Wayne Dyer
Wayne Walter Dyer (May 10, 1940 – August 29, 2015) 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 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.
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