The Next Day

Transitions, Change, and Moving Forward

De: Melinda French Gates

Narrado por: Melinda French Gates

In a rare window into some of her life’s pivotal moments, Melinda French Gates draws from previously untold stories to offer a new perspective on encountering transitions.

This program is read by the author.

“You don’t get to be my age without navigating all kinds of transitions. Some you embraced and some you never expected. Some you hoped for and some you fought as hard as you could.”–Melinda French Gates

Transitions are moments in which we step out of our familiar surroundings and into a new landscape—a space that, for many people, is shadowed by confusion, fear, and indecision. The Next Day accompanies listeners as they cross that space, offering guidance on how to make the most of the time between an ending and a new beginning and how to move forward into the next day when the ground beneath you is shifting.

In this book, Melinda will reflect, for the first time in audio, on some of the most significant transitions in her own life, including becoming a parent, the death of a dear friend, and her departure from the Gates Foundation. The stories she tells illuminate universal lessons about loosening the bonds of perfectionism, helping friends navigate times of crisis, embracing uncertainty, and more.

Each one of us, no matter who we are or where we are in life, is headed toward transitions of our own. With her signature warmth and grace, Melinda candidly shares stories of times when she was in need of wisdom and shines a path through the open space stretching out before us all.

A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books.

©2025 Melinda French Gates (P)2025 Macmillan Audio

Pleasantly blown away.

Amazing story, amazing narration amazing messaging. It was what I thought the book was and then there is what it actually was. Highly recommend.

The next day

It is a beautiful book. Full of advices for life that I will go back to listen again from time to time. I wish I have friends like her.
Thank you for sharing your story with the world and to be so honest and open.

Uplifting, wise, and relatable

Great storytelling, weaving quotes and people who inspire along with her own inspiring wisdom. May it be a shining light for fathers of daughters and friends and partners as greenhouses for each other.

Your Honesty and vulnerability

For some reason, I felt like this book had a message for me and I was really inpatient until it came out. Sure enough, it made me go back and reflect on my own life, prior marriage, the decisions I made, and the guilt I have been feeling.... then it gave me the relief that I have been waiting for I guess...that I made the right decision that I listened to the whisper. Thank you, also for magnifying the whisper that I am currently trying to ignore❤️

Fantastic!

I enjoyed every part of this audiobook. Melinda’s experiences throughout life’s ups and downs. Beginnings and Endings. Death and Birth. I particularly love descriptions about how everything we have experienced in life by the time we reach 60 (or fill in the blank) gives us the confidence and knowledge that we can handle most everything life throws at us, that we learn that perfection does not exist. Best of all Melinda narrates her book in a way that you feel like you are sitting around the table talking with her.

Such honesty

I really appreciate Ms. Gates sharing her journey of transitions. It is deeply personal. It has helped reinforce for me some truths I have been beginning to see. And opened my eyes to some important new ideas.

Thoughtful Nuggets

A very detailed perspective of what brought together Melinda's value system. I like that those values layered with nuggets of wisdom from her experiences and study helped her get through every transition of her life.

Living Life

Beautifully written about living life and navigating challenges and transitions. I loved how she shared her personal struggles, steps that helped her navigate them and thriving.

Her confidence

She’s very relatable. I loved that she shared her journey and is so much like all of us.

Wow! Full of wisdom.

This book was so psychologically and spiritually informed. I highly recommend it for anyone going through a life change or just needing some hope and encouragement. It’s one worth reading more than once. I read several parts of it more than once. Loved it!