Book Review: 10 Secrets for Success and Inner Peace

Dr. Wayne Dyer shares some of his quintessential wisdom on living the best life possible in this short, but insightful and uplifting book. These secrets are applicable whether you are a teenager or a senior citizen, or somewhere in between. Dyer offers his opinion, based on his personal experiences in overcoming challenges. He states in the introduction of 10 Secrets for Success and Inner Peace, "I have no advice on goal setting, putting your nose to the grindstone, planning your financial future, listening to us older folks, respecting your culture, . . . Instead, what I offer you are ten secrets that allow your spirit to guide you."

Each chapter can stand alone and you may want to select the one or two areas where you're struggling in your life to focus on. Or you may want to give yourself a real treat, and read this one cover to cover - several times!

What are these secrets? The first secret for success and inner peace is "Have a Mind That is Open to Everything and Attached to Nothing." Some of the attachments Dyer points to include the need to be right, to win at all costs, to be concerned about how we are viewed by others, etc. Being open to everything requires a shift in our interactions with others. Instead of immediately thinking someone's idea or comment is ridiculous, we open ourselves up to a new possibility that we had not thought of previously.

The second secret for success and inner peace is "Don't Die with Your Music Still in You." This is advice that many wise scholars and everyday folks have offered over and over again. How else will we avoid regretting what we didn't do?

The third secret for success and inner peace is "You Can't Give Away What you Don't Have." This is, for me, the most profound of the secrets. Think about this: If you do not have joy and peace in your life, how can you share them with others? How can you offer these gifts to others in your life?

The fourth secret for success and inner peace: "Embrace Silence." This may be challenging for us in a world that has become so loud!