The Four Agreements Sinopsis
If you like the job or task you do, you will do your best without trying. Your work will feel effortless and you will do much better. This final chord will help you increase the power of the other chords while freeing you from the old patterns. In part 1 of this 2-part video, we learn about the “domestication” of man and how all the rules and values of our family and society are imposed on us by a system of punishment and reward. As young children, our true nature is to love and be happy, to explore and enjoy life; we are absolutely authentic. But then we learn to be what others think we “should” be, and because it`s not acceptable for us to be who we are, we start pretending to be what we aren`t. One way to do your best is to incorporate the previous three chords into your daily life. By doing this, you can avoid feelings of regret and accept that people are doing their best at every moment. You`ll come to appreciate the action itself, rather than just enjoying the rewards associated with the actions. Similarly, Don Miguel suggests that we should work hard because it makes us happy and not an external motivation. Don Miguel gives an example of salaries. If the main motivation in our work is money, we will never do our best.
In addition, we will be stuck in well-paying jobs but without fulfillment or joy. Due to the lack of fulfillment in their work, these people then spend their weekends partying, drinking, and doing other things that harm their lives. Why not try breaking one of the hundreds or thousands of chords you have right now? Maybe you`re thinking you`re not good at painting – take out the watercolors and have fun creating something. By following the step-by-step process, you can gradually change things for the better. If doing your best means working hard because you love work, your work will feel effortless. In this way, the final chord – always do your best – will increase the power of all other chords and help you break free. In addition to the book and audiobook, an eBook, a four-color illustrated book, a card game, and an online course are also available. [1] Based on all these ideas, Don Miguel presented four clear messages to remember that should be implemented. The four agreements show us that there is another way. By freeing ourselves from social structures and expectations, we can make new deals for ourselves. These chains are developed from an early age.
We are born into social norms that dictate the dreams we may have in life. The collective dream of the planet influences our individual dreams. This collective dream is taught to us by our parents, our schools, our religions and our politicians. Through this training, we learn to behave “correctly”, what we must believe and the difference between good and evil. Our acceptance of these social agreements should be called our domestication. When we tried to rebel in childhood or adolescence, we were punished and oppressed by more powerful parents and teachers. Just like an animal, we were rewarded for obeying these more powerful individuals. Afterwards, we all surrendered and decided to follow the collective dream and not our individual dreams.
However, as we get older, we no longer need a more powerful person to domesticate and control us. These ideas are constructed in such a way that we domesticate ourselves. Don Miguel suggests that we can free ourselves from this structure and make new deals for ourselves. These are the four agreements. “The Four Chords” not only gave me the four chords with which I made small positive changes in my life, but the book also helped me understand the process of “domestication” and how this “domestication” shaped my belief systems. .