Wayne Walter Dyer was an American self-help author and a motivational speaker. Dyer earned a Bachelor’s degree in History and Philosophy, a Master’s degree in Psychology and an Ed.D. in Guidance and Counseling at Wayne State University in 1970. Early in his career, he worked as a high school guidance counselor, and went on to run a successful private therapy practice. He became a popular professor of counselor education at St. John's University, where he was approached by a literary agent to put his ideas into book form. The result was his first book, Your Erroneous Zones (1976), one of the best-selling books of all time, with an estimated 100 million copies sold. This launched Dyer's career as a motivational speaker and self-help author, during which he published 20 more best-selling books and produced a number of popular specials for PBS. Influenced by thinkers such as Abraham H. Maslow and Albert Ellis, Dyer's early work focused on psychological themes such as motivation, self actualization and assertiveness. By the 1990s, the focus of his work had shifted to spirituality. Inspired by Swami Muktananda and New Thought, he promoted themes such as the "power of intention," collaborated with alternative medicine advocate Deepak Chopra on a number of projects, and was a frequent guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show.
Honestly, even though I don't agree with every aspect of his life outlook, all his books, at least the one's I've read, were delightful to read, or listen to (if an audiobook), and I always gleaned some nugget of wisdom from his words, be it an insight or just sometimes looking at things in life from a different perspective or vantage-point.
Everyone in my immediate family has read this book. This is a must in my household. There really is wisdom on every page. It is a book I read over and over.
While I enjoyed the 200~short quotes in this book, there are a lot of ideas that get repeated anywhere from twice to three times. This is a short intro to the wisdom he shares in other books which is why I rate this as a 4 star but I would really recommend that you pick up something more substantial by him.
I love the quotes in this book. I go to this book when I need to be reminded of the wisdom I already have inside but for whatever reason I've allowed circumstances outside of me block me from seeing these truths.