The Four Agreements to Make with Yourself

Have you ever been so moved by a book that you want to tell everyone you know to read it? That’s how I feel about The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Manuel Ruiz.

This book definitely falls under the Personal Development genre but it’s a short, easy read and focuses on achievement in all areas of your life. Absolutely everyone can make these agreements with themselves – there are no prerequisites needed – and you’ll be on the path to living a high-level, fulfilling, spiritual life.

While these agreements might seem simplistic, making them a part of your everyday life can be a challenge, especially nowadays when we’re all so busy with balancing careers with our personal lives. But this book is not meant to change your life overnight. Quite the contrary; you might need to take a few baby steps to get started and that’s OK. Awareness is a recurring theme in this book, so that might be your first step: being aware that you’re capable of making changes and living your best life.

Forgiveness and action are other themes that bear mentioning. So often we are our hardest critics but learning how to forgive ourselves for past mistakes is paramount to learning the lessons from those mistakes. And action is vitally important to achieving your goals. It’s not enough to think and dream of what you want. Without action, we can’t get results.

I dive a lot deeper into each of the four agreements in this episode and I’d love to hear your thoughts. Share your insights in our Monday Morning Mojo Facebook group.