Wayne Dyer

Wayne Dyer
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Wayne W. Dyer (born May 10, 1940) is a popular American self-help advocate. He frequently appears on U.S. public television (PBS) during their pledge drives.

Wayne Dyer was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1940. Dyer's family was abandoned by his alcoholic father and he spent his early life living in foster homes and orphanages. In 1958, Dyer joined the Navy and served for four years. In 1962, Dyer left the Navy and studied at Wayne State University in Detroit, where he graduated with a Ed.D. in counseling in 1970. He later worked as an associate professor at St. John's University in New York.

Wayne Dyer lives in Maui, Hawaii. He has eight children.

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 first attained popularity with his book Your Erroneous Zones.



Influences
Wayne Dyer is influenced by and publicly gives credit to the Sufi poet Rumi, Taoism, and Jesus Christ.


Affiliations and contemporaries
Dyer has been described as being in the vanguard of the New Thought Movement, along with other popular self-help teachers such as Deepak Chopra.


Bibliography

Books
Everyday Wisdom for Success published April 15, 2006 by Hay House Inc ISBN 1-4019-0552-8
Inspiration: Your Ultimate Calling published February 1, 2006 by Hay House Inc ISBN 1-4019-0721-0
Incredible You! published November 15, 2005 by Hay House Inc ISBN 1-4019-0782-2
The Power of Intention: Learning to Co-Create Your World Your Way published February 1, 2004 by Hay House Inc ISBN 1-4019-0215-4
Staying on the Path published September 30, 2004 by Hay House Inc ISBN 1-4019-0349-5
Getting in the Gap: Making Conscious Contact With God Through Meditation published December 1, 2002 by Hay House Inc ISBN 1-4019-0131-X
10 Secrets For Success And Inner Peace published May 1, 2002 by Hay House Inc ISBN 1-56170-875-5
There's a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem published September 1, 2001 by Harpercollins ISBN 0-06-019230-5
Wisdom of the Ages published November 1, 1998 by Harpercollins ISBN 0-06-019231-3
Manifest Your Destiny: The Nine Spiritual Principles for Getting Everything You Want published April 1, 1997 by Harpercollins ISBN 0-06-017528-1
A Promise Is a Promise: An Almost Unbelievable Story of a Mother's Unconditional Love and What It Can Teach Us published August 1, 1996 by Hay House Inc ISBN 1-56170-348-6
Your Sacred Self: Making the Decision to Be Free published April 1, 1995 by Harpercollins ISBN 0-06-017786-1
You'll See It When You Believe It: The Way to Your Personal Transformation published April 1, 1995 by Harpercollins ISBN 0-06-093733-5
Everyday Wisdom published October 1, 1993 by Hay House Inc ISBN 1-56170-076-2
Real Magic: Creating Miracles in Everyday Life published August 1, 1992 by Harpercollins ISBN 0-06-016678-9
Happy Holidays! (1986)
What Do You Really Want for Your Children published September 1, 1985 by William Morrow & Company ISBN 0-688-04527-8
Gifts from Eykis : A Story of Self-Discovery published February 1, 1983 by Simon & Schuster ISBN 0-671-46066-8
The Sky's the Limit published September 1, 1980 by Simon & Schuster ISBN 0-671-24989-4
Group Counseling for Personal Mastery (1980)
Pulling Your Own Strings published April 1, 1978 by Hay House Inc ISBN 0-308-10336-X
Your Erroneous Zones published August 1, 1976 by Harpercollins ISBN 0-06-109148-0
Counseling Techniques That Work published June 1, 1975 by American Counseling Association ISBN 0-911547-26-6

Audio Programs
(partial list)

Inspiration: Your Ultimate Calling (2006)
The Awakened Life (2006)
Your Life Begins Now! (2006)
The Secrets of an Inspirational (In-Spirit) Life (2006)
Being in Balance (2006)
The Essence of Being in Balace (2006)
Secrets of Your Own Healing Power (2006)
Choosing Your Own Greatness (2005)
Living Without Limits (2005) (With Dr. Deepak Chopra)
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)
You'll See It When You Believe It (2003)
How To Get What You Really, Really, Really, Really Want (2003) (With Dr. Deepak Chopra)
The Wayne Dyer Audio Collection (2002) contains
"There's a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem,"
"The Ten Secrets for Success and Inner Peace,"
"Improve Your Life Using the Wisdom of the Ages," and
"How to Get What You Really, Really, Really, Want."
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)
Your Erroneus Zones (1991)

Televised Lectures
(partial list)

Inspiration, Your Ultimate Calling
The Power of Intention
There's a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem
Manifest Your Destiny
Wisdom of the Ages
10 Secrets for Success and Inner Peace
Wayne Dyer recently wrote the introduction to the book Ask and It Is Given by Esther Hicks.