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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
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Iyanla Vanzant
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: September 13
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Accept and acknowledge your own brilliance. Stop waiting for others to tell you how great you are! Believe it for yourself and about yourself.
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