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Marie Forleo describes how one of her philosophies has changed her life as well as those of countless others. Forleo uses her personal and business experiences to explain how everything in life can be figured out as long as you do not give up.

Forleo starts off by narrating her childhood. Growing up with a single mom in a poor household taught her to always believe that everything is figureoutable, no matter how hard life gets. She proceeds to present a roadmap that anyone can use to figure out their life challenges. She recommends that you avoid making BS excuses and instead take action to solve your problems.

Forleo also talks about the importance of developing empowering beliefs that can help you overcome your fears. Fear is merely a tool that you should use to define your goals clearly and pursue your purpose. Instead of waiting until everything is perfect and in place, just start moving toward your dream. Ultimately, you will figure it out along the way.

Every chapter ends in a testimonial of how different individuals used her philosophy to overcome various challenges. The book also includes exercises in question format to help you integrate what you have learned in each chapter.

Forleo opens the book by explaining how she came up with the concept of Everything is figureoutable. She narrates how, during her childhood, her mother received a tiny radio shaped like an orange. At the time, they survived on coupons, and the small orange radio with a straw for an antenna was her mothers most prized possession. Due to their dire financial situation, Forleos mother would undertake all the repair work in the house herself, including fixing the roof and plumbing work.

When Forleo asked her mother how she knew how to fix all the different stuff around the house, she replied that nothing in life is too difficult to be figured out, as long as you are willing to do the hard work necessary to solve the problem. Therefore, this became Forleos most powerful mantra in life.

Forleo says that no matter what kind of negative situation you are facing in your life, knowing that everything can be figured out is the first step to breaking free. She claims that this philosophy helped her end an abusive relationship, win work-study gigs, and even become a professional dancer with no formal training. This philosophy can even be applied when a person in dealing with the loss of a loved one, a negative health diagnosis, or even mental illness.

The reason why most people dont believe this is that the education system doesnt teach students how to tap into their personal power. If people are trained to harness the power of their mind, emotions, and bodies, they will be able to solve all kinds of problems, from the mundane to the complex.

The world today is inundated with all kinds of social, economic, political, and environmental strife. According to Forleo, about 350 million people globally suffer from depression, and the suicide rate in America is at a 30-year high. One billion people are going hungry yet tons of food is thrown out every day. The world is also faced with inequality, racism, violence, and injustice.

But despite our best efforts as a collective, we cannot change the planet unless we first work on ourselves as individuals. Forleo states that through the everything is figureoutable philosophy, every individual can transform their own life. It is only then that we can come together to bring about real change globally.

In this chapter, Forleo provides a five-step roadmap that can help you achieve the results you need using her philosophy.

Whenever you want to embrace a new idea, your brain is likely to rebel against you. The same applies when you decide to learn the everything is figureoutable concept. According to Forleo, two major destructive thoughts will hold you back:

• I already know this To avoid this negative thought, ask yourself what you can learn from the information and how to better execute on it.
• This isnt for me Instead, ask yourself how this can work for you so that you train your mind to perceive new possibilities.

Its easy to make excuses and say that the tools Forleo provides wont work for your particular situation. However, she advises that you at least try out her hypothesis before you give up on it. Even if her philosophy isnt entirely accurate, believing that everything is figureoutable is a very powerful and useful idea. But if you decide that it wont work, then it definitely wont, and nothing is likely to work for you anyway.

There are a lot of books out there that are written to inspire and inform the readers. Forleo claims that her book is meant to take you deeper and farther than that. She states that she wants to help people achieve tangible results. However, this will only be possible if you are totally committed to taking action. This is why she provides Action Challenges at the end of every chapter. By writing down the exercises in a journal and doing the recommended work, youll be able to change the direction of your life.

Forleo describes her life journey and career path as a roller coaster that seemed to be leading her nowhere. After graduating from college, she was hired as a trading assistant at the NYSE on Wall Street. Despite the lucrative position, she felt empty and miserable because she believed that her destiny lied elsewhere. She resigned and went on to work as a bartender, ad sales assistant, fashion assistant, life coach, and many others. Every step of the way, she felt like a failure and moved on to find her true calling, once again. Forleo argues that she kept searching and hoping only because deep down she knew that she would somehow be able to figure everything out.

Everything that you see around you right now began as a thought in the mind of an individual. Everything once existed only in someones imagination. Forleo says that she discovered the truth behind the power of the mind after she ended up in New York. As a child, she once told her parents that she would someday live in the big city. Little did she know that her thoughts would one day manifest into reality.