“You have a right to say no. Most of us have very weak and flaccid ‘no’ muscles. We feel guilty for saying no. We get ostracized and challenged for saying no, so we forget it’s our choice. Your ‘no’ muscle has to be built up to get to a place where you can say, ‘I don’t care if that’s what you want. I don’t want that. No.’”
""The way to achieve your own success is to be willing to help somebody else get it first.""
- Iyanla Vanzant
Compassion
"Be clear. Be authentic. Have boundaries. Check your vision. Do what matters to you. And know what you value."
- Iyanla Vanzant
Self-awareness
"I have learned the hard way to mind my business, without judging who people are and what they do. I am more troubled by the lack of space being provided for the truth to unfold. Humans cannot seem to wait for or honor the truth. Instead, we make it up based on who we believe people should or should not be."
- Iyanla Vanzant
Self-awareness
"Comparison is an act of violence against the self."
- Iyanla Vanzant
Happiness
"One of the most important relationships we’ll have is the relationship we have with our mothers."
- Iyanla Vanzant
Relationships
"The man who has confidence in himself gains the confidence of others."
- Hasidic Proverb
Self-confidence
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."
- Oscar Wilde
Self-confidence
"Be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else."
- Judy Garland
Self-confidence
"I am a woman with thoughts and questions and sh*t to say. I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story – I will."
- Amy Schumer
Self-confidence
"You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through."
- Rosalynn Carter
Self-confidence