From Corporate Success To Living A Purpose-Driven Life
Published 2024-11-22 13-23
Summary
From corner offices and luxury watches to true fulfillment – one millennial’s raw journey of ditching society’s success metrics to build a meaningful legacy doing what he actually loves.
The story
At 25, I thought success meant expensive watches and corner offices. Every morning, I’d check my reflection, adjust my designer timepiece, and head to a job I secretly hated. My life looked perfect on Instagram, but something was missing.
Then I found my old college journal. One line jumped out: “Build something that lasts longer than you do.” It hit hard. I’d been chasing other people’s definition of success, not my own.
The journey to find my path wasn’t smooth. I tried self-help books, watched motivational videos, joined workshops. Most felt like putting band-aids on bullet wounds. Until I got this advice: “Stop trying to fix what you’re bad at. Double down on what you’re great at.”
Remember what you loved as a kid? For me, it was solving puzzles, fixing broken things. Somewhere between college and corporate life, I’d buried that part of myself. When I finally quit my job to start a problem-solving consultancy, people thought I was crazy. Maybe I was.
First client ghosted me. Second one too. But each “no” taught me something. “Failure’s tuition, not a bill you can’t pay,” became my mantra. Six months later, I landed a contract that matched my old annual salary.
Want to know more about finding your path? Chapters 3-5 of “The Journey – I Wish I Knew This Before I Was 21” break down the exact steps I took. From identifying your true strengths to turning setbacks into comebacks, it’s all there.
The expensive watch? It’s in a drawer somewhere. These days, I measure success differently.
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To listen to or read about Chapters 3-5 of “The Journey – I wish I knew this before I was 21” book, visit
https://attilahorvath.net/the-journey/.
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