Meet Keynote Speaker and Fairy Godmother, Becca Levie
September 20, 2007
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Only 3 Weeks until The Startup Princess Make a Wish, Make it Happen! conference at UVSC in Orem, Utah!
Over the next few weeks we’ll dedicate a post to each of our speakers and get you even MORE EXCITED to join us! And there’s great news for those who are out of state/country! We’re filming and recording the entire conference and will make them available for purchase. 
Our morning keynote speaker is Becca Levie, one of our fabulous Fairy Godmothers. Becca’s life story is a triumph, you’ll find her experiences to be both heart-breaking and astonishing, keep reading!
She served as Mrs. Utah US Continental 2005-2006. Becca is also the author of the well known blog Life on Purpose www.beccalevie.com Becca is the author of the books Victim or Victorious and Remember Who You Are, Born for Greatness. She is an ambassador for The Power in You program founded by Utah’s First Lady, Mrs. Mary Kay Huntsman. She also has been appointed to the National Honorary Advisory Council for the Statue of Responsibility which is scheduled to be dedicated in 2010 on the West Coast. She and her husband own Big Kahuna Native Naturals, Lip Notes, and Hold to the Rod Designs. She is the proud mom of four children.
Becca was born with five holes in her heart and was not expected to live. Her mother was a drug addict, unable to cope with her sick child. To silence Becca’s cries, her mother would beat her on the head with a wooden spoon. That was only the beginning. When she was eight years old, her mom dumped Becca and her sisters in a Mexican barrio in the middle of the California desert. Pointing to some puppies, her mother said, “Look girls! Play with the puppies, and I will see you in a few hours.” That was over 30 years ago. Becca never saw her Mom again.
After hearing this, most people’s mouths drop open and they ask, “What happened next?” Within a year, Becca and her sisters were found, starving, covered with lice and wearing only their underwear. They were eventually returned to their father. Life continued to offer extremely difficult challenges. Ultimately, Becca was placed in foster care.
At age 13, Becca attempted suicide, but a fellow student stopped her, and she got help through a school counselor. The counselor told her that everyone experiences challenges, but they will pass. She asked Becca if she had a dream for her life and told her that the future is yours if you will choose it. Becca said, “When I heard the counselor say that, something inside of me told me it was true.”
But, that was only the beginning of a long journey overcoming years of abuse and abandonment. The hardest things to overcome were the mental tapes that played over and over in her head: “You’re stupid.” “You’re ugly.” “Nobody can love you. Even your own mother left you.”
Once tall, gangly, and uncoordinated, Becca now jokes about wearing high water pants, having bushy eyebrows that would give Godzilla a run for his money, and wearing thick, bottleneck glasses. She states, “For years, it really seemed to me that there was no purpose for my life and that I was basically wasting space on this planet. But somewhere deep inside, there was a tiny voice or feeling that I must not give up, and I must believe that my life had a purpose.” Now, Becca teaches and encourages others to search out and listen to their own inner voice that whispers greatness lies within.
Becca shares her story because everyone will face some sort of challenge in their life. “But, the good news is,” she says, “We are not a product of our circumstances. We are a product of our choices. Everyday we must remind ourselves that we were born for greatness and take daily actions to live lives of greatness.” One of her favorite quotes is from Martin Luther King: “Everyone was born with a potential for greatness, not necessarily for fame but for greatness, because greatness is determined by service.”
Becca looks forward to sharing her keys to living “life on purpose” at the conference, we are all looking forward to it!
If you haven’t already registered for the conference, featuring Becca as a keynote speaker, here is the post with the paypal link.
I am shocked and don’t know how to respond to this triumphant story of survival, but feel compelled to try. How can such terrible things happen? And how can someone survive them? I am glad Becca didn’t give in to despair, surely she has helped and inspired thousands through her story. Thank you Becca for surviving!
I, too, believe we all have greatness in us. That doesn’t mean we have to do big and amazing things. It means that each one of our lives IS important. We can do small, thoughtful things that help others, our friends, and our own families and THAT is GREAT!
About two weeks ago, I felt very depressed and sad. I wished someone would somehow show me that they cared or thought about me. Upon returning home, I found two big plates of homemade cookies on my counter that a friend dropped off in my absence. Oh how loved I felt in that moment! My friend had done a small thing that meant the world to me. I hope people out there realize that small things mean a lot, not just big heroic efforts.