Using the 4 agreements in your life." Ruiz talks about the "book of laws" that each of us lives by; we need to change that book before we can make changes in our lives.  I took notes.  Not as mind-boggling as his first book.

Applying "The Four Agreements" is so much needed in today's lives and it is bound to have a magnificient impact in our lives. This book helps you create your new rule book and discarding the old agreements which are no longer serving us or which never served us.

I had to read this book twice I did not realize at first that it was a companion book to the Four Agreement’s. I enjoyed the book it help deepen my understanding of the Four Agreements. I especially liked the question and comment section at the end of book.

Only read this so I could complete my reading challenge. Terribly boring and not at all suitable for normal life. Especially the sections on gossip, and some of the sections on suffering. There's the usual idea that all gossip is is shuffling around mean things about others. There's a line in here that basically says don't even share what you feel about yourself, because other people can twist your words around and make it a 'poison'. Which sounds like terrible advice, to be frank. His writing style is annoyingly repetitive and doesn't really ever get the point. More of the usual 'if it doesn't feel good, you aren't doing it right,' glorifying the idea of 'detachment,' and loving everyone no matter what without ever grounding that in reality.

Spirituality really sucks. It's all head-in-the-clouds, practisable only by a select few who have an otherwise easy, happy life, but thinks it's for everyone and preaches to the common man that if they just unconditionally loved, pain & suffering wouldn't come into their lives anymore. So glad I'm finished with all these nonsense books, and even gladder not to have to return.

This is one of the books I keep returning to reread every couple of years. I recommend it to everyone. Once I couldn’t find it and thought I’d misplaced it only to find my son had borrowed it and loved it.

This small book is so helpful with balance and finding peace.

This book is great for mapping out a new path in life. It gives you the chance to psychoanalyze as well as intentionally plan new habits to implement in your desired lifestyle. Although this may seem like a simple read & some sections seem redundant, it will be difficult to dig and explore the depths of your mind if you're not ready to acknowledge your need to change.
*Pairs well with a processing group and/or individual therapy sessions.
Enjoy & take care.

This book able to contribute to making peoples' lives a lot more carefree and comfortable. I have no doubt that if each of the agreements are worked on even a little, people would start to see how they're causing a lot of their own grief. It has to do with giving an overhaul to very old beliefs about self esteem, needs and expectations, finally.

I started reading the Four Agreements back in the '90s, but a lot of things got in my way, like mostly my life! I finally got back to reading this book this past year (2011), and have actually been adapting some of it! I have chosen the agreement "never take anything personally" to focus on for now.

I've had a lot of practice with this agreement at work. I've had difficulty relating to some of my co-workers that happen to come from the far side of "woken up", if you know what I mean. They seem to get instantly vicious if they think they are being threatened even a little bit, and sometimes they don't even seem to realize why they feel threatened because their hackles go up too fast. Then in the frenzy, they're oblivious to the idea that maybe they've simply jumped to conclusions before they got all the facts, which is most often what has happened. They are always evaluating how the Universe is impacting them, not how they are impacting the Universe.

The agreements address this type of thing thoroughly, and help the readers see how they have set themselves up, then teaches them how to stop doing that. Unfortunately, there is no good way to expose people to the book when they are clinging to their old beliefs that everything is Happening To Them. It's like Catch-22: they are continually stressed because they're reacting in ways that are based on old beliefs, but their old beliefs will keep them from even trying to investigate the book.

La lectura fue un requisito de la Universidad y aunque no es el tipo de lectura que me gusta, no estuvo del todo mal.

Mills writes in a whimsical way that is both abstract and simple.

The 4 agreements:
1. Be impeccable with your word
2. Don’t take anything personally
3. Don’t make assumptions
4. Always do your best

Part 2 was a more powerful and immersive experience, putting these agreements into action with plenty of open ended questions to ponder and journal about. I became more confident in the values I consistently live by and observed growth opportunities that seem viable to master.

First 1Hour of this book was going above my head, but then everything started making complete sense. The author is simply talking about making 4 agreements with oneself (I know its confusing as to how one can have an agreement with oneself - but that is what is 1 hour of this book).
Agreements are:-
1. Be impeccable with your word - DO NOT S**T about anyone, very easy in theory but super difficult in practice.
2. Don't take anything personally - As it says
3. Don't make assumptions. - As it says
4. Always do your best. - As it says - do your best whatever you do, even after that things go wrong, you will still be happy that you did your best.

I would reread this book, just to imprint these agreements on me.

This book was a nice addition to the collection of the books of the four agreements. I also read the fifth agreement last year. I wanted to try this companion book to see what it had to offer. To be honest the only thing about this book that was kinda overwhelming were the parts that had many questions and guides to create one’s Book of Law, etc. in a separate notebook or something like that. I think if one wants to take their time, that’d be a great self development project. Maybe I have too short of an attention span to do that at the moment, but I skipped through doing those parts, even though I read through it all and would answer out loud or in my head. I was kinda hoping it was going to be like a little workbook, but that’s ok. It was still lovely and it was a good reminder of getting the four agreements imbedded in my mind and heart, and reading other’s experiences on that, too. I think testimony makes it more real as well and is a reminder that we’re all on a very similar journey.