What will you say to yourself the next time you find yourself engaged in negative self-talk? Write out the actual new words you’ll say to yourself.What negative words do you say to yourself most? (Are you critical of your body? Your intelligence? Your success?).Use these questions to reflect on how your own words can have a powerful effect on yourself and others. We’ve created seven The Four Agreements exercises with 21 discussion questions for you to go through on your own or with a group.
Here are the new agreements: 1) Use your words impeccably. If we replace the old agreements (society’s rules) with four simple new agreements, we can break free from the rules and find peace and happiness. Use these The Four Agreements exercises to help you implement a new approach to life. The good news is that there’s a different way to live.
From birth, we are trained to accept society’s rules as “the way it is.” But, agreeing to these rules stops us from becoming our true selves. The world today is full of suffering and cruelty. ĭo you tend to take things personally? Are you always making assumptions? Are you a gossip? Like this article? Sign up for a free trial here. Shortform has the world's best summaries of books you should be reading.
This article is an excerpt from the Shortform summary of 'The Four Agreements' by Don Miguel Ruiz.
