The Four Agreements

The Four Agreements. Totally changed my approach on professional and dating relations. I hear the concept is not unique but the brief, clear nature of the author spoke to me in my 20s. The explaining theory is a little out of the box (ideas are seeds, your memory is soil, your attention is super powerful fertilizer) but if you aborb the basic concept, you will be forever changed.

1) The richest man in Babylon 2) The four agreement 3) Secrets of the Millionaire Mind

The Four Agreements by Don Ruiz. It's a short and simple book about four rules of life which you can use anywhere. 1. Be impeccable with your word. You can read this as "don't swear", but it's not about that. It is about the constant and continuing things we say to ourselves that make us feel bad. We don't even know we do this. And it's not about big things, it's about the thousands of small reprimands we give ourselves that hold us back living our life. 2. Don't take anything personally. When someone else says something to you, good or bad, it shows how they feel. What they say is about them, what they think is important, what is relevant for them. It's not about you. This doesn't mean that you can ignore it, but it shines another light on things other people say about you, or about others to you. This applies to "good things" as well. If someone gives you a compliment, it tells something about them. And of course it works as well for the things you say or do - they tell something about you. 3. Don't make assumptions. Don't think you know what other people think, or that you know why they do the things they do.…

"The Four Agreements", I wish I had read it when I was younger, I give it to anyone who seems to feel other people are their problem.

"The Four Agreements" by Don Miguel Ruiz. This book advocates personal freedom from beliefs and agreements that we have made with ourselves and others that are creating limitation and unhappiness in our lives.

Two books that aren't mentioned, surprisingly, are: The Power of Now - Eckhart Tolle The Four Agreements - Don Miguel Ruiz In my humble opinion, these two books alone, have the ability to change one's life.

Zero To One - Peter Thiel Tribes - Seth Godin The Four Agreements - Miguel Angel Ruiz (life changing) The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success - Deepak Chopra These are some that I am reading/read recently.

"The Four Agreements" has forever changed the way I view my actions and the actions around me. "The Power of Now" is a great book about spiritual enlightenment. It opens up your mind to a different way of thought related to no stress, no pain, no anxiety, no past, no future, etc...

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