Iyanla Vanzant Quotes

For me, the stronger ground I have in my personal life, then the more will I have to fight the good fight.

Make whatever decision you wish but never forget one thing: all of you are much better than you believed. Take advantage of the chance that tragedy has given you; not everyone is capable of doing so

You can either keep walking in misery or make the decision to begin taking steps out of it.

The biggest commitment you must keep is your commitment to yourself.

Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks.

If people have a basic understanding of right from wrong, possess a strong desire to better themselves and persist in there cause, they can break the chain of any negative environment.

Everybody talks about wanting to change things and help and fix, but ultimately all you can do is fix yourself. And that's a lot. Because if you can fix yourself, it has a ripple effect.

I really built myself up, darn it, to be very strong.

Changing what you don't like about yourself can be empowering, and that's not a bad thing. Feeling secure enough to own what is weak and missing from either your body, mind or spirit and to commit to action to change it is a good thing.

You can do what you have to do, and sometimes you can do it even better than you think you can.

You can stay angry at someone who hurt you. Or you can get busy doing your visions and changing our world. But you don't get to do both.

I will be what I will be - and I am now what I am. Here is where I will devote my energy.

Ever since I started using guys, I feel so much better about myself. I feel so much more powerful.

I've learned to ignore the negative people and just be a living example of confidence and self-love.

If you find yourself saying 'I can't do something', but you know it in your heart of hearts that if you do it, you're going to grow, you're going to be a better person, it's going to contribute to your family or to your kids or to something that matters, and you keep saying 'I can't do it,' there is no question—you must do it. You don't discuss it anymore. You just take immediate action... You do what's necessary.

The power of effecting changes for the better is within ourselves, not in the favorableness of circumstances.

You are built not to shrink down to less but to blossom into more.

I learned by experience that you can change your circumstance. It's as simple as the serenity prayer; it's a very, very real thing.

I told myself that I'll do everything within my power to never let that happen again.

The central idea of love is not even a relationship commitment, the first thing is a personal commitment to be the best version of yourself with or without that person that you're with. You have to every single day-mind, body, and spirit-wake up with a commitment to be better.

If there's anything you're not happy about-in your relationships, in your health, in your career-make a decision right now about how you're going to change it immediately.

For everyone, well-being is a journey. The secret is committing to that journey and taking those first steps with hope and belief in yourself.

I believe that you have to withstand whatever problems come your way. You have to make the decisions that are best for you.

If you want to make a permanent change, stop focusing on the size of your problems and start focusing on the size of you!

Rise above your circumstances, change the world one person at a time starting with you, and be the inspiration you’ve been searching for.