I’ve failed as an entrepreneur three times. Writing this sentence feels heavy—like I’m staring into a mirror that doesn’t blink.
Each failure left a mark on how I see myself as a business owner. For a long time, I believed these failures defined me. But looking back now, I see something clearly: all three had one thing in common.
“I wasn’t chasing my purpose.
I was chasing someone else’s dream.”
The truth is, I inherited a model for life without even realizing it. My parents worked hard, played safe, and lived an “average” life. They made sure we had enough. But not more. Not less. It was safety over risk, routine over exploration.
Unconsciously, I absorbed that same pattern. It became my default operating system. And when I stepped into entrepreneurship, I carried it with me. The moment things got hard, I returned to what felt safe—employment.
“That was the model I knew.”
And here’s the hardest part: my parents aren’t alive anymore. I can’t thank them, and I can’t talk about what I’ve learned. But their patterns gave me one of the greatest lessons of my life:
Until we recognize the models we inherited, we can’t break them.
Until we face the patterns that keep us small, we’ll never step into our true potential.
Today, I’ve built a new pattern for myself.
Nature is where I reset. The forest, the silence, the sunlight—it’s my charger. It’s where I slow down, recalibrate, and remember that success is not about chasing more, but about aligning deeply with who I really am.
And this time, I know: I’m not building someone else’s dream. I’m building mine.
Reflection for leaders:
What patterns are silently running your life and business?
Where are you chasing someone else’s dream instead of your own?
And what would change if you broke the pattern today?
Love,
Laszlo
