THE THIRD
METRIC
‘Somewhat’
Aspirational
HOW I MOVED BEYOND
THAT LABEL
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BY MIKA BRZEZINSKI
REMEMBER FOUR
years ago, I was
asked to fill in at
the very last minute to host
at an event full of cosmetics CEOs (Leeza Gibbons
had cancelled). One powerful guest — a woman high
up in the world of “beauty”
— was surprised to see me.
She hadn’t heard about the
last-minute changes.
“Ah well,” she shrugged,
“you’ll do fine for us as
a fill-in, because you are
what we call ‘somewhat
aspirational.’”
That’s stuck with me for
a long time.
Somewhat aspirational.
I loved it. Didn’t know
what it meant. But I found
it to be hilarious and cuttingly honest, which I ad-
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HUFFINGTON
06.02.13