I was following someone else’s script until I read a book that taught me how to think, not what to think. Now I’m building a life that’s actually mine.
The story
I used to think my path was set: get the degree, land the job, follow the script everyone handed me. But something felt off. I was checking boxes, not living.
Then I read Attila B. Horvath’s “The Journey – What I wished I knew before I was 21,” and it clicked. The problem wasn’t me. It was that I’d never questioned what I’d been taught. School trained me *what* to think, not *how* to think. I was running someone else’s race.
Horvath challenges you to unlearn the inherited beliefs holding you back and start building a life that’s actually yours. He walks you through shifting from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset, where mistakes become teachers instead of proof you’re not enough.
The book isn’t about quick fixes. It’s about self-education, new habits, and persistence. It’s about finding your unique purpose instead of imitating someone else’s success.
Now I measure my life by my own potential, not external standards. I’m building something that feels like mine. I’m still learning, still failing, still growing – but I’m finally on a path I chose.
If you feel stuck or like you’re living someone else’s version of success, check out “The Journey.” It’s the mindset shift I wish I’d had years ago.
