Book Review: Everything Is Figureoutable by Marie Forleo

“Everything is figureoutable” is the phrase Marie Forleo inherited from her mother, a woman who fixed whatever broke in the house with her own two hands. As inherited mantras go, it’s a great one. It is also very nearly the entire book.

Full disclosure on where I started: I’d sampled Marie’s online content before this and it hadn’t fully won me over — a little airy for my taste. The book is better than I expected. That’s a real compliment, with a few caveats stapled to it.

The book is a mindset manual. Believe the problem in front of you is solvable, retire your excuses, take the imperfect action, repeat — with exercises after every chapter and client stories throughout.

What I Loved About Everything Is Figureoutable by Marie Forleo

First, real credit: Forleo acknowledges class and race disparity in a genre that mostly pretends we all start from the same driveway. Most self-help books don’t even wave at that reality. She engages with it directly, and it matters.

Second, the book does what it says on the tin. If you’re stuck (truly stuck, spinning, afraid to start), this is a warm shot of momentum, a sweet read with genuinely nice reminders about mindset and possibility. There are people for whom this book will be the push that finally gets them moving, and I don’t say that with an eyebrow raised. Inspiration is a real product.

What I Didn’t Love About Everything Is Figureoutable

The strategy never comes. The book leans hard into believe-in-yourself territory, and I kept waiting for the chapter where the pep talk graduates into a plan — the actual how of changing your life. It doesn’t arrive. What arrives instead is more client testimonials, which accumulate until stretches read like a keynote for the author’s programs.

In fairness to Marie, that’s a genre problem more than a Marie problem: books by coaches almost never hand over the how, because the how is the paid product. At their best, they inspire you to go pick up the books that do teach problem-solving. A real service, just not the one printed on the cover.

Final Thoughts on Everything Is Figureoutable

As a pick-me-up, yes: light, warm, kind, and better than most of its genre. As a roadmap, no — you’re going to need a bit more than a mantra. (The how-shaped gap in this genre is the exact reason I wrote Write for Money and Power. Self-aware plug, but a true one.) And for creative deprogramming with a harder edge, Real Artists Don’t Starve is reviewed here.

My final score: 3 out of 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Do I recommend this book? 🤷 As inspiration, yes. As a roadmap, no.

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