I had a somewhat unique experience at Forge48 because I have been there both as part of the team, a facilitator, and as a participant in the process itself.
I don’t use the word “transformative” lightly. It gets thrown around so much these days that it has almost lost its meaning. But when it comes to Forge, I honestly struggle to find a better description. More than six months later, I still regularly implement what I learned and discovered there. My “way of being” has changed. The way I operate as a father, as a husband, at work, and simply as a person. To me, that is the clearest definition of lasting impact: not how strongly an experience affects you in the moment, but whether it continues to influence how you live months later. I can honestly say I am now more grounded and present than ever before.
There is something about moving your body while thinking, talking and processing that allows you to access a different level of reflection. It can create breakthroughs that are much harder to reach sitting behind a desk.
And then comes what I believe is the most important layer: Borut’s guidance. Without it, you could still have two beautiful days in nature and probably come away with some interesting insights. But Borut doesn’t allow the process to become an end in itself. Through his questions, structure and guidance, he keeps bringing you back to one thing: what are you actually going to do with this? He moves you from reflection to action.
Matjaž Macuh, co-lead of Forge48
“Forge48 moves you. It’s not just a journey into the unknown. It’s the most intense 48 hours of confronting yourself. Forge48 provides the framework in which physical effort, the environment, and your inner blockages merge until they begin to fade. In the end, there’s nowhere left to hide from yourself… and that is truly liberating.”
Miha Oražem
“Before I arrived, I already had an idea what I wanted to create and what my mission was. But there was not enough clarity. After Forge48 this mission turned into a movement. I created something that’s way bigger than me.”
“This physical challenge really helped me get out of my head. And truly get connected with my emotions and with my intuition. The biggest gift I got from Forge48 is what no one ever will be able to take away from me. Connection with my true self and embodying my being.”
“I show up differently at home, with my kids and all my conversations. This experience gave me the greatest and the deepest transformation ever.”
Laszlo Bella · Founder, Pattern Stops Here
From months of circling to a real first move
One participant came with an idea he’d been turning over for months. He came looking for some external sign that it was worth pursuing. During Forge48, somewhere between the second hike and the second conversation, the question changed shape. The story he’d been telling himself about why he wasn’t ready started to look thinner.
By the last afternoon, he’d made a real first move. Something modest. Something concrete. Something he hadn’t been able to make at home in months of thinking about it.
