Iyanla Vanzant 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. May her quotes inspire you to be true to who you are so that you may live your dreams.
1. “When you don’t show up as who you are, people fall in love with who you’re not. Then when they find out who you are, that’s when they leave.” Iyanla Vanzant
2. “Acceptance means that you know, regardless of what happened, that there is something bigger than you at work.” Iyanla Vanzant
3. “Your willingness to look at your darkness is what empowers you to change.” Iyanla Vanzant
4. “If you are really paying attention and really ready to heal, the day will come when you recognize that forgiveness is the only way back to the center of your innocence.” Iyanla Vanzant
5. “The only way to get what you really want is to let go of what you don’t want.” Iyanla Vanzant
6. “It takes a lot more courage to let something go than it does to hang on to it, trying to make it better. Letting go doesn’t mean ignoring a situation. Letting go means accepting what is, exactly as it is, without fear, resistance or a struggle for control.” Iyanla Vanzant
7. “I have learned the hard way to mind my business.”
8. “Let it go.” Iyanla Vanzant
9. “You can accept or reject the way you are treated by other people. But until you heal the wounds of your past, you are going to bleed.” Iyanla Vanzant
10. “Breathing deeply and releasing fear will help you get to where you want to be.” Iyanla Vanzant
11. “You’ve got to be willing to lose everything to gain yourself.” Iyanla Vanzant
12. “Stay in your lane, on your road, and in your world.” Iyanla Vanzant
13. “If what you are thinking doesn’t make you feel good, change that thought. Bad cannot bother you unless you are available.” Iyanla Vanzant
14. “At your worst point, the quickest way to move through it is to be a contribution as opposed to focusing on your problems. Do something meaningful, it helps you work through it.” Iyanla Vanzant
15. “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.” Iyanla Vanzant
16. “You’ve got to say no to the things that don’t honour you. No to the things that don’t bring you joy. And you don’t have to explain your no.” Iyanla Vanzant
17. “Begin within.” Iyanla Vanzant
18. “No more cant’s and no more whining. No whining. Not only does whining create cooties and toxicity in your energy, it convinces your subconscious mind that what you say is true because you want to believe what you say.” Iyanla Vanzant
19. “Be clear. Be authentic. Have boundaries. Check your vision. Do what matters to you. And know what you value.” Iyanla Vanzant
20. “Comparison is an act of violence against the self.” Iyanla Vanzant
21. “The best students get the hardest tests.” Iyanla Vanzant
22. “Plan your hours to be productive. Your weeks to be educational. Your years to be purposeful. Your life to be an experience of growth. To change. And to grow.” Iyanla Vanzant
23. “When you stand and share your story in an empowering way, your story will heal you and your story will heal somebody else.” Iyanla Vanzant
24. “Make peace with the past.” Iyanla Vanzant
25. “Gratitude is like a magnet; the more grateful you are, the more you will receive to be grateful for.” Iyanla Vanzant
26. “I’m committed to starting over.” Iyanla Vanzant
27. “This morning you woke up. Did you give thanks? Be thankful.” Iyanla Vanzant
28. “You have a right to your thoughts and feelings. Your feelings are always valid.” Iyanla Vanzant
29. “Stop trying to squeeze yourself into things that don’t fit you.” Iyanla Vanzant
30. “Loving yourself has nothing to do with being selfish, self-centered or self-engrossed. It means that you accept yourself for what you are. Loving yourself means that you accept responsibility for your own development, growth, and happiness.” Iyanla Vanzant
31. “Everything that happens to you is a reflection of what you believe about yourself. We cannot draw to ourselves more than we think we are worth.” Iyanla Vanzant
32. “When we have peace in our hearts and minds, we draw peace into our lives.” Iyanla Vanzant
33. “Change doesn’t have to be hard, and healing doesn’t have to hurt. Surely by now you know that everything happens for a reason. There is something better awaiting you on the other side of this.” Iyanla Vanzant
34. “The way you get more is by having a daily spiritual practice.” Iyanla Vanzant
35. “The truth will set you free.” Iyanla Vanzant
