Book excerpt: I feel that we will be most connected to our purpose when we trulyembrace who we are. Our past can define us if we allow it to, by only focusing on the negative aspects of our experiences. Or, our past can refine us, as we take the messages that the Universe has sent us to learn and grow.In fact, I realized that this book is one of the BEST ways that I can use my past and show how it has "'refined" me and I hope that you find meaning in it to help you redefine your life.As you read this book, please know that I look at every event in my life as happening FOR me, not TO me. I never would have started my company, wrote this book, or become the person I am today, if it wasn't for these life experiences.