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'Change the way you look at things and the things you look at will change.'
Wayne Dyer

For years Wayne Dyer has been researching the power of intention, the energy that surrounds all of us. He tells us how we can train ourselves to tune into this energy and step…

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3 authors picked The Power of Intention as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book was special to me because it redefined what intention meant compared to how we usually describe it. Expressing intention as energy and creation rather than success and work shows how beautiful and all-encompassing it can be.

I could tune into my inner belief systems and see how I could manifest and affirm more positive goals for myself and invest more authentically into my relationships with others. Intention is such a powerful word, and Dyer gives practical ways of conceptualizing and applying it daily.

From Finnian's list on living life with intentionality.

Dr. Dyer takes a different approach to achieving your goals and desires. His years as a Psychologist and spiritual seeker led him around the globe. The infusion of the best of Eastern and Western approaches to wellness and fulfillment are masterfully woven in stories, poems, and examples. When he gets to the personal power of the energy that comes to life in our intentions, I was left smiling and speechless at its wisdom. 

Wayne Dyer was an inspired and lucid teacher of metaphysical principles and applications. This book instructs us in further creating our experiences with the concept of intention. Dyer’s definition expands my understanding of my power to create my experiences. From Carlos Castaneda, intention is “a force that exists in the universe.” As I have opened to the existence of this force and yielded to it, I accomplish what I want and need to. Many times, before I begin or continue a piece I am writing or a client assignment (coaching and editing doctoral candidates’ dissertations), I write out my intentions:…

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