10 Secrets for Success and Inner Peace

by Wayne W. Dyer

Best-selling author and lecturer Wayne W. Dyer has written a thought-provoking book for those of us who have chosen to consciously be on our life path. The ten "secrets" for success and inner peace presented here apply whether you’re just embarking on your path, are nearing the end of it, or are on the path in any way. Dr. Dyer urges you to read these ten secrets with an open heart. By doing so, you’ll learn to feel the peace of God that truly defines success.

Genres: Self Help, Nonfiction, Spirituality, Personal Development, Psychology, Audiobook, Health

158 pages, Hardcover

Published May 1, 2002

About the author

Wayne Walter Dyer 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 H. 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.

Reviews

[Maria Clara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sin duda, uno de esos libros que necesitas releer cada cierto tiempo; de mesita de noche.

[Lea]

I don't usually read this kind of books, but I am going throught some stressful period in my life, and everything has been really chaotic and uncertain and some of the challenges that I set for myself became too overwhelming. My mom bought me this book some time ago and it was siting on the shelf, and in one of my introspective thought moment I remembered it and started reading. It's not anything special and anything I haven't known or heard, and althought I find this book at parts very questionable, but it somehow helped me to reconnect to myself again, regain inner peace and in a way be liberated from overthinking. The qoutes in here from famous thinkers are brilliant and I liked overall message. Quiet and calming. One of those moments in time when I had a feeling that I'm reading a right book at the right time.

[M.rmt · Rating 2 out of 5]

_آرزوهای بزرگ داشته باشید
_تا ارزوهایمان برآورده نشده از پا ننشینیم
_عاشق خود باشیم
_مراقبه فراموش نشود
_گذشته را رها کنیم
_اشتباه جزئی از ماست اما تکرار آن حماقت است
_خشم و غضب را به محبت تبدیل کنیم
-با خود به گونه ای رفتار کنیم گویی همانی هستیم که آرزویش را داریم
_الوهیت خویش را گرامی بداریم
_از افکار منفی پرهیز کنیم

[آزاده شریفی · Rating 2 out of 5]

خسته کننده بود... لوس... تکراری... و چنین کتابی را من ففط در مقام ویراستار ممکن بود تا ته بخوانم...
برای این روزهای من که انسانی بودن را کنار گذاشته و هی دارد شرقی/ غربی فکر می کند لج درآور بود حتی...
همه حرف هایی که جناب وین دایر می گن تو عرفان شرق هست... خدای غیرمتشخص، وحدت با هستی، نیروی افکار و نظام احسن خلقت... با مقابله متن اصلی به خودم حق می دهم حتی که بگویم وین دایر نثر جالبی هم ندارد... تکرار... حشو... حتی اسلوب نوشتن و احتمالا سخنرانی کردنش شرقی است... واقعا شرقی و به خصوص هند و ایرانی است... این قدر که آدم وسوسه می شود بلند شود برود آن طرف شرق بفروشد
...
و این که عمیق نیست... زندگی معنوی و عرفانی ولی بدون درد و خونریزی... بدون عمق...
نمی توانم کسانی را که این حرفها برایشان جالب است و فکر می کنند می شود بر اساسش زندگی کرد را بفهمم
همان طور که فکر می کنم غزالی در تمام لحظات اشراق و نظریه پردازی و مولوی در تمام مثنوی سرودن های وحشیانه اش دنبال چیزب بود که حلاج و عین القضات و سهروردی بالای دار دریافتند...معراج مردان بالای دار است و وین دایر این را نمی تواند بفهمد...
این طرز فکر در شرق آرامش بخش نیست... نیافتن است... نداشتن است... فناست...
پ.ن : پیشاپیش با کسانی که دم از ساختار می زنند و اصول مشترکه فطرت انسانی را دلیل این تکرار و توارد می دانند مخالفت عمیق و شدید می شود

[Peter]

Have a mind that is open to everything and attached to nothing, don't die with your music still in you, you can't give away what you don't have, embrace silence, give up your personal history, you can't solve a problem with the same mind that created it, there are no justified resentments, treat yourself as if you already are what you'd like to be, treasure your divinity, wisdom is avoiding all thoughts that weaken you - more concrete and casually written than book above, and less new-age-ey.

[امیرمحمد حیدری · Rating 1 out of 5]

از اون کتابایی که یه‌نفر قطعا پیدا می‌شه می‌گه «وای این کتاب زندگی منو تغییر داد».

[Ben · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 stars. There's nothing phenomenal about the writing style and the book didn't teach me anything new, per se; the best advice came from the quotes that Dyer draws upon from writers like Tolstoy, Thoreau, Gandhi, etc. The book also had a bit too much religiosity to it for my taste. It was a good end of the night book, however, to ease my mind and remind me of the need to slow down and refocus my thoughts, and it contained some important reminders about the powers of meditation and positive thinking.

[Walker · Rating 5 out of 5]

First of all, anything that Dyer writes is great. He really gets your mind thinking and moving in the right direction. Being positive brings your positive. Being and thinking negative brings you that. You have to be upbeat in life or you will attract things and behaviors you do not want. However, this is only true for the most part. There are always exceptions, however in my thoughts, its what you do with them, those "thoughts" and others that makes the true difference. Find in life what you enjoy and love and do it. :) Don't die with your song still in you!

[William Arsenis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dr. Wayne Dyer’s writing, though direct, simple, and to the point, lacks the power he emanates on stage. The book feels a bit preachy and a lot less personal. The highly effective life anecdotes he uses in his speeches are missing in his writing.

His teaching seems to be a mixture of new-age spiritual thinking and positive affirmation.

That said, there were many passages and quotes throughout the book that I loved and found quite useful, such as the message in his first secret—“Have a mind that is open to everything and attached to nothing,” and his sixth secret—“You can’t solve a problem with the same mind that created it.”

His seventh secret—“There are no justified resentments,” was one of my favorites, and tastes a bit of behavioral modification therapy. In this chapter, he says, “...rather be kind than be right.”

My absolute favorite, however, is his eighth secret—“Treat yourself as if you already are what you’d like to be.” Positive affirmation on steroids.
There is nothing really “secret” in 10 SECRETS FOR SUCCESS AND INNER PEACE; it has all been stated before in different ways and by different people.
But Wayne Dyer is said to be the father of motivational speaking, and I totally get why. He’s got a particular brand of charm and super-human self-confidence that lifts you right off the ground.

Like me, you might not find all ten of his secrets useful—different strokes for different folks and all—but I can see 10 SECRETS FOR SUCCESS AND INNER PEACE being of great benefit to many people.

If you’re interested in self-help, there’s likely something very useful here for you.

[Bookish Enchantment (Katherine Quirke) · Rating 5 out of 5]

There are times you pick up a book and it is just the right book for that time in your life. Well this book was it for me. Perfect, easy and fast to read. One I can pick up and read at anytime and be reminded about what I need to know.

[Hailey · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars. An online friend knew I was struggling and she recommended a few books to me. I listened to this audiobook today, and there were a few pros and cons for myself for this book.

Pros: great spiritual beginner's book, helped further change my perspective, excellent quotes from famous historical people, was an interesting read, was short and informational - all in all, I honestly learned a bit from it.

Cons: a few concepts I disagreed with or thought were impractical or only for certain situations, a few contradictions, and references to the Christian god and Jesus a little too much for my liking, especially in the second half - every time he said "God" I mentally substituted the words "the world", "nature" "the universe", etc. - if I wanted to recommend this to someone, they'd probably think I was trying to advocate for Christianity, which totally isn't me.

I'm taking this book with a grain of salt. I'm applying what works and doesn't work to my life. I've learned that spiritual books are references, not rule books. I thought this book was great. Will probably reread and take notes again, and will definitely be reading more of Dyer's work.

[Zeynab Babaxani · Rating 1 out of 5]

شاید این توضیح مفید باشه، نمره ای که به کتاب دادم میتونه به این دلیل این قدر کم باشه که من نتونستم با کتاب ارتباط برقرار کنم.
شاید هم واقعا کتاب مفیدی نیست.

نمیدونم

[Mostafa Tabrizian · Rating 4 out of 5]

تا ۶۰ امتیاز ۵
بعد ۶۰ امتیاز ۳
در کل ۴

[Danial ABDL · Rating 3 out of 5]

سه و نیم!

[Claudia · Rating 4 out of 5]

He descubierto que conecto muy bien con este señor pese a que escribió la mayor parte de sus libros hace décadas y algunos de sus conceptos pueden estar un poquitín desfasados; pero la esencia del contenido en sus narraciones es atemporal y resulta sencillo sentirse tocada por esta si prestas atención y vas con la mente abierta. Soy poco receptiva al concepto de «libro de autoayuda», pero creo que no es más que un prejuicio, que habremos de tener muchos, porque en su momento se explotó esta etiqueta ciñéndola, además, a libros sin mayor contenido que solo apostaban por hacer sentir al lector que su vida estaba mal y tenía que hacer todo lo que encontrara allí para encontrar la «iluminación». La vida no es eso, pero sí creo que un libro bien trabajado, como este, que te invita a reflexionar acerca de la forma en que enfocas tu día a día y aboga porque te detengas un momento (¿lo hacemos alguna vez?), y analices a la persona que eres de forma objetiva para tomar decisiones que te ayuden a trabajar en lo que quieres, no debería mirarse por encima del hombro.

[Sandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Me gusto pero no tanto como el otro libro que leí del autor eso si me quedo con las partes que creo que pueden serme de utilidad, además este tipo de libros siempre puedes sacar algun aprendizaje o darte cuenta de cosas

[Diane · Rating 5 out of 5]

I would read again. Not surprisingly, has a peaceful and calming effect.

[Shari · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was an okay book. This is a good starter book if you're just starting to get into spirituality/ enlightenment. Personally, I prefer Dyer's book where he interprets the Tao and gives a daily application for each verse of the Tao.

Two other books I recommend:

If you're just getting into spirituality and enlightening your path- The Four Agreements

If you need deeper, more specific self-help that will lead you into re-examining your path and the path of those who came BEFORE you- Re-writing Your Emotional Script

This one was okay.

[Naomi · Rating 1 out of 5]

I really disliked this book - and I cannot abide anyone who says that you bring your physical illnesses upon yourself through the "negative thoughts and energy that you send out into the universe," as this author explicitly does.

Unfortunately this doesn't make him entirely wrong - but I couldn't possibly recommend this book to anyone.

[Farzaneh · Rating 5 out of 5]

عاليييييي بود و خوندنش كليييييي انرژي يه مثبت به تك تك سلول هاي مغزي و غير مغزي يه بدن من تزريق كرد:) tnx Dr,Dyer؛)

[CMG (Mac) · Rating 1 out of 5]

Trite quotes and common sense. Some complete bull (think your child will be disease free to keep her health). A few nuggets about service and doing away with guilt and shame. Not practical.

[K_HUN · Rating 3 out of 5]

it's a simple motivative book and it's helpful for raising our self-confidence, but there is nothing very special about it.

[Marie Burton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Major takeaway "When you’re afraid, you’ve moved away from love. Remember, “Perfect love casteth out all fear.” What you fear, you resent and ultimately begin to hate. Thus, the dichotomy of hate and fear are at work within you, always weakening you. Every thought you have in which you’re in a state of fear keeps you away from your purpose, and is simultaneously weakening you. Your fearful thoughts are inviting you to stay immobilized. When you find yourself in a fearful mode, stop right there and invite God onto the scene. Turn fear over to your Senior Partner with these words: “I don’t know how to deal with this, but I know I’m connected to You, the miraculous creative force in this universe. I’ll move my ego out of the way and turn it over to You.”'

[Dia · Rating 5 out of 5]

This has been one of the most eye opening, impactful, real raw and true piece's of writing that I have ever read. Short, sweet and with a level of insight we all wish to obtain Dr. Wyer really got into my heart mind and soul and simply validated the journey that i am currently on. I wrote down so many gems from this book on my post it note pad and placed it around my apartment. I will definitely be reading one of his books again.
Thank you for showing humanity that we are spiritual beings having a human experience and we can truly live our life in peace to the fullest even into the next chapter.
-Dia

[Lauren · Rating 4 out of 5]

The audio book is less than two hours long, and the author's voice made me sleepy, especially when he was talking about meditation (ha!). He recognizes right off the bat that some of his "secrets" might not resonate with you, and that's okay. There was one or two that I didn't care for, but listening to this book put me in a better mood and helped me to release some anger I had been feeling. I appreciated his references to God and scripture, and I would definitely listen to this one again.

[Tony Rogers Jr. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Phenomenal little book. Wayne Dyer is a fantastic teacher. I recommend the audiobook over the hardback copy.

[Nojoud · Rating 2 out of 5]

Good but repetitive

[Annie Kostyk · Rating 5 out of 5]

I first read this book 3 years ago and gave it 3 stars. Now that I've done the work and read it again, I give it 5 stars.

[Arthi · Rating 2 out of 5]

read it because someone recommended it but there’s nothing special in it tbh. just talks about staying present, affirmations, and not to hold resentment. nothing new plus a bit too much touching on religion here. also praised gandi which is yikes but also can’t remember what year this was written in so the author might not have known. not a fan but maybe it’ll help someone else

[J.C. · Rating 3 out of 5]

My mom told me to read this book so, I did. I am not a spiritual man so all the god stuff was hot air for me, and a lot of the advice is grandmother-ish advice, besides some that are sold a little too new-agey but at the core is some good advice: change your thoughts and you change your life. Beyond all The Secret bull$jit, if you do think positively it'll change your attitude, which improves your health. Makes sense to me.
So there are some good advice here, I just dont think I was this book's target.