction, relationship problems, getting back into the workforce, etc.--because at face value, her methods are nearly impossible to apply when creatively blocked due to depression (that's right, folks, telling yourself to just stop letting the past effect you WILL NOT help you process trauma!). I want to point out that Marie gave many examples of people who dealt with mountains of trauma and continued on to be highly productive, successful leaders in the world. And I think that's wonderful, but I believe using examples of overcoming trauma to promote any MINDSET work without acknowledging the effect that mental health has on the process is harmful... because trauma and depression live in the mind. It is true that at a few times, she even hinted at mental healing as being the "goal" that you're focused on while reading her book. But again, applying her methods to any mental health goals would be a pretty far reach because the work she's asking you do comes after healing, not before.

I read this book pretty quickly because I found that most of Marie's advice just isn't applicable to me RIGHT NOW, as my current focus is my mental health (and again, from what I read about this book before purchasing, I was fully expecting this to be part of the book's journey). Marie instructs readers to stop and do the prompts (writing, not just thinking), and I did with the first two sets, but then decided to go back and do the rest further into my healing. Sure, I could in a pretty abstract way apply her "everything is figureoutable" theory to healing, but honestly, I found that this book mostly made me feel pretty bad about myself and my inability to focus on and complete her prompts. I truly believe that this book could do more harm than good for some people who are reading it with hopes of "figuring out" their depression, addiction, or relationship/social issues--and Marie does claim several times that her method works for such issues.

I want to clarify that I don't think this book was bad, but I do wish that it were more specifically aimed at a productivity sector of self-help. I picked it up knowing that it was not specifically aimed at mental health, and that Marie is not a psychologist (as far as I know), but still hopeful that it would simply inspire me in the ways that other broad-spectrum self-help books have at times. Instead I found it a bit ableist and, because of that, hard to stomach.

I WILL reread this book when I am able to follow along with the prompts and make use of it. I did find it inspiring and motivating at times. I found several methods and philosophies that I'm looking forward to applying in the future, particularly when it comes to making career decisions. As an entrepreneur, I absolutely 100% see the value in Marie's work, and I am even considering investing in her B-School in the future. I just don't think it's a healthy book for anyone who is struggling with mental health or trauma without a treatment plan already in place, and it will be particularly harmful for anyone who also struggles with feeling that their productivity is tied to their self-worth.

It's very hard for me to apply a star rating to this book, because when I imagine any of my friends who struggle with mental health and self worth reading it, I want to give it 1 star. But the ambitious entrepreneur in me wants to give it a rave review and 5 stars, knowing that I have a whole other set of friends who would benefit greatly from this read. IF this book was being sold as a business/productivity book and not a broad-spectrum self-help book, this would be a very different review. But again, I think authors who are claiming their methods work for addiction and mental health issues have a responsibility to proceed with caution, and I don't feel that Marie did. Still, I am grateful to have discovered her work and look forward to applying it in the future. ...more

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Sep 24, 2019 Rebecca Toner rated it it was ok

There were several good tidbits and reframes that were useful, but it read like a lit-crit written by a white woman completely unaware of her privilege. While she did acknowledge her immense privilege, I felt she bypassed the majority of it and it made her unrelatable. She cited poor women from countries in the developing world, and their struggles with abusive marriages and changing their lives. Then she talked about her own struggle- with learning to ride a Vespa while vacationing in Sicily??? ...more

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Oct 06, 2019 Karen rated it did not like it

DNF. Not for me. She’s like a female Tony Robbins. NLP and hyping people up with mega-watt energy. That’s fine- that approach really lights some people’s fire. I find it a major turn off. It seems to me like someone with an undoubtedly more confident and energetic ego trying to get my ego to be like hers. Listening to it I just feel bad about myself and tired..and irritated by how full of herself she is, it’s all “I’m not trying to brag but.... “.

But if everything is figureoutable then I’d rathe ...more

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Nov 28, 2019 The Artisan Geek added it

Shelves: favourites, bookcase

18/1/20
A huge thank you to Marie for gifting me a copy of this book!! This is hands down one of the best self-help books I have ever read. Marie cuts straight through all of the rambling and to good to be true cheap talk that most of these books are filled with. She approached matters in a realistic way, yet at the same time giving you the tools the get the best out of the situation. Would definitely recommend!

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Nov 10, 2019 Laura Noggle rated it liked it

Shelves: women-nonfiction, 2019

Bubble gum hyper optimistic multi passionate entrepreneurial inspiration.

I actually really enjoyed this book and found it very encouraging.

But don’t expect much depth. Malala Yousafzai is skimmed over next to chapters about how Foreleo almost missed her flight to her Barcelona vacation.

But—EVERYTHING IS FIGUREOUTABLE! Even getting shot in the head. (It wasn’t phrased quite like that, but you get the idea.) Some jarring juxtapositions aside, it was just a surface level pop culture-y feel good ...more

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Jun 18, 2019 Jillian Doherty rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

If you love Jen Sincero's You Are A Badass books - then you'll appreciate Marie's message too!

She really does find an extra hour in the day for you, and then she finds 2 hours!!
it's for any readers, in any stage of you one's life - you just have to want to give yourself good change.

Funny, believable, and widely appreciated - from Cheryl Strayed, to Liz Gilbert, to Brene Brown :)

Galley borrowed from the publisher.

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Nov 16, 2019 Shameka rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobook, self-help

This book was not for me. There's nothing inherently wrong with it, I just didn't find the content as a whole to be helpful for me. That doesn't mean it won't work for others. I do think that approaching life with the idea that "everything is figureoutable" is a good perspective but there are some circumstances/situations that people cannot figure their way out of and their circumstances must be changed systematically. For every person that overcomes some seemingly impossible circumstance, there ...more

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Oct 27, 2019 Puffling rated it liked it

Some good practical advice, including some exercises I appreciated (though they were fairly simple and not original). As someone with a lot of interests and drive, I liked the balance between focusing on a project to get it done and embracing all of your passions.

However, this book is only for people who are already in a good place in their healing process. 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 w ...more

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Sep 08, 2019 Daniela D rated it really liked it

The first book I've ever read in a day! Yay! Challenge accomplished!
Marie Forleo's book is an easy read, quite inspiring, funny at times and with a clear message: you can do anything that you really want, are willing to persist for, and put in a lot of effort to make it happen. She backs it up with stories from her audience at MarieTV and podcast, as well as some academic research or surveys.

A relatively frustrating bit - I cannot believe the editors didn't fully check all the quotes! 'He who h ...more

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Nov 15, 2019 Jennifer rated it did not like it · review of another edition

I did not enjoy this at all and I read a ton of self help books and generally can just glean what is useful and get on with my day. But this one is bad...just poorly written with tons of fake enthusiasm to the point of nausea. 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. About a chapter in I was like ugh, but I kept going for a while. I bailed 3/4 of the way through after I had read ba ...more

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Jan 11, 2020 Angie rated it it was ok

There were a couple of clever quotes, but ultimately this reminded me why I don't really care for self-help/inspirational type titles.

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Sep 03, 2019 Brett rated it it was amazing

I have been following Marie Forleo for years now and I'm so thrilled that she has come out with this book.

"Everything is Figureoutable" is a mantra that Marie uses on her podcasts, on MarieTV.com and in her online classes. It is something that all of us need to hear, and in this book, she outlines exactly how to make it work for you.

Marie is funny, approachable, intelligent, sensitive and thoughtful. She empowers readers to get to the heart of what they need to do to make their lives better...p ...more

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Feb 02, 2020 Abbie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 5-star, nonfiction

Everything is Figureoutable is a practical and profound POWERHOUSE of a book sure to stoke your creative fire and get you excited about chasing your dreams – however daunting they may seem at the moment!

Marie's honest, no-nonsense writing style is super refreshing, and her story is nothing short of tremendously inspiring. I would recommend this book to every entrepreneur or big-dreamer out there, especially young women! "Everything is Figureoutable" is my new mantra whenever anything seems outs ...more

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Apr 28, 2020 Karen rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audio-book, nonfiction, read-in-2020

This book is similar to the other go-get-'em books on the market. However, I will admit, listening to this one at this particular time, it was good to hear, "everything is figureoutable." The text is interspersed with Marie's own stories, mini exercises, and her followers' tales of triumph when they learned, or remembered, that they too could figure it out and make it work. I enjoyed listening to the author narrate and her enthusiasm most definitely came across.

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Feb 03, 2020 Kristie rated it really liked it

Shelves: library, 2019, nonfiction, self-help

Review to follow.

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Oct 10, 2019 Avid Reader rated it did not like it

You can tell she’s been telling these stories that have a bit of truth to them but never really gets the courage to just say ... actually I didn’t get past my internship on wall street and I realised this life coaching thing was essentially what I was doing as a bartender and part time aerobics teacher. It would be more powerful if she just told it straight and owned that it took her a normal duration of time to find her thing and that once she found it she consumed every piece of literature fro You can tell she’s been telling these stories that have a bit of truth to them but never really gets the courage to just say ... actually I didn’t get past my internship on wall street and I realised this life coaching thing was essentially what I was doing as a bartender and part time aerobics teacher. It would be more powerful if she just told it straight and owned that it took her a normal duration of time to find her thing and that once she found it she consumed every piece of literature from people like Oprah, Tony Robbins, and an extensive and ever growing list to grow into an expert as a life coach. Her behaviour at the book tour event in London was strange as well. She’s a master marketer. I think she summarised a lot of other teachings and thoughts into her own format as always. Credit where it is due. It’s ok and she’s done the work to get here. Just a shame she lies so much to inflate her achievements.

Updated: I’ve just finished the book. As a long time follower I need to blow the whistle. There are numerous things that are no longer matching up. Through the years, Marie has given snippets of information such as she said she had a great career on Wall Street which she left to follow her passion as a Nike elite dancer while she bar tended, then she said she worked for gourmet magazine. Now in the book she has changed it to say she was a trading assistant who left pretty early on and she mentions not Gourmet Magazine but now it is Vogue. She is NOT certified in life coaching. She was also focused on relationships only for a long time — her first book was about making men want you, and she also had a regular event called Rich Happy and Hot. It seems that B School was the brain child of Laura Roeder and not Marie either. I’ve found extensive evidence online complete with photos and old blogs. She never ever ever coached on business and it’s clear she hired consultants to rewrite b school into what it is today. Lastly there is a huge amount of evidence online if you spend even an hour on google. She shot her own workout DVD which she marketed online. Honestly there’s so much video and other coverage that online from her own posts and videos that just no longer lineS up with what this book now says. None of this is even acknowledged. I’m shaking. This isn’t right. ...more

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Feb 10, 2020 Dawn rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2020-reads, non-fiction, business, self-improvement, audiobooks, audiobooks-fabulous-narrator, beloved

Wow! How have I not watched Marie TV before or even heard of Marie Forleo? She is a powerhouse in business, coaching, and life in general. A new media mogul and business woman to be reckoned with. This book makes last year’s popular Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis read like a YA magazine article. 🙃

I dislike the genre title of ‘self-help’ books as it has a negative connotation to me and most others I presume. I like to call it self-improvement or self-progress. I am always growing and learn ...more

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Jan 14, 2020 Ryan Treft rated it did not like it

Pick a bunch of cliches you'd expect from a self-appointed guru, turn the cliches into chapters with word vomit, and sprinkle some disingenuous, patronizing personlization language like... "one of the joys in my life is connecting with growth-minded, creative souls like you."
Not sure how she knows me so well, but I'm flattered she feels this way about me. I had to shut it down. Maybe if I suffered through the entire book I could find the breakthrough of a lifetime.. or whatever.

To be fair, I'm ...more

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Jan 25, 2020 Hannah Stowe rated it did not like it

I was assigned this in a professional development course and I didn't feel as though the contents were new or innovative enough to warrant the repackaging. In addition the author packed this book full with lots of pleas to watch her videos, visit her site, attend her conferences, and share this book with as many people as possible. I am happy for her success, good for her, however I am not interested in being used to further her media 'empire'.

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Sep 26, 2019 Abdelali rated it liked it

Shelves: audiobooks

Just another self-help book!!
This book focuses a lot on things like other self-help book. They tell you can succeed in your life and achieve you goals by just saying their made-up phrases (everything is figureoutable)
It seems good source for someone who has just started developing themselves.
And it is so boring for people who read a lot of self-help books.

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Jul 08, 2019 Sinead rated it really liked it

It’s definitely a motivational read and I enjoyed Marie’s style of writing. I think the audiobook could be a great listen. It’s a little light on actionable guidance and advice, but if you want a pick me up read, this is a good choice.

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Oct 06, 2019 Chrissie rated it liked it

This would probably be better as an audio book read by Marie. I admire what she’s built and think there were some good exercises sprinkled throughout, but a lot of the references to her talk and the examples of “real” people reminded me too much of the circular reference promotional tactics used in The 5 Second Rule.

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Dec 07, 2019 Benjamin Torres rated it it was ok · review of another edition

This book is motivational and good inspiration, but not very much else. It is repetitive to the extreme and shallow in its message.

I did find some useful tips and interesting points, specially how it is so very important to have the right attitude when solving a problem, but I felt it was little more than optimistic go get it book.

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Jul 12, 2019 Claire Meadows rated it really liked it

Such a great feel good book. Marie helps you conquer your doubts and distractions and focus on putting yourself and your instincts centre-stage. It’s there inside each of us, and this books does a great job in helping you bring your plans to fruition. Recommended

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Jan 03, 2020 Joy rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: self-help, non-fiction, library-has-it, hope-this-is-good

I guess I am just not in the mood for this book right now. It has some good ideas and lots of good quotes but it’s not going to change my life or anything. I will check out her videos on YouTube though.

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Jan 05, 2020 Prong Praison rated it did not like it

Very disappointed. Learn nothing from it. Keep saying the same thing over and over.

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Sep 12, 2019 Aubrey rated it it was amazing

Hell. Fucking. Yes! I have followed Marie for years. She is a powerhouse of passion, drive, and is absolutely unstoppable, but...guess what? So are you. And Marie will show you that in this book.

Funny thing - I wrote this review last night and was too tired to properly edit, so I decided to wait and let it sit there. I read it over this morning, hit save and it just kept on spinning. It never saved. I lost the entire thing. It was a bummer, when you pour your heart into something (even as simple Hell. Fucking. Yes! I have followed Marie for years. She is a powerhouse of passion, drive, and is absolutely unstoppable, but...guess what? So are you. And Marie will show you that in this book.

Funny thing - I wrote this review last night and was too tired to properly edit, so I decided to wait and let it sit there. I read it over this morning, hit save and it just kept on spinning. It never saved. I lost the entire thing. It was a bummer, when you pour your heart into something (even as simple as a review) but because I think this book and Marie's many messages are so vital, I applied it and said well, figure it out. So, I wrote it again! And here we are.

This book is both a wake you up, 'slap in the face,' and a firm spank on the ass, saying, 'go get 'em tiger.' The truth is, I've read so many books on this topic. On success, fulfillment, the human potential and possibility. I will continue reading on this topic. Why? Well, you know that feeling when you walk out of a bad ass movie and feel totally pumped? You are alive, excited with possibility because you saw possibility on the screen, that deep down you know is in you but give it 30 minutes or so after the movie and that feeling is fleeting. What if you could have that feeling all the time? What would you do with your life?

Reading books like this helps to create that needed environment because your environment is so incredibly vital, especially the people. I have learned this over many years, let people label me, box me in and then I assigned that as my truth, took it in and never questioned it. Now I not only question it but refuse it. It isn't my truth and I refuse to accept what others decide of me, want of me, wish of me or 'should' on me. It is merely a reflection of their own insecurities and fears. Instead I choose to surround myself with people who believe in what's deeply and profoundly possibly, who step up to action and not just talk, who aren't the victim but the victor of their own story, who are constantly reflecting and bettering themselves. If that means those people are the very people who write these books, and being around them lights you up, as it does me, then keep reading. If that means 'cutting the fat' in your life, do it. It's hard to let go of people meaning well but not adding anything meaningful to your life, but you are worth it. You will find those people in real life because you will become one, and like always attracts like.

In this book Marie covers pretty much everything I've ever read on this topic. She covers all the bullshit excuses we make up. The 'I don't have the time,' 'the money,' or the 'know how.' The limiting beliefs we have of ourselves. The fear most everyone lets drive their actions without realizing it. Instead we give it, as Marie says, pet names like concern, stress, anxiety, panic, terror and stage fright. She discusses the power and importance of belief, how to define your dream(s) and break it down to actionable tasks, the importance of starting before you're ready because you'll never be 'ready,' addresses progress over perfection, the power of refusing to be refused and the gift that you and only you have to offer the world and by not doing so is a deprivation to others and yourself.

Reading this book has taken me to a deeper level within my authentic self and my relationship with my husband - my one and only accountability partner, it's let me peel back another layer of the onion of life and boy are there endless layers. From this book and what we've both been learning lately (about ourselves and our potential) it gave my husband and I one of the most profound and enlightening conversations last night and I'm so thankful we have each other, the belief in what's possible, and we have books and resources that help us check ourselves and grow constantly.

If you only ever read one book on this topic, let this be the one. I believe that everyone has the power to create and be so much more. We need less sheep and more shepherds. Be the compass of your own life and make it count because, as Michael Altshuler has said, “The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the pilot."
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Sep 04, 2019 Elise Musicant rated it really liked it

Shelves: owned

Normally, I am not one for self help books. However, when I read the description of this book, I was strongly drawn to it, and I’m so glad I got the chance to read it.

What really drew me to this book was the idea of being multipassionate. I am good at a lot of things and I love to do all of these things, but everyone in the world seems to have chosen that one thing. They build a career based on it. When they want a career change, it results in an entire life shift.

This book showed me that I c ...more

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Dec 28, 2019 Britton.Ajohn rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Listen, if you need a life mantra this is it. This is the book. Go no further, do not pass go, do not collect $200. Stop right here and read this book. It is blunt, it is honest, it is the road map you need to figure out your crap. My favorite line? "Remember that girl who gave up? Neither does anybody else."

Get. On. It. Figure it out. Read this book. Do it.

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Dec 30, 2019 Lindsey Feyder rated it it was amazing

Best personal development book I’ve ever read. Funny, applicable, thought-provoking. Each chapter ends with a section where you write down answers to questions applicable to that chapter which I really enjoyed. 100% recommend to anyone, especially anyone struggling to start their next goal or keep chasing a dream.

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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.

Named by Oprah as a thought leader for the next generation, she’s the star of the award-winning show MarieTV, with over 47 million views, and host of The Marie Forleo Podcast, with more than eight million downloads. ...more