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Iyanla Vanzant is a respected spiritual teacher and author, born on September 13, 1953. She is dedicated to helping individuals achieve spiritual fulfillment and personal growth through her teachings on self-improvement, healing, and transformation. Vanzant's work has been influential in inspiring many to embrace their spirituality and make positive changes in their lives.

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Famous Iyanla Vanzant Quotes

“You must be willing to examine and explore your dark side. You must acknowledge how bad you can be and how horribly unloving you can behave. When you know how deep and dark your dark side is, it helps you stand a little taller in the light.”

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“We go into a relationship looking for love, not realizing that we must bring love with us. We must bring a strong sense of self and purpose into a relationship. We must bring a sense of value, of who we are. We must bring an excitement about ourselves, our lives, and the vision we have for these two essential elements. We must bring a respect for wealth and abundance. Having achieved it to some satisfactory degree on our own, we must move into relationships willing to share what we have, rather than being afraid of someone taking it.”

“When your way doesn't work, don't be disheartened. You must be willing to try another way. A closed door doesn't mean you have been cut off permanently. It is a challenge, an obstacle, a tool to be used.”

Way Trying Mean Has Beens Used Challenges Cutting Doors Willing Tools Obstacles Encouraging Another Way Closed Doors Disheartened Willing To Try

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“Your interests will guide you. Give no concern to what they say you cannot do. Be willing to accept the challenge. Take time to retreat to that quiet place within the pit of your soul and unleash your right to decide what is best for you.”

Giving Soul Interest Challenges Accepting Willing Quiet Concern Guides Your Soul Take Time Retreat Pits Quiet Place

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“You must be willing to give total unconditional love to everyone, under all circumstances. That means being willing to be totally responsible for what you do and how you do it.”

Giving Mean Willing Circumstances Responsible Unconditional Love Unconditional

Book:In The Meantime: Finding Yourself And The Love You Want

Source: In The Meantime: Finding Yourself And The Love You Want

“I am now willing to forgive myself . . . for believing I could offer something to others before I have offered it to myself.”

Believe Willing Offers Forgiving

Book:Until Today!: Daily Devotions for Spiritual Growth and Peace of

Source: Until Today!: Daily Devotions for Spiritual Growth and Peace of

“Be willing to share all of who you are. So many of us want a partner, but we're not willing to show all of us.”

Want Shows Share Willing Who You Are Partners

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“If you're not willing to let your partner see your cellulite or know your biggest fears, then you aren't really ready to share yourself.”

Ifs Knows Share Willing Ready Partners Biggest Fear Cellulite

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“You've got to be willing to lose everything to gain yourself.”

Inspirational Inspiration Loses Willing Gains

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“Challenges come so we can grow and be prepared for things we are not equipped to handle now. When we face our challenges with faith, prepared to learn, willing to make changes, and if necessary, to let go, we are demanding our power be turned on.”

Ifs Motivational Faces Grows Challenges Willing Letting Go Prepared Handle Happy Life Be Prepared Making Changes

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“Your job, work, life assignment must be the spark that fuels your fire. It must be a passion that you pursue. You must want it enough to do it for free. You must be willing to stick with it, taking the ups and downs, giving it all that you are for as long as you can! You’ve got to taste it, smell it, know it whether you are awake or asleep. If you do not have a lustful passion for your work, you really need to find something else to do.”

Source: Acts Of Faith: Daily Meditations for People of Colour

“Trust is not about being comfortable. It is about being willing to move beyond your comfort zone when there is absolutely no evidence you will be supported. Think of it this way. Trust is based on your ability to stand your ground and rely on your own abilities, knowing that no matter what happens, you will be better off than you were in the beginning.”

Thinking Way Matter Happens Moving Ability Knowing Willing Comfort Comfortable Evidence No Matter What Rely Zone Comfort Zone Better Off Stand Your Ground

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“When anyone makes comments that are offensive to you, would you be willing to do the teaching?”

Teaching Willing Being True Comment Offensive Be True To Yourself True To Yourself

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“We gotta be willing to seek direction ... we've gotta be willing to look within.”

Looks Inspiring Willing

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“If you really want to live your life to the fullest and realize your greatest potential, you must be willing to run the risk of making some people mad. People may not like what you do, people may not like how you do it, but these people are not living your life. You are!”

People Ifs Want Life May Running Realizing Risk Willing Overcoming Mad Live Life Potential Live Your Life Overcoming Fear Negative People People In Your Life Live Your Life To The Fullest

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“Be willing to share all of who you are. So many of us want a partner, but we're not willing to show all of us. That's why we have a weave, we're wearing Spanx and everything is 'fine.' If you're not willing to let your partner see your cellulite or know your biggest fears, then you aren't really ready to share yourself.”

Ifs Knows Want Shows Share Willing Ready Fine Who You Are Partners Biggest Fear Cellulite Spanx

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“When there is breakdown in a relationship, you must have the hard conversation. It may not be pretty and it may not feel good. But if you are willing to listen and tell the truth, it will open up.”

Ifs Feels May Hard Willing Conversation Feel Good Telling The Truth Breakdown

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“When do you feel most loved? Are you willing to be loved today? Self-love is the magnet that attracts deep and profound expressions of love from others”

Feels Self Today Love Is Willing Expression Self Love Profound Magnet Expressions Of Love

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“Forgiveness means accepting what is or what has been and becoming willing to see it differently. You cannot un-hear what you have heard or un-see what you have seen. What you can do is stop believing that what occurred has somehow left you broken, damaged and wounded. While forgiveness ain’t easy, it’s the most important inner work you can do within your mind and heart.”

Mind Believe Heart Mean Has Beens Important Left Easy Can Do Accepting Heard Willing Broken Becoming Wounded Heart And Mind Accepting What Is

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“To honor life, we must be willing to grow through what we don't know yet, and outgrow what we know no longer fits us. We must be willing to give in to the process, moment by moment, realizing a new plot may be unfolding.”

Knows Giving May Moments Grows Process Realizing Willing Honor Fit Plot Unfolding

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“Until you are willing to accept total and complete responsibility for every aspect of your life, your life will keep sending you experiences designed to get your attention.”

Attention Responsibility Accepting Willing Aspect

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“The way to achieve your own success is to be willing to help somebody else get it first.”

Way Firsts Helping Achieve Willing Powerful Women Trailblazing

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“We all want to be liked, loved, or needed. That is fine. What is not fine is what we are willing to do to make sure we are liked, or loved or needed. When we make the needs and wants of others a priority in our lives, we devalue ourselves.”

Want Needs Our Lives Willing Fine Needed Priorities Needs And Wants Devalue

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“What would it take for you to forget all your troubles? Are you willing to simply forget all your troubles today? When you remove your attention from a problem, it gets bored and moves away!”

Problem Today Moving Forget Attention Trouble Willing Bored Remove

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