How Asking ‘What If?’ For One Year Transformed Alisha Fernandez Miranda’s Life

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🗓️ 24 March 2023

⏱️ 57 minutes

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When people refer to “the one that got away,” they are usually talking about a romantic partner. For Alisha Fernandez Miranda, that phrase applied to a list of jobs and dreams she never pursued. As she reached her late 30s she found herself feeling stuck, burnt out and unhappy even though she seemingly had it all –a thriving family, CEO position, and lots of activities she loved. She gave herself a year to put her existing life on hold and try out new careers through a series of internships. She chronicled her experience in her new book, "My What If Year." She joins us to talk about giving yourself permission to explore and what happens when you risk blowing up your life. Guests: Alisha Fernandez Miranda, author, "My What If Year" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:15.6	Just before the pandemic, Alicia Fernandez Miranda found herself in her late 30s,
1:21.6	CEO of her own company, happily married the twins living the life she dreamed for herself in London.
1:27.7	But one night out with old friends, she let her mind wander.
1:30.7	What if she asked, she could do something else.
1:33.9	Anything else for a few months.
1:35.4	Not like Wander the Alps, but a different job, a different sense of life.
1:39.3	Wouldn't that be amazing just to feel that sense of the new?
1:42.4	The thought stuck, and the adventures it led her on
1:45.0	eventually became her new book, My What If Year.
1:48.2	She joins us to talk about the miseries and opportunities of Midlife.
1:52.3	That's all coming up next after this news. Welcome to Forum. I'm Alexis Madrigal.
2:07.9	There can come a time in a person's life when they have to make a radical change, a pivot,
2:13.7	a leap.
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