Category Archives: Consistency

My Favorite Sharing Question of All Time

Posted on May 19, 2013 by ShastaGFC

While I was teaching and launching 4 more Friendship Accelerator groups yesterday, I made a mental note to myself that I would put to written words all the reasons I gave the attendees of that workshop for regularly using my … Continue reading →

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Making New Friends in a New City, by Christie Mims

Posted on February 20, 2013 by ShastaGFC

Note from Shasta: I’ve been writing so many guest blogs to celebrate my new book “Friendships Don’t Just Happen!” that I decided I may need to have a few women guest blog for me until I have more words to … Continue reading →

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Three Things I Wish I had said To Kathie Lee and Hoda on the TODAY Show

Posted on July 25, 2012 by ShastaGFC

We Interrupt this Programming I’m currently in the middle of a series about friendship drifts and rifts with so much more to say (and I know I specifically  committed myself last week to writing another blog about how adultery can … Continue reading →

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My Annual GirlFriend Group: The Benefits of Long Distance Friendships!

Posted on March 29, 2012 by ShastaGFC

Tomorrow morning I fly out to San Antonio for my Annual SoCal Girls Weekend. SO EXCITED! We used to all live in Southern California (hence why I still refer to us as the SoCal group!) where we would get together … Continue reading →

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Required Reading for Women Looking For New Friends!

Posted on January 23, 2012 by ShastaGFC

Rachel Bertsche called me nearly two years ago wanting to get my take on how to meet new friends.  She had recently moved to Chicago for marriage and soon realized that while she had met quite a few people at … Continue reading →

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Defending the Introverts, Defining Mutuality

Posted on October 17, 2011 by ShastaGFC

If I had to put money on the table next to what I thought was a primary barrier to women building new friendships, I’d put it next to a mistaken view of what mutuality means. Sure, lack of time will … Continue reading →

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Nothing Kills a Potential Relationship Faster

Posted on August 1, 2011 by ShastaGFC

Momentum.  The lack of it can kill a relationship quickly. A romantic relationship would never get off the ground if the two of you went out for a date, then ended the evening saying “That was fun… we should do … Continue reading →

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5 Tips for Finding Time for Friends

Posted on June 20, 2011 by ShastaGFC

If you’re anything like me– and you don’t have to admit it if so!–I can get caught up in the idea of doing things more than the actual doing of those things. I like the idea of being someone who … Continue reading →

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Today is National Best Friend Day: How to Make a BFF

Posted on June 8, 2011 by ShastaGFC

Today, June 8, is National Best Friend Day. The easy thing to do would be to write a posting on the glories and joys of a BFF.  But, I figure most of us have a sense of how good it … Continue reading →

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It’s Hard to Maintain Friendships Through Stress & Change

Posted on June 1, 2011 by ShastaGFC

I’m tired. May was one of those months for me. A month where so much energy was spent planning, thinking, deciding, wondering, processing and aligning. Change, Stress & Transitions I’m sure you’ve had those life phases where there is just … Continue reading →

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