My experiences have taught me that service, doing what you love, has rewards that money cannot buy.
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Iyanla Vanzant
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
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.
Difficult situations help us grow because they nudge us into a position where we must confront the things we need to know.
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.
Success is a birth process. You must feed it good thoughts. Surround it with a good environment. Nurture and love it.
When life is ready for us to move forward and we resist, life will move us by any means necessary.
Each of us brings to the world unique talents, gifts, and abilities. No one can do what you do exactly the way you do it.
We must bring a strong sense of self and purpose into a relationship. We must bring a sense of value, of who we are.
It is tears that have got us through the darkest days and hardest times. Our tears have brought us to a better understanding of ourselves.
Even when it seems that your life is falling apart, there is divine restoration going on.
The most difficult things to face in life are the things you do not like about yourself.
The more unloving a person behaves, the greater is their need for love and healing.
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!
Prayer raises the vibration of your mental and emotional energy, making it possible for you to see what once may have seemed impossible.
All things are possible! The key is to identify what you want, claim it for yourself, and believe that you are worthy to have it.
Are you living your truth? Are you doing what brings you peace and joy? If not, are you really living?
If you don't have time to do the things you love, slow down. There is something that you are missing!
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.
Get clear about what you want, what you are doing, and why you are doing it.
Have the courage to be exactly who you are without apology.