A quote by Wayne Dyer has me confused..

I understand your confusion.

I will say this: This quote has a Buddhist influence.

Essentially this is what it means: If you dedicate your life to achieving some given thing (i.e. a million dollars in the bank) and you do everything in your power, and make all sorts of sacrifices to get it, and believe you wont be truly happy until you reach stated goal, you may run into a problem.

Here is the problem: You are deferring all happiness in a sense to a point where you believe you can finally enjoy the fruits of your labour (you get caught up in a chase).

In pursuit of any given goal or objective there are two things: The pursuit and the goal.

One should not treat them differently with respect to one's happiness. The journey can, and most likely should, be as rewarding as the end goal.

This way you are content now and later, and not basing fulfillment solely on an abstract vision of what it may feel like when everything is accomplished.

This doesn't reduce your chances to reaching your goal. On the contrary. By seeking contentment and balance now (while on the journey), you are in a much better mental state and I would argue more likely to reach said objective.

It does reach a bit of a paradox, I understand this. The paradox is that you are not where you want to be (at your goal) therefore you are not content. And one way to maybe see it is that you should use this discontentment to fuel your journey.

However, often this wears people out and they ignore the fact that the journey can be equally, if not more rewarding, then the stated objective.

This is what is meant by:
"Chasing success is like trying to squeeze a handful of water. The tighter you squeeze, the less water you get. When you chase it, your life becomes the chase, and you become a victim of always wanting more"

Because, as I described above, the proper way is to not chase anything but the journey itself (this is the fruit in itself). When this is so, happiness occurs in the present, and your life becomes balanced. Success is a natural byproduct, and achievement of great things actually becomes easier (because the journey is so fruitful).

This is why Jim Rohn said "After you become a millionaire, you can give all of your money away because what's important is not the million dollars; what's important is the person you have become in the process of becoming a millionaire."

Hope this helps,

Bill.