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.”
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.
Translated, the title means "Wayne W. Dyer 2: Avoid Being Used." Wayne W Dyer 2 Evite Ser Utilizado.pdf
Lisa blinked. “But you always say yes.”
From that day on, he lived by a new rule: help freely, but never from fear. And he kept the PDF on his desktop — not as a weapon, but as a reminder that avoiding being used isn’t selfish. It’s sacred. The next morning, when Lisa asked him to
Marcos realized he’d been confusing selflessness with self-abandonment . Dyer taught that we are not here to be doormats for others’ laziness or manipulation. True compassion includes saying no.
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 He thought he was being kind, being spiritual,
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.