What if You Could

Description

Title: What if You Could
Author: Jacinda Ardern
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 02/06/2026
Imprint: PENGUIN
ISBN: 9781776953448

From Jacinda Ardern, the former prime minister of New Zealand comes What if You Could, a guide for teens on chasing your dreams and embracing the unexpected qualities that truly make a person strong.

When Jacinda Ardern became prime minister of New Zealand, she was one of the youngest people in the world leading a country. Many people thought she would never succeed – herself included. Wouldn’t her insecurity, overthinking, worrying, and tendency to empathise stop her from being able to achieve her goals?

As she soon learned, though, it was exactly those attributes – as well as kindness and wanting to listen to and serve others – that made her into the empathetic, adaptable, and effective leader that she was.

While sharing her own experiences and challenges as a young person, and then as prime minister, Jacinda Ardern encourages readers to realise that true strength, success, and power come from embracing ourselves just as we are – imposter syndrome and all.