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Iyanla Vanzant Biography

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, on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network.

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When Oprah Winfrey tells you that you need to have your own show, you feel compelled to do it. Especially if she's gonna pay for it!

Compelled, Needs, Pay, Show, Shows, Tells

Self-worth is an understanding on the intellectual level, trusting at the heart level, and accepting at the soul level that you are worthy just because you believe that you are. Your worthiness is proven by your existence. Your breathing. The beating of your heart. Your mere presence is all that is needed to establish your worth.

Believe, Breathing, Heart, Self Worth, Understanding, Worthiness

When you are open to receive what God is able to do for you, you stop doing. You learn how to "Be still and know!" You know that your good is on the way, according to God's nature and willingness to give. You also put your faith in the fact that God is always on time.

Faith, Giving, Doing You, Time, Receive, Know

Until you make peace with your difficult memories, that pain will continue to bleed into your current and future experiences.

Bleed, Continue, Current, Currents, Memories, Pain

As people, we have forgotten to be people. We know how to be doctors, lawyers, nurses, teachers, we know what to do, we know what to buy, but how do I just sit with you in your pain? How do I sit with you in your vulnerability and not betray you, not abuse you? We do not know how to do that, even in our homes.

Teacher, Pain, Home, Teachers, Betray, Forgotten

When you know something or someone in your life is unhealthy or unproductive, that you have grown beyond where they are and where they want to keep you, you must let go. If you tell yourself you do not see it when you do, or if you tell yourself it will get better, you are not being honest with yourself. Stop trying to fix things or change things. Simply let go.

Get Better, Letting Go, Simply, Stop, Trying, Unproductive

You have a right to your thoughts and feelings. Your feelings are always valid.

Feelings, Inspiring, Right, Thoughts, Thoughts And Feelings, Valid

Finally and most important of all, authenticity means that you must do what you do the way you do it and allow everyone else the same courtesy. There was a time I wanted to be like every famous writer that ever lived. I tried to copy styles, reframe information, use similar artwork. I almost drove myself crazy! Now I just do what I do. I have mentors. There are people whose work I admire, but I write the way I write. I eat the way I eat. I dress the way I dress. I can't believe that God made us each so unique only to have us do everything the same way.

Authenticity, Believe, Crazy, Like, Mean, Mentors

At your worst point, the quickest way to move through it is to be a contribution as opposed to focusing on your problems. If you focus on your problems and keep giving them attention, they're going to grow. If you ignore them and do something else - I don't mean act like they're not here - but do something meaningful, it helps you work through it.

Focusing, Giving, Helps, Meaningful, Move, Moving

You've got to have a vision and an intention and that will guide what you do. I call it devotion. Ask yourself, "Is this not moving me toward where we need to be?" I believe that's helpful because a vision pulls you forward and it keeps you focused. A vision for the day, for the week, for the month and a lifelong vision - whatever works for you. And then you govern your activities and your behaviors accordingly.

Believe, Day, Intention, Moving, Vision

When I say to you, sister-woman, 'You out of order', that isn't an attack on you. I know what I'm looking at. I'm looking at your life, and I see what's there.

Attack, Knows, Life, Order, Parenting

You cannot get to where you are going until you have learned all there is to learn about where you are.

Learn, Where You Are, Where You Are Going

The only energy that has any power in your life is the gift of breath from God.

Energy, Life Is, Breaths, Gift, Life, Breath

It’s self-full to be first, to be as good as possible to you. To take care of you, keep you whole and healthy. That doesn’t mean you disregard everything and everyone. But you want to come with your cup full. You know: ‘My cup runneth over. ’ What comes out of the cup is for y’all. What’s in the cup is mine. But I’ve got to keep my cup full.

Disregard, Healthy, Mean, Self, Yall

Everything happens when it needs to happen; everyone is always where they need to be. You will never miss out on what is meant for you, even if it has to come to you in a roundabout way.

Everything, Meant, Missing, Needs, Way

You are the only one who can do it like you do it. You are the best. You have what it takes. You have the power. When you put your mind to something, you get it done. So what are you waiting for?

Waiting, Mind, Done, Like, Takes

Your willingness to look at your darkness is what empowers you to change

Darkness, Empowering, Inspiring, Look, Willingness

Many people want payback and to see others suffer. Forgiveness is the key to freedom. You can choose to be enslaved and burdened or you can choose to be free. It's a choice. Forgiveness is a state of being. So once you do it, it alters who you are and the way you can be in the world.

People, Choices, Suffering, Freedom, Payback, Free

When a thing has served its purpose, it will go away. Sometimes it will break. At other times, it will simply die off. Then, there are those times when for no reason, it will simply fall apart. If you try to hold on to something that has already fulfilled its purpose in your life, you are going to hurt yourself. If holding on is disturbing your peace of mind, it makes sense to let it go.

Already, Apart, Disturbing, Fall, Hurt, Mind

Plan your hours to be productive. . . Plan your weeks to be educational. . . Plan your years to be purposeful. Plan your life to be an experience of growth. Plan to change. Plan to grow.

Educational, Hours, Life, Passion, Years

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