Four Agreements - A Toltec Wisdom Book presented by Don Miguel Ruiz

The following is a list of key points from each of the Four Agreements, believed to have derived from Toltec wisdom.  
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The First Agreement: Be Impeccable with Your Word
Key Points: 
- Your intent manifests through the word
- One fear or doubt planted in our mind can create an endless drama of events
- When you are impeccable, you take responsibility for your actions, but you do not judge or blame yourself.
- Use your energy in the direction of truth and love for yourself.

The Second Agreement - Don't Take Anything Personally
Key Points:
- Even when a situation seems so personal, even if others insult you directly, it has nothing to do with you.
- Taking things personally, makes you easy prey for those predators
- You get mad because you are afraid, because you are dealing with fear.
- In that state of bliss you are making love all the time with everything that you perceive.
- Whatever people do feel, think, or say don't take it personally; don't take anything personally
- The mind lives in more than one dimension
- You don't need to trust others as much as you need to trust yourself to make the right choices.
- You are never responsible for the actions of others; you are only responsible for you.

The Third Agreement - Don't Make Assumptions
Key Points
- We defend our assumption and try to make someone else wrong.
- We literally dream things up in our imaginations
- Making assumptions in relationships leads to a lot of fights, a lot of difficulties, a lot of misunderstandings with people we supposedly love
- When we believe something, we assume we are right about it to the point that we will destroy relationships in order to defend our position.
- You need to stop lying to yourself about what you truly want
- Real love is accepting other people the way they are without trying to change them.
- Find someone whom you don't have to change at all
- Find the voice to ask for what you want
- Everybody, including you, has the right to tell you no or yes.
- All human problems would be resolved if we could just have good, clear communication
- What will really make the difference is action

The Fourth Agreement- Always Do Your Best
Key Points:
- If you always do your best there is no way you can judge yourself
- You are not here to sacrifice your joy or your life; you are here to live, to be happy, and to love.
- You are going to be productive, be good to yourself.
- Doing your best is taking the action because you love it
- When you do your best, you learn to accept yourself.
-Be aware and learn from your mistakes - look honestly at the results and keep practicing - this increases your awareness
- Make everything a ritual, and always do your best
- Let go of the past and live in the present moment (Learn from the past)
- Take a risk and enjoy your life
- Say no when you want to say no, and yes when you want to say yes.
- When you don't do your best you are denying yourself the right to be you.

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