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Iyanla Vanzant

295 quotesMotivational Speaker · Born Sep 13, 1953 · United States Of America · Female

Iyanla Vanzant (born Rhonda Eva Harris; September 13, 1953) is an American inspirational speaker, lawyer, New Thought spiritual teacher, author, life coach and television personality. She is known primarily for her books, her eponymous talk show, and her appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show. She can currently be seen on television as the host of Iyanla: Fix My Life, and as a frequently featured guest teacher of Oprah's Lifeclass on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. Vanzant was born in Brooklyn, New York on September 13, 1953, as Rhonda Eva Harris. She was given the title "Iyanla", which means "great mother", after being initiated and ordained as a priestess in the Yoruba tradition (as mentioned in her television interview on the Conn Jackson show). She attended Medgar Evers College and Virginia Union University. Vanzant holds a Juris Doctor degree from the City University of New York School of Law. She currently resides in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. She is also an ordained New Thought minister. In 2000, she was named one of the "100 most influential Black Americans" by Ebony magazine, which said that "Her books, lectures and television appearances have made her a multimedia high priestess of healthy relationships." In 2012, Vanzant was listed at #7 on Watkins' Mind Body Spirit magazine list of the 100 most spiritually influential living people." In 2014, she was co-speaker in Oprah's the "Life You Want Weekend" tour, which travelled to eight cities, also featuring Deepak Chopra, Mark Nepo, Elizabeth Gilbert and Rob Bel

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It is very important to have a vision for yourself, your life, and the world.

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Difficulties come to grow you into something bigger.

Difficulties Life life advice Keep Going Never Give Up

If you want to do better today than you did yesterday, you simply must believe you deserve it.

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If you remember to laugh in the bad times knowing that some good must come out of them, you will see the good.

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Without patience, we worry, we complain, and sometimes we give up hope. We do not understand that a delay is not a denial.

Life life advice Be Patient Patience reaching dreams take time

That thing which you do with all of your heart and soul, which brings joy into your heart, satisfaction into your life: that is your purpose.

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Do not judge yourself. Understand that we all do what we do based on who we are and the information we have at that time.

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There is no easy way up, out, or over. You will always get exactly what you give. If you cut corners, get by, or get over, you are wrong.

Life life advice you get what you deserve

If you are afraid to take a chance, take one anyway. What you don't do can create the same regrets as the mistakes you make.

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Success is a birth process. You must feed it good thoughts. Surround it with a good environment. Nurture and love it.

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When life is ready for us to move forward and we resist, life will move us by any means necessary.

Life life advice Living

Even when it seems that your life is falling apart, there is divine restoration going on.

Life life advice Motivational

If you know that life is a journey, you must learn to travel light. Pack a tidbit of truth, a fistful of faith, and a pocket of prayer!

Life life advice Spirituality spiritual connection

If you don't have time to do the things you love, slow down. There is something that you are missing!

Life life advice Career Dreams reaching dreams

When we seek to give rather than get, when we think about how good life is, we open ourselves to a wide range of possibilities.

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Get clear about what you want, what you are doing, and why you are doing it.

Life life advice wants in life Dreams Career

Learning to relax and conserve your natural energies is one of the greatest gifts you can offer life.

Life life advice relax Living live at your own pace

How can we expect life to bless and support when we say one thing, think something else, and feel a completely different way.

Life life advice Career Dreams wants in life

We are blessed with a wonderful gift called intuition. Unfortunately it won't work unless we pay attention to it!

Life life advice Career dreams in life Dreams

When we believe we are losing control, we grab on tight. Learn to let go. You can live through any adversity if you simply let go.

Life life advice Letting Go learn to let go you can't control everything

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