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Its impossible to do both at the same time.

But you can write one section of the book from the perspective of yourself, or from the perspective of the main character and that section will be in the first person. Another section can be written from the perspective of an outside character, who is telling the story to the reader and that section would be in the third person. The sections should be continuations of the story. For an example of how you can transition between perspective as the story progresses, I recommend reading "Christine" by Stephen King

Another method that you can use is start by telling the story as it happens to your main character. When the events have unfolded and the story is complete, you can retell the story form a different (third person) viewpoint, to show the events in the story that your character was unaware of. I find this works best in short stories where you want your reader to understand the larger picture which has motivated your character's actions.

For example:

First Person: I flung open the door with a mighty rage, as I rifled through yesterday's mail, and found that my pay was not there.

Third Person: James exploded through the door, as he frantically searched through a stack of day old mail, looking for the pay check, which he unknowing left at the post office.

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