Wayne Dyer
Wayne W. Dyer (born May 10, 1940) is a popular American self-help advocate who attained popularity as the author of Your Erroneous Zones and Pulling Your Own Strings. He is frequently featured on U.S. public television (PBS). Televised lectures about his books Manifest Your Destiny, Wisdom of the Ages, There’s a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem, 10 Secrets for Success and Inner Peace, The Power of Intention, and Inspiration have all been featured programs for PBS pledge drives.
Wayne Dyer was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1940. Dyer's family was abandoned by his alcoholic father and he sepnt his early life living in foster homes and orphanages. As a young man, Dyer joined the Navy and served for four years. At the age of 22 Dyer left the Navy and studyied at Wayne State University in Detroit, where he earned a Ed.D. in counseling. After earning his degree he worked as an associate professor at St. John’s University in New York.
Dyer is one of the most widely known and respected people in the field of self-empowerment, affectionately called the "father of motivation" by some of his fans. He became a well-known author with his bestselling book Your Erroneous Zones, and has gone on to write many other self-help books, including Meditations for Manifesting, Staying on the Path, Your Sacred Self, Everyday Wisdom, and You’ll See It When You Believe It. Dyer's most recent books are The Power of Intention and Inspiration: Your Ultimate Calling. The Power of Intention proposes that one's thoughts bring about the circumstances one has in one's life. It also forms the theme of a recent PBS presentation.
Affiliations and contemporaries
Dyer has been described as being in the vanguard of the New Thought Movement, along with other popular self-help teachers as Deepak Chopra.
Wayne Dyer recently wrote the introduction to the book Ask and It Is Given by Esther Hicks.
Bibliography
Books
- Inspiration (2006)
- Everyday Wisdom for Success (2006)
- Incredible You! (2005)
- The Power of Intention (2005)
- Everyday Wisdom (2005)
- Staying on the Path (2004)
- Getting In The Gap (2002)
- 10 Secrets For Success And Inner Peace (2002)
- There's a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem (2002)
- A Promise Is A Promise (2001)
- Wisdom of the Ages (1998)
- Manifest Your Destiny (1997)
- A Promise Is a Promise (1996)
- Your Sacred Self (1995)
- You'll See It When You Believe It (1995)
- Real Magic (1992)
- Happy Holidays! (1986)
- What Do You Really Want for Your Children (1985)
- Gifts from Eykis : A Story of Self-Discovery (1983)
- The Sky's the Limit (1980)
- Group Counseling for Personal Mastery (1980)
- Pulling Your Own Strings (1978)
- Your Erroneous Zones (1976)
- Counseling Techniques That Work (1975)
Audio Programs
(partial list)
- Inspiration (2006)
- Your Life Begins Now! (2006)
- The Secrets of an Inspirational (In-Spirit) Life (2006)
- Everyday Wisdom (2005)
- The Keys to Higher Awareness (2005)
- 10 Secrets to Success and Inner Peace (2005)
- Applying The 10 Secrets For Success And Inner Peace (2005)
- Secrets Of Your Own Healing Power (2005)
- Peace for All of Us (2005)
- Staying on the Path (2005)
- The Secrets of The Power of Intention (2004)
- The Power of Intention (2004)
- Four Pathways To Success (2004)
- How To Get What You Really, Really, Really, Really Want (2003)
- The Wayne Dyer Audio Collection (2002)
- It's Never Crowded Along The Extra Mile (2002)
- Your Journey To Enlightenment (2002)
- There's A Spiritual Solution To Every Problem (2002)
- Creating Your World The Way You Really Want It To Be (2002)
- Wisdom Of The Masters (1999)
- 101 Ways To Transform Your Life (1998)
- Meditations For Manifesting (1995)