What I Changed to Make My Life Better and More Fulfilling

Rebecca speaking at a Women’s Conference

I sometimes wish that I could say my life has always been the way it is now. Yet we all know the truth: the path we take is filled with exactly what we need to become who we are.

Yet, I can look back and see times when I did not fully embrace what life was trying to teach me. I believed that life was a certain way and so it was a certain way. I look back and see the decisions I made or avoided making, and realize that my beliefs were the source of most of my problems.

One thing I have always believed is this: you don’t have to make every mistake in life; you can learn from others. This one belief promoted within me a yearning to learn from others what I did not know through my own experiences. I have over 100 books on self-improvement and spiritual growth. Beyond that, I have experimented with all kinds of techniques on my road to a better me.

Here are the best lessons I have learned.

Believe you deserve better

One of the most powerful things I have done is to raise my belief level. We are steeped in a culture that tells us in various ways how we don’t measure up. You are never smart enough, beautiful enough, rich enough, or popular enough. It is easy to fall into the trap of believing that it can happen to everyone else, just…