How did Dr. Wayne Dyer become the "Father of Motivation", the inspirational author and speaker that we knew him to be? In this special episode, we take a deep dive into several turning points in Wayne's life and significant influences along the way. We're connecting the dots from Ralph Waldo Emerson, Abraham Maslow, and Carl Jung, to St. Francis of Assisi, Ram Dass, and more, with a few surprises along the way. From his study of Humanistic Psychology and later shift into Spirituality, he was on a mission to teach Self-Reliance. This is Wayne Dyer's origin story.