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
The way we do one thing is the way we do everything.
The way you get more is by having a daily spiritual practice.
Your eyes will adjust to the level of deficiency
I have a body, but I am not my body. I have a face, but I am not my face.
Life doesn't have to be hard, life is on your side.
We gotta be willing to seek direction ... we've gotta be willing to look within.
You have a right to your thoughts and feelings. Your feelings are always valid.
Your willingness to look at your darkness is what empowers you to change
I'm old. I don't want to work this hard.
After being on 'Oprah' for a couple of months, I got my first royalty check for $1,478,392.17. I will never forget it. At the height of my career, I made $3.3 million. Unbelievable. From welfare in the projects to $3.3 million.
a very powerful, although delicate, chemistry between the way Dr. Katz, Miss Britten and I work. I'm committed to this process. I'm committed to 'Starting Over.'
We really don't know how to love each other because we haven't really learned to love ourselves. In many instances, not all, it's not malicious. We've just been conditioned to such bad behavior.
I've always wanted people to know who they are from the inside. Then they can create the life they desire and deserve. I've always believed that my job was to facilitate the evolution of the human consciousness.
People say I've had a difficult time in life. I think I've had an exciting time in life.