From Perfect Student To Writing Your Own Rules

Published 2025-03-12 08-28

Summary

A straight-A student who followed every rule discovers the script they were given is optional. Break free from society’s expectations and start writing your own story.

The story

Before I turned 21, I played by all the rules. Perfect grades? Check. Extra-curriculars? You bet. Everyone’s approval? Absolutely. But something felt off. Despite checking every box society gave me, I was drowning in doubt, stuck in a life that looked great on paper but felt empty inside.

Then I hit pause. Hard. Started asking some real questions. Why did “success” feel so much like giving up who I really was? The more I dug, the clearer it became – I wasn’t living my life. I was living someone else’s idea of what my life should be.

So I changed course. Started thinking for myself. Questioned those “golden rules” everyone swears by. And you know what? The moment I stepped off that pre-written path, everything shifted. Not because life got easier, but because for the first time, my choices were actually mine.

In the first two chapters of “The Journey,” I break down exactly how I went from following the crowd to finding my own way. If you’re feeling trapped in a life that doesn’t quite fit, these pages are for you. Because the script they handed us? It’s optional. And the sooner you know that, the sooner you can start writing your own story.

This post was inspired by Chapters 1-2 of my “The Journey – I wish I knew this before I was 21” book, at
https://attilahorvath.net/the-journey.

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Keywords: Motivation[5], personal empowerment, societal expectations, life transformation