Charismatic and camera-friendly, Wayne Dyer became well-known after the phenomenally successful publication of his first bestselling book, Your Erroneous Zones in 1976. From that time, he became a constant proponent of such typically "New Age" concepts as "living in the moment" and making "choices that bring us to a higher awareness," as he told a reporter for the St. Petersburg Times in 1994. Since Your Erroneous Zones, Dyer has used books, tapes, and the broadcast media to his advantage, securing his position as a late-twentieth-century cultural icon, and a leading light in the areas of motivation and self-awareness.

Wayne Dyer

Wayne W. Dyer was born in Detroit, Michigan, and began his professional career in Detroit as a high-school guidance counselor in 1965. In 1971, after earning a doctorate of education, he was appointed a professor of counselor education at St. John's University in Jamaica, New York, and began...