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“Make It Happen” by Darius Foroux Book Review
In the past few months, I’ve seen several people I follow on Twitter (X) announce that they’re releasing books (which is great since I’m currently looking to review one book a month for this site). But, while many of these titles won’t be released until this fall or later, I was excited to see that Darius Foroux recently announced that not one but two new books would be released just a few weeks after his tweet was made. Upon seeing this, I immediately went and preordered both — but the one I’m choosing to review today is Make It Happen: The Manifestation Playbook for Building Your Ideal Life.
As I alluded to, I’ve been familiar with Foroux for years, thanks in part to his regular appearances in Fioney’s top 10 articles of the month posts. What I enjoy about his work is that he covers a variety of topics (both directly and indirectly related to money, most often) and has a style I can easily spot when I see it. In Make It Happen, Foroux focuses on the nature of manifestation and how to achieve what you want in life. This includes two main sections: one highlighting the mindset you’ll need and the other offering tips for executing and turning your intentions into action.
Based on my intro mention of Foroux announcing two books to be released within the same month, you may have guessed that Make It Happen is largely a collection of past articles and essays. In fact, I happened to remember reading a couple of them previously. That said, there have seemingly been a few tweaks to the material and the book boasts a new intro and postscript. I’ll also note that, while Make It Happen is available in paperback and audiobook formats, I picked up the ebook thanks to its 0.99¢ price tag.
Admittedly, I don’t read ebooks too often — so the option to highlight and bookmark quotes was new to me. But, I’m going to take advantage of it by sharing some of my favorite insights. In one, Foroux differentiated “information” and “knowledge” by noting, “Information is generally about data, facts, or statements. Knowledge is usually about applying certain information to a specific cause.” However, he goes on to point out, “Most people acquire a lot of information but not a lot of knowledge. That’s because it’s easy to obtain information. But acquiring knowledge takes time.”
Another interesting quote I pulled involves writing things down and setting reminders. Foroux writes, “[Y]ou’re wasting a lot of brainpower when you rely on your memory. When you write everything down, you can use your brain power for other things.” As someone who’s terrible about remembering things if I don’t have them written down and in my face, this resonated with me. (Does this mean I’m actually just using my brain power for high purposes, though? Probably not.)
With Make it Happen being mostly a collection of articles, the pros and cons of that format are present throughout the book. As for positives, the short paragraphs and short chapters make for an easy and quick read. Of course, it’s also only an 180-page paperback according to Amazon, so that also factors into the speed in which I was able to consume the book. In any case, each of these chapters is also well structured, with most taking on a numbered point framework or something similar.
In terms of downsides, though, there are a couple of instances where information or points are repeated. That said, this wasn’t as common an occurrence as I would have thought — and, honestly, there are books (including those that aren’t adapted from existing material) that are far more repetitive than this one.
Obviously, a book with a title like Make It Happen is meant to be motivational. On that note, I’m happy to report that Foroux succeeds. As for what I personally took away from the book, in the short term, I plan on taking up journaling as well as continuing my recent daily exercise habit. I fear that mentioning those two practices might give you the wrong idea about this book overall, so you’ll have to trust me that there’s much more to it than that.
Needless to say, I thoroughly enjoyed Make It Happen. To me, Foroux did a great job bringing his material together and putting it into an effective and worthwhile package. Could you look up all of these articles and get the majority of the material for free? Sure — but this is not only built for the job but also costs less than a dollar for the Kindle version. Plus, in contrast to a webpage, buying a copy allows you to make notes and highlight passages to revisit easily later (and I do believe you’ll want to). For those reasons, I’d recommend checking out Darius Foroux’s Make It Happen: The Manifestation Playbook for Building Your Ideal Life and following his website as well.
“Make It Happen” by Darius Foroux
“Make It Happen” is a Motivational and Practical Quick Read
4.5
Formats
Paperback, Audiobook, Kindle
Pages
180 (paperback)
“Make It Happen: The Manifestation Playbook for Building Your Ideal Life” is largely a collection of Darius Foroux’s writings over the past decade or so. However, this means that Foroux’s best material is contained in this short-but-sweet read that teaches readers all about manifestation and the work that goes into it. Personally, I picked up the ebook and thoroughly enjoyed the journey — and am now motivated to put Foroux’s tips into action.
Pros
- The book is an easy read with well-organized chapters
- Includes practical, actionable, and useful advice
- Kindle version is currently available for $0.99
Cons
- Mostly comprised of previously released articles
- The book is relatively short at just 180 pages
Author
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