Most of us are living someone else’s dream without even realizing it. The education system taught us to conform, not find our authentic selves. Time to stop measuring worth by external standards.
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Most of us are living someone else’s dream without even realizing it.
I just finished digging into Attila B. Horvath’s “The Journey,” and honestly, it’s messing with everything I thought I knew about success.
Here’s the problem we’re all facing: The education system trained us to be good little conformists. Get grades, chase degrees, climb corporate ladders. But Horvath points out something brutal – this entire system prioritizes what society needs, not what YOU need to become your authentic self.
We’re measuring our worth by external standards that have nothing to do with our actual potential.
The solution isn’t what you’d expect. It’s called individuation – basically becoming who you really are instead of who everyone expects you to be. This means using your own uniqueness as the filter for every piece of advice, every career path, every life decision.
Think about it. When was the last time someone asked what makes you different instead of how well you fit in?
Horvath challenges you to question everything you’ve been taught about job security and “practical” choices. Not to be rebellious, but to figure out what actually serves your individual growth.
Here’s what hit me hardest – nobody else can find the individual inside you. Not your parents, teachers, or boss. That’s work you have to do alone.
The first two chapters of “The Journey – I wish I knew this before I was 21” basically blow up the entire framework of how we think about personal development. Worth reading if you’re tired of living someone else’s version of success.
For more about Chapters 1-2 of Attila B. Horvath’s book, “The Journey – I wish I knew this before I was 21”, visit https://attilahorvath.net/the-journey.
