The Four Agreements

I’m drawn to *The Four Agreements* every year because it’s a simple yet profound reminder to live with intention. Every time I read it, I discover new layers of its wisdom that help me break free from self-limiting beliefs and embrace a more joyful and authentic life. It’s a comforting guide that offers clarity and inspiration, helping me navigate life’s challenges with more freedom, love, and purpose.

I completely had my perspective literally turned upside down and reframed by this book. I could not stop thinking about how interesting the idea that everyone is yourself is. I learned about empathy and experienced a huge shift in my consciousness because of this book.

I also loved the spiritual adventure and the journey. I am always inspired by seeing other people’s perspectives, and this book is a whole deep dive into a better understanding of how to see them.

This book is one of those I go back to time and time again, thanks to Don Miguel Ruiz’s wisdom on personal freedom and transformation. The clarity and simplicity of the agreements—being impeccable with your word, not taking things personally, not making assumptions, and always doing your best—really stick with me.

They resonate especially during periods of significant change in my life, offering invaluable guidance on living authentically and effectively. Ruiz’s insights reinforce my belief in the importance of mindset and self-awareness for meaningful growth. Every time I read the book, I am reminded of the power of intentional living… show more.

This book does an incredible job of using ancient Toltec wisdom to unravel self-limiting beliefs and instead embark on the path of enlightenment. As someone who has done the deep work to uncover beliefs that didn’t serve me, I felt this book empowered me to take on a new approach to life very simply and straightforwardly.

His examples helped me understand the agreements, and I felt he did a great job of combining ancient wisdom with modern-day living.

I first came across this book in a poster on a wall during a boring corporate training seminar and they just resonated with me. They were also markedly different from the other ‘platitude’ posters adorned those walls. I read this book on a fairly regular basis to remind myself of what these agreements are and what they mean.

They filter down into my therapy and coaching practice often (so does the advice from Yoda in Star Wars, but that is a whole other story!). This book is short, sweet, and very profound. If you follow its advice (based on ancient… show more.

I love this book because it talks about the limiting beliefs that we as human beings impose on ourselves and the consequences of what happens when we don’t overcome them.

This book was eye-opening, and I had many “aha” moments while reading it. It made me question my own belief systems and how I could manifest the life I wanted by questioning everything and focusing on what brings me joy. This book is full of great foundational principles that have helped me shape my life.

I read Don Miguel Ruiz's, The Four Agreements. I also listened to his book on tape and watched YouTube videos that further dive into the agreements we make with ourselves and others. 

This book reveals the source of self-limiting beliefs that rob us of joy and create needless suffering. Based on ancient Toltec wisdom, the book offers a powerful code of conduct that can rapidly transform our lives to a new experience of freedom, true happiness, and love.

Don Miguel Ruiz has dedicated his life to sharing the wisdom of the ancient Toltecs. I initially started reading this book while… show more.

I was already familiar with two of the four agreements: “doing my best” and “keeping my word” but the idea of “never making assumptions,” and “not taking anything personally” were mind-blowing and they were a big gift to my nervous system. 

I now understand that no one is waking up in the morning plotting ways to make me miserable and if I am miserable it is often because I took something personally or made a wrong assumption!

This book can help you to awaken to a deeper level of conscious awareness.

The Four Agreements are powerful tools for personal growth that can help you break free from limiting beliefs and negative patterns. They are simple, yet profound, and can be applied to every aspect of your life. This book teaches you how to cultivate inner peace, be intentional about what you say and do, and create more meaningful relationships.

The Four Agreements offers a very simple yet profound way of looking at how we can help ourselves rise above our current thinking and approach to life that often keeps us down, cuts off connection to ourselves and others, and inhibits our growth and happiness.

Of the 4 agreements, I find “Be Impeccable With Your World” the most potent, as it invites us to be extremely judicious in all the words we choose to utter, as well as how we talk to ourselves internally.

The word “impeccable” derives from the Latin word “impeccabilis,” a combination of the prefix in-, meaning… show more.