Iyanla Vanzant Quotes

Tell him yes. Even if you are dying of fear, even if you are sorry later, because whatever you do, you will be sorry all the rest of your life if you say no.

You know what happens when you don't take a risk? Nothing.

Take the stupidest thing you've ever done. At least it's done. It's over. It's gone. We can all learn from our mistakes and heal and move on. But it's harder to learn or heal or move on from something that hasn't happened; something we don't know and is therefore indefinable; something which could very easily have been the best thing in our lives, if only we'd taken the plunge, if only we'd held our breath and stood up and done it, if only we'd said yes.

Everything tells me that I am about to make a wrong decision, but making mistakes is just part of life. What does the world want of me? Does it want me to take no risks, to go back to where I came from because I didn't have the courage to say "yes" to life?

One thing I can tell you for sure is this: we only regret what we don't do in life.

To avoid situations in which you might make mistakes may be the biggest mistake of all.

The only risk is not taking the risk. You've got to take that step.

The thing is most people are afraid to step out, to take a chance beyond their established identity.

We really only have two choices. Play it safe, or take a chance. For me, pulling back because of fear has always made me feel worse.

I don't reject caution, but you also have to be careful about caution because there's a stage when it turns into paralysis.

I learned a long time ago that there is something worse than missing the goal, and that's not pulling the trigger.

I've never stayed awake at night over a chance I took that failed, but I've stayed awake over chances I didn't take.

If you scared to take chances, you'll never have the answers...

Fear is a part of everything you do ... You have to take great risks to get big rewards.

The ultimate risk is not taking a risk.

Sometimes, everything in the world seems to be lined up against you. All the evidence says you ought to run the other way. Make the bravest choice, not the safest. It's not the best advice, but it's all I have to offer

I'd rather be sorry for something I had done than for something I didn't do.

Any time an opportunity scares you that much, you should seriously consider saying yes.

Don't be that guy that's laying in that hospital bed going, 'I wonder what would have happened if I tried it?' The worst thing that could happen is that it doesn't work.

The biggest mistake is being too afraid of making one.

Most of the reason we don’t do things is because we’re afraid to fail. I just made a decision one day that I was not not going to do things in my life because of fear.

Without courage we will simply accumulate a collection of good ideas and regrets.

In life you don't regret the things you do, you regret the things you don't do.

It is sometimes a mistake to climb; it is always a mistake never even to make the attempt.

I feel most miserable When I can't step "step up to the plate" You know? People often say Regret from doing it is better than regret for not doing it