EDUARDO M. BUSTAMANTE
Ph.D.

Clinical & Child Psychologist

Founder, 4 LAWS Academy

drb@4lawsacademy.com  •  4lawsacademy.com

My name is Eduardo Bustamante. Some call me Dr. B.

I am honored to be of service to you.

Allow me to introduce you to a particular point of view that I find very helpful.

Everything runs on an operating system.

An airplane at the wrong pressure. A train off its track. A body without sleep. Violate the operating system of anything, and it breaks down.

Relationships are no different.

There's a natural order to how humans connect — a Human Operating System. Four natural laws, like forces of nature. You can ignore them. You can't escape them.

Our ancestors fought hard to keep us fed and safe. But somewhere along the way, we traded connection for control. Survival became conquest. We learned to dominate — nature, animals, each other, even our own children.

That culture of force is exhausting. And it doesn't work.

The 4 LAWS are an invitation back. Back to alignment. Back to nature's way.

"The wound is the place where the light enters you."

— RUMI

Once you see the system, you can work with it. Align with it. Experience satisfaction that doesn't fade. Inspiration that returns. Sleep that comes naturally. Love that builds instead of breaks.

This is my vision: to help you free yourself from the culture of control and claim what is naturally yours.

I've included some materials below — a different way to look at your situation.

I look forward to our work.

"When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change."

— WAYNE DYER

THE 4 LAWS

The Operating System for Human Relationships

THE NEED THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OBEDIENCE
SAFETY Law of Limits Force - Stop violations immediately Obey - Clarify and respect rights
POSSESSION Law of Responsibility Compensate - Make things right Earn - Earn what you want
BELONGING Law of Respect Exclude/Include - Filter toxic, fertilize good Give Importance - Give due importance
CREATION Law of Talent Encourage - Fan the flame Create - Turn consumption into creation

Here are the 4 LAWS. Each one protects a fundamental human need:

When SAFETY is violated → Law of Limits tells you to use force to stop it immediately

When POSSESSION is violated → Law of Responsibility tells you they must compensate and make things right

When BELONGING is violated → Law of Respect tells you to exclude the toxic and include the respectful

When CREATION is violated → Law of Talent tells you to encourage what lights them up

This is the operating system. Learn it. Teach it. Spread it.

HOW TO KNOW
WHAT TO DO

Every time someone's upset, they're telling you: "Some need I have got violated." Once you know WHICH need, you know EXACTLY what to do.

CONSIDER EACH NEED

Then follow the steps

THE SYSTEM

THE NEED THE LAW YOUR ACTION YOUR CONTRIBUTION
SAFETY Law of Limits FORCE - Stop violations immediately OBEY - Clarify and respect rights
POSSESSION Law of Responsibility COMPENSATE - Make things right EARN - Earn what you want
BELONGING Law of Respect EXCLUDE/INCLUDE - Filter toxic, fertilize good GIVE IMPORTANCE - Give due importance
CREATION Law of Talent ENCOURAGE - Fan the flame CREATE - Turn consumption into creation

Every violation starts with Limits. Someone's rights got stepped on.

Your job? Figure out WHICH right got violated. Then use THAT law's enforcement method.

THE TWO TYPES

TYPE 1: OPEN VIOLATIONS

Hitting • Screaming • Throwing • Destruction

Your Response:

  • Use protective force - Stop it immediately
  • No drama, no lecture - Just STOP the action
  • Then assess - Which need was violated?
  • Apply enforcement - Use that law's method

TYPE 2: SECRET VIOLATIONS

Lying • Stealing • Cheating • Betrayal

Your Strategy: Counter Secrecy with Secrecy

Step 1: ACT LIKE YOU BELIEVE THEM
Document everything (cameras, witnesses, written records)

Step 2: LET THEM WALK DEEPER
The more they think you're blind, the more they'll show you

Step 3: EXPOSE WITH LOVE
Show the evidence. Paint the picture of life without trust

Step 4: OFFER THE CHOICE
"Keep lying and lose all trust, or choose honesty starting now. Which life do you want?"

CHECK YOURSELF FIRST

Before you judge your child, ask: "Am I following the 4 LAWS myself?"

The way you LOOK at them creates what you SEE.

"When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change."

Walk in thinking "This kid is a liar" → You'll find lies everywhere.

Walk in thinking "This kid needs help making better choices" → You'll see opportunities to guide.

Check yourself:

  • Am I respecting their limits and rights?
  • Am I being responsible in my behavior?
  • Am I giving them importance and respect?
  • Am I encouraging their talents?

If you're violating the 4 LAWS yourself, fix that first.

Self Reflection

Think about the relationships that brought you here.

In each one, ask yourself:

Do I feel SAFE?

Does everyone CONTRIBUTE fairly?

Do I feel I BELONG? Am I treated with the importance I deserve?

Do I feel free to CREATE, discover, and express who I am?

And in each realm - is there BALANCE?

The give and take. The enforce and obey. The encourage and create.

When both sides contribute equally, the relationship finds symmetry - and symmetry is where peace lives.

Where you feel violation, there is work to do - either enforcing your rights or examining your own obedience.

"What you seek is seeking you."

— Rumi