“How people treat you is their karma, how you react is yours”
~ Wayne Dyer ~
“You are not stuck where you are unless you decide to be.”
~ Wayne Dyer ~
"The only limits we have are the limits we believe.”
~ Wayne Dyer ~
“Enjoying life is far superior to being graded on your
performance in life.”
~ Wayne Dyer ~
The Beginning
Born in Detroit, Michigan in 1940, Wayne Dyer spent much of his
childhood living in orphanages and foster homes. Wayne Dyer
quotes the “obstacles” in his childhood as being almost directly
responsible for his success today.
Despite being, a quiet child who, because of his lack of family
life and transient lifestyle, struggled to connect emotionally
with people – Dyer knew his destiny lay in helping others.
Many of Dyer’s motivational quotes reflect on confronting
loneliness and understanding the power of self.
“You are not alone if you like the person you are
alone with”.
Despite the difficult start to his life, Dyer successfully
graduated from high school and, upon graduation, went on to
spend four years in the United States Navy. Following his time
with the Navy, Dyer attended Wayne State University, which he
graduated from with his D. Ed degree in counselling.
“Begin to see yourself as a soul with a body, rather than a body
with a soul”
~ Wayne Dyer ~
"Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done,
it's always your choice.”
~ Wayne Dyer ~
“You are in a partnership with all other human beings, not a
contest to be judged better than some and worse than others.”
~ Wayne Dyer ~
“You leave old habits behind by starting out with the thought,
'I release the need for this in my life'.”
~ Wayne Dyer ~
“All blame is a waste of time."
~ Wayne Dyer ~
“You get treated in life the way you teach people to treat you.”
~ Wayne Dyer ~
“When you abandon making choices, you enter the vast world of
excuses.”
~ Wayne Dyer ~
“The purpose of dancing isn't to end up at a particular spot on
the floor. The purpose of dancing and of life is to enjoy every
moment and every step, regardless of where you are when the
music ends.”
~ Wayne Dyer ~
Career and Achievements
Wayne Dyer’s ultimate goal as he set out on his desired career
path was to set up his own therapy center. While doing this, he
worked as a high school counselor in Detroit, as well as a
professor of counselor education in New York.
His lectures were always extremely popular with the students and
he soon became known for his motivational speeches and talks on
achieving positive thinking.
Wayne Dyer quotes a chance meeting with a literary agent as
being the catalyst to what can only be described as “overnight
success”. The agent, having seen some of Dyer’s motivational
talks, encouraged him to document his theories in a book. Dyer
did just that and before most publishers knew what time of day
it was – “Your Erroneous Zones” had topped bestseller
charts and was easily outselling more established authors in the
genre.
Quotations from Wayne Dyer’s autobiography describe this time as
exciting for Dyer, despite the fact he did not really have a
plan of action. He was very much taking it in his stride and
living for each moment.
The success of his first book led to several appearances on
television including “Phil Donohue” and “The Tonight Show”.
Dyer may not have seen his roaring success coming but he was
determined to build on it and quickly organized production of
audio tapes, as well as a series of lecture tours.
He was also contracted to produce regular book publications.
Wayne Dyer quotes his troubled childhood and self-made man story
as being the real secrets to his success. People can connect
with Dyer, and identify with his life.
Wayne Dyer’s motivational quotes and lectures include many
personal aspects of his own life – something that endears him to
his fans.
As time went on, Dyer has introduced more spirituality into his
work, with his books “Real Magic” and “Your Sacred
Self” discussing the many different components of
spirituality, as well as information on the “higher
consciousness”.
To date, Wayne Dyer has published over 30 books and made many
videos and audio tapes. As well as a strong social media
presence, Dyer has his own YouTube channel.
“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look
at change”
~ Wayne Dyer ~
“Peace is the result of retraining your mind to process life as
it is, rather than as you think it should be.”
~ Wayne Dyer ~
“If we focus on what's ugly, we attract more ugliness into our
thoughts, and then into our emotions, and ultimately into our
lives”
~ Wayne Dyer ~
“Judgements prevent us from seeing the good that lies beyond
appearances.”
~ Wayne Dyer ~
“When you judge another, you do not
define them, you define yourself.”
~ Wayne Dyer ~
“The antidote to fear is faith.”
~ Wayne Dyer ~
“You are always a valuable, worthwhile human being — not
because anybody says so, not because you're successful, not
because you make a lot of money — but because you decide to
believe it and for no other reason.”
~ Wayne Dyer ~
Fans and Critics
Wayne Dyer says his fans are being “like family”, which isn’t
surprising as he is one of the most well thought of motivational
speakers and authors of modern times. Lovingly called “Father of
Motivation” by his fans, the many obstacles he faced as a child
makes his success even more endearing to the league of Dyer fans
across the world.
Quotations by Wayne Dyer not only encourage people to change in
a positive way, they make the people believe they can change.
Dyer is quick to point out his reversal of fortunes as an
example of how positive thinking can help turn a person’s life
around.
Rather than just telling people to change, Dyer shows people how
they can achieve it and this is most definitely his unique
selling point.
Unfortunately, as with many motivational coaches and authors,
Dyer also has his critics. Maybe the harshest critics came when
he took part in a pledge drive for network PBS. Not only was he
accused of providing “insincere platitudes”, his talks were said
to lack substance and intellect.
Wayne Dyer quotes from his book “Change your Thoughts – Change
your Life” in response to his critics – “The highest form of
ignorance is when you reject something you know nothing about”.
Another critic – author Stephen Mitchell – also sued Dyer for
Plagiarism in 2010, accusing him of stealing 200 lines of his
own work to use in two of his books. Wayne Dyer strongly denied
the allegation, insisting the lines were his own interpretation
of the subject.
“Anything you really want you can attain, if you really go after
it”
~ Wayne Dyer ~
“Discontinue deciding what anyone else should or shouldn't be
doing.”
~ Wayne Dyer ~
“Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.”
~ Wayne Dyer ~
“The state of your life is nothing more than a reflection of the
state of your mind.”
~ Wayne Dyer ~
“Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in
your life.”
~ Wayne Dyer ~
“Love is the ability and willingness to allow those that you
care for to be what they choose for themselves without any
insistence that they satisfy you.”
~ Wayne Dyer ~
“The highest form of ignorance is when you reject something you
don't know anything about”
~ Wayne Dyer ~
“No one can create negativity or stress within you. Only you can
do that by virtue of how you process your world.”
~ Wayne Dyer ~
Now…
At 72-years old, Wayne Dyer insists he is a long way off
retiring, although he is enjoying more quality with his family.
He still makes regular appearances on television and hundreds
and thousands of people via YouTube watch his audio tapes and
filmed lectures.
Wayne Dyer quotes are regularly used on television – in films
and documentaries and Wayne Dyers books continue to sell and
sell well. His most recent claim to fame was an appearance in
Toy Story 3 – where the voice over from one of his lectures was
used. Wayne Dyer quotes this as one of his biggest achievements,
if only because of the credibility points he earned with his
grandchildren.
“What we think determines what happens to us, so if we want to
change our lives, we need to stretch our minds.”
~ Wayne Dyer ~
“Your children will see what you’re all about by how you live,
not what you say”
~ Wayne Dyer ~
“Don't die with the music still in you.”
~ Wayne Dyer ~
“Once you believe in yourself and see your soul as divine and
precious,
you'll automatically be converted to a being who can create
miracles.”
~ Wayne Dyer ~
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