At work, Marcos was the go-to person for last-minute favors. “Hey, Marcos, can you stay late again?” “Marcos, you’re so good at this — just do it for me this once.” He never said no. He thought he was being kind, being spiritual, being like Wayne Dyer — above ego, above conflict.
The next morning, when Lisa asked him to cover her shift so she could go to a concert, Marcos took a breath and said, “No, I can’t this time. I have my own work to finish.” Wayne W Dyer 2 Evite Ser Utilizado.pdf
Marcos had always admired Dr. Wayne Dyer’s teachings. He kept a worn copy of Your Sacred Self on his nightstand, and his favorite quote was: “What you think of me is none of my business.” But knowing the words and living them were two different things. At work, Marcos was the go-to person for last-minute favors
“You’re not being loving,” she said. “You’re being used. There’s a difference.” The next morning, when Lisa asked him to
For the first time, Marcos felt lighter. He wasn’t being rude — he was being real. And as Wayne Dyer once wrote: “The highest form of ignorance is when you reject something you don’t know anything about.” Marcos had rejected his own worth. Now, he chose to know it.
Here’s a short narrative inspired by that idea, blending Dyer’s philosophy of self-reliance with the warning not to let others take advantage of you. The Lesson of the Leaning Wall
Then one day, a coworker named Lisa took credit for a project Marcos had done entirely by himself. When he hesitated to speak up, his friend Elena pulled him aside.