Iyanla Vanzant
Iyanla Vanzant
Iyanla Vanzantis an American inspirational speaker, lawyer, New Thought spiritual teacher, author, life coach and television personality. She is known primarily for her books, for her eponymous talk show, and for her frequent 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Show Host
Date of Birth13 September 1953
CityBrooklyn, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Life gives you an endless supply of do-overs.
WE [black women] HAVE ADAPTED TO A SOCIETY THAT DOES'NT HONOR US.
Acknowledgemen t of what you feel, what you know, what you need is the first step toward healing.
You cannot get to where you are going until you have learned all there is to learn about where you are.
What is it that would make a creature as fierce, majestic and powerful as a lion is, subject itself to the intimidation of a man a whip and a chair? The lion has been taught to forget what it is.
I now realize that just because you can take a punch does not mean you must stand in front of a fist, particularly not when the fist is your own.
Our beliefs are what create our experiences. As we change our beliefs, we alter our perception, our version of reality.
Till your mental soil with determination. Fertilize your emotional soil with positive words. And plant the seed of your heart's desire with your disciplined efforts.
When we want to move beyond the pain, when we want to feel better, when we are ready to move beyond where we are, emotionally and spiritually, we must forgive.
If you want peace, be peace. If you want wealth, be wealth. Think it. Talk it. Prepare yourself to have it. Have faith enough to seek guidance and authority from within.
Until you make peace with your difficult memories, that pain will continue to bleed into your current and future experiences.
Every choice you make supersedes and overrides every other choice you make.
Wherever your gift is, that's where it's going to be your greatest challenge.
Once you get clear on who you are, what you do, and what you have been CALLED to do, you become powerful.