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A People Magazine “Best New Book”
“Hailed as the next Eat, Pray, Love” —CNN International
An exuberant, hilarious memoir about a woman who pauses her successful career for a year and explores the “What If” jobs of her dreams.DELIGHTFULLY IRREVERENT,
My What If Year recounts the adventures of a successful, Latina CEO and mother of twins who–on the cusp of turning forty–takes a break from her job for one year to explore the dream careers she never pursued. Alisha’s hilarious internship adventure takes her to Broadway, the London art scene, a posh Scottish hotel, and the workout world. Her experiences—both challenging and extremely humbling—teach her the real meaning of success.
Also by Alisha Fernandez Miranda,
Someone’s Gotta Give: A Novel.
Sommario
Author’s Note
Chapter 1: From CEO to Intern
Chapter 2: Overture
Chapter 3: The “I Want” Song
Chapter 4: The Eleven O’Clock Number
Chapter 5: The Finale
Chapter 6: Stasis
Chapter 7: Britney, Whitney, and Me
Chapter 8: The Hot Mess Express
Chapter 9: Rebel without a Cause
Chapter 10: Black Turtlenecks and Fake Glasses
Chapter 11: Mabel and Me, Best of Friends
Chapter 12: The Course Correction
Chapter 13: The Road to Skye Is Paved with Good Intentions
Chapter 14: In Which I Am Terrible at Everything
Chapter 15: Food, Glorious Food
Chapter 16: Turning into the Dark
Afterword: Us, Ten Years Ago
Acknowledgments
Info autore
Alisha Fernandez Miranda serves as chair and former CEO of I.G. Advisors, an award-winning social impact intelligence agency that consults with the world's biggest nonprofits, foundations, and corporations on their philanthropy and social initiatives. A graduate of Harvard University and the London School of Economics, her writing has been featured in
Vogue,
Business Insider,
Romper, and
Huffington Post. Originally, from Miami, she currently lives in Scotland with her husband and children.
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A People Magazine “Best New Book”
“Hailed as the next Eat, Pray, Love” —CNN International
The Perfect Book to Read at the Start of a New Year
An exuberant, hilarious memoir about a woman who pauses her successful career for a year and explores the “What If” jobs of her dreams.
On the cusp of turning forty, Alisha Fernandez Miranda has climbed to the peak of personal and professional success, but at a price; she’s overworked and exhausted.
Bravely, Alisha decides to give herself a break, temporarily pausing her stressful career as the CEO of a high-powered consulting firm. With the tentative blessing of her husband and eight-year-old twins, she leaves her home in London to spend one year exploring the dream jobs of her youth, seeking answers to the question, “What If?”
What follows is a spirited and hilarious journey for Alisha - and the reader. Contending with her lack of experience (and the onset of a global pandemic), Alisha gofers for two high-profile Broadway productions (and nearly tramples Stephen Sondheim), attempts to master a fitness regimen called Voga (a cross between yoga and “voguing”), feigns confidence while handling multi-million-dollar artwork at Christie’s, and literally sets her shirt on fire while serving rack of lamb in a posh hotel on Scotland’s remote Isle of Skye. Her experiences are at once challenging and humbling, and push the boundaries of what Alisha thought she was physically, mentally, and emotionally capable of. Alisha’s “What If” year reveals that she can achieve success on her own terms by embodying the spirit of the intern: never stop learning, be flexible, and understand that failure is a prerequisite for growth.
For anyone who’s ever felt stuck in a rut, My What If Year proves that it’s never too late to say yes to second chances and explore the roads untraveled throughout your life.
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