Marie Forleo opens with the book's central, titular thesis: essentially any goal, however daunting, becomes achievable through persistent, creative problem-solving effort, given enough time and willingness to keep trying.

Why this framing matters as a mindset:

• Many people abandon goals prematurely, assuming an obstacle is genuinely insurmountable rather than simply requiring more creative problem-solving effort
• Adopting 'figureoutable' as a default mindset shifts focus from whether something is possible toward how it might be accomplished
• This mindset doesn't guarantee every specific goal will be achieved, but Forleo argues it produces dramatically more attempts and creative solutions than a more defeatist default assumption

This opening establishes the book's core motivational mindset, providing the foundation for its subsequent practical guidance on pursuing genuinely challenging goals.