Everything is Figureoutable: The #1 New York Times Bestseller

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But most people, I would say, they start hitting that resistance both internal and external and they get dejected and they stop at some point. Oftentimes that Steven, our friend Steven Pressfield talks about, they'll stop right at the end. I mean, Steven said on my podcast, and then in the book, he blew up his life when he was 99% done with a book. And that happens a lot. I have to fight it all the time too. It's so good. What have you seen to be the difference between people who land a big book deal and people who don't? Speaker 2: You can take on serious projects as long as within those you don’t take yourself seriously. Ed writes about the people and environment at Pixar that supported the innovation behind those iconic creations. He also shares the unique principles they live by to give their teams the freedom to take risks and create in ways no one ever had before. 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 are others who are left behind. Yes, some of them would have accepted their circumstances and may not have really tried to overcome but there are others who will try as best as they can and will still fail and fail again. For them, everything is not figureoutable.

Marie Forleo | Helping Women Around The World Live Rich, Happy & Hot!". 2011-05-08. Archived from the original on 2011-05-08 . Retrieved 2022-10-17. Does anyone remember that Cynthia Nixon's video about the standards women should fulfill? It definitely feels like this, but without the irony! In the Company of Women is a coffee table collection of photos and profiles of creative women filled with heaps of inspiration. Fairly self-explanatory; don't try to change men. If this is a fundamental truth, though, why does society always shove exceptions in our faces? It's easy to blame society, I know, but it can have a very big impact on how such things are perceived. Add that many of the general population are easily swayed by such things and voila, preconceived notions! Men are guilty of this, too. That’s the thing. I kept hearing myself talking about, "Oh, this idea for the book. The idea for the book." I had done the talk on Oprah. So it was like, okay, I knew the book was going to be Everything is Figureoutable.Marie Forleo: And now I’m actually starting to work on my next book, and there’s aspects of this one that have me totally twisted up. But as I’ve learned, and as Steven shares, you have to trust the guidance of creative fear. As I like to say, fear is a GPS for where my soul most wants to go. And I bet the same thing might be true for you too. Now, some of Team Forleo are here to share their favorite books about creativity too. Have a listen. Speaker 6: I don’t know if you realized this, and I’m sure you hear this all the time, but what you’re doing is incredibly powerful, like you are changing so many people’s lives, and there’s so many people out here that are seeking and wanting better. And we just get drawn into expectations and what the world wants from us. So Marie, please don’t stop doing what you’re doing. I hope it keeps growing and I hope you keep being successful because it means that you can share with more people. But you’ve really changed my life. And I think you’ve changed a lot of people’s lives. And getting a little emotional. I don't think so with myself, because I had a really kind of tumultuous first marriage. So I was married for 19 years and we fought more in one month than I had fought with anybody in my entire life, everybody combined. So we radically loved each other and we had lots of drama. And then we had a kid. Really great recipe, right? And then a million animals. And then my parents were dying. I moved home to take care of them and on and on and on. I've looked at it. It feels like getting over that last hump to finish. Almost any project, of course, books. But I've seen this in our own business, whether it's courses or whether it's a development project that has to do with coding and all kinds of technical stuff. Getting over that last bit, it's like, "Oh, it's big."

Whether you want to leave a dead end job, break an addiction, learn to dance, heal a relationship, or grow a business, Everything is Figureoutable will show you how. 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. Marie Forleo: If you’re a book lover or a book writer or some kind of creative human being, today’s episode is for you. We’re going to talk about our love of books today, and specifically, books that have helped my team and I overcome some creative challenges like perfectionism, imposter syndrome, or just that general feeling of not being good enough. So think about this one like a little bit of a virtual book club between you, myself, Team Forleo, and our entire community. I want you to put on your cozy pants if you got them, or you can just take off your pants, who cares, no one’s going to see you. Grab a cup of coffee or tea, a glass of red or sparkling water, whatever floats your beverage boat, and settle in for a very special episode that we’re calling #ILovedThisBook, creativity edition. But first, a word from today’s sponsor. I see that over and over with high quality stuff. So the people that I've seen who are the most successful are the people who've been teaching their work for a long time. So they own it, they embody it, they live it, they breathe it. A publisher doesn't have to worry that they haven't really thought it all through or that the arc won't work or that the ending. They'll buy the proposal with the sample chapters, but then the ending won't ever make sense because the person hasn't figured it out. Yeah. I love that. I don't think I thought about it from that perspective too. I mean, looking for the latest, right? What is the newest release in any category that people would actually look for that and it's a really great point.Don't be fooled by the title--this is an example of the marketing truth that people will buy what they want, not what they need. If the book had been called "How to Be Your Best Self--i.e., Your YOUest You!" I would have passed it by. But that's what it's really about. Becoming irresistible to men is a likely side-effect of doing that, but more importantly, you'll love yourself and your life. Hell yeah, that's what I'm talking about!

In 2008, Forleo released Make Every Man Want You: How to Be So Irresistible You'll Barely Keep from Dating Yourself!. The following year, she founded Marie Forleo International, a business coaching practice. [3] She also started a web television show called MarieTV. [12] In May of 2011, she launched the online business course "Rich, Happy & Hot B-School" with fellow entrepreneur Laura Roeder. [14] [15] Eventually, the program name was shortened to "B-School." Marie: Oh, absolutely, Charlene. In fact, you should take the free seven-day writing class that we’re offering right now at thecopycure.com. Dude, it's always shit and it never goes away. Sabaa Tahir who was just nominated for the National Book Award for All My Rage, she used to work at the Washington Post, and she said it was the coolest thing to see that these Pulitzer Prize winning journalists would just turn in crap the first time they turned in a story. And then they would work with it and work with it. And over time it would become magnificent, but it was always crap. She says the same thing about her work. Cheryl Strayed says the same thing.I agree that you should have your own life and interests, and make sure you keep those interests and hobbies active whilst you are in a relationship. Sadly, I have to admit I have not always followed this advice in my own life and it's something that I need to change.

Aside from firmly believing in the fact that almost everything is ... figureoutable, and writing stuff down, there wasn’t much in the way of methodology. It does. I remember having a conversation with Dani Shapiro about this, and she was telling me how... I forget how many. It might have been 12,000 words. It was just an enormous amount. And she was like, "Marie, just done, gone." Was not working. So to me, I literally could not believe that outcome. And I'll tell you the last thing. Before I went to that lunch with him, I was on a phone call with a friend of mine and she said, "Script out the result that you want." And I said, "What do you mean?" And she goes, "Write down exactly what would be a dream come true." And I'm like, "Okay. So he's super happy with the book.” I mean fantasy land. Just craziness to say that." And it was exactly as I scripted. I don't know.

Because if you're having trouble solving a problem or reaching a dream, the problem isn't you. And it’s not the dumpster fire of 2020, either — truly. It's that you haven't yet installed this one belief that changes everything. Whether you want to leave a dead-end job, heal a relationship, grow a business, master your money, or just find two free hours in your day, Everything is Figureoutable will train your brain to think more positively and help you break down any dream into manageable steps. I can see the point of throwing out those stupid "Rules" - but I'm keeping my own personal rules. For instance, I would never consider going out with a man who's too much of a coward to make the first move. (That, and frankly I'm so dense I wouldn't know if a man was interested even if he was dancing naked in front of me screaming "SLEEP WITH ME!")