Category Archives: Making Friends

An Interview with a GirlFriendCircles.com Ambassador!

Posted on March 26, 2013 by ShastaGFC

With thousands of new members joining GirlFriendCircles.com in the last few weeks from across the U.S. and Canada it reminds me how many women know the value of new friends and are willing to do something about it. For some … 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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Best Girls Night-In Idea: Host a Friendship Book Circle

Posted on December 4, 2012 by ShastaGFC

A book club can be a fun way to get to know other women better, but I have something even better than that! Host a “Making Friendships Happen!” Book Circle Sure, discussing a novel can be fun, but what about … Continue reading →

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The Impact of Self-Esteem on Friendship

Posted on November 29, 2012 by ShastaGFC

When it comes to self-esteem and friendship, there is no end to the correlations that are so frequently made.  People with more friends have higher self-esteem, and people with high self-esteem seem to have an easier time making friends– the … Continue reading →

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Why I Started GirlFriendCircles.com

Posted on October 25, 2012 by ShastaGFC

My Story… When I was new to San Francisco eight years ago, I still remember standing at a café window on Polk Street watching a group of women inside, huddled around a table laughing. Like the puppy dog at the … Continue reading →

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How to Find a Best Friend

Posted on October 19, 2012 by ShastaGFC

In teaching the 5 Circles of Connectedness last night for a room full of women, I was reminded again how seeing the varying spread of our different types of friends can prove so insightful.  There are countless friendship principles that … 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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Shaping Serendipity as a Way to Make New Friends

Posted on March 15, 2012 by ShastaGFC

If serendipity is the aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident, then trying to increase that encounter with luck would be what we call “shaping serendipity.” John Hagel, one of the authors of The Power of Pull, spoke last fall … Continue reading →

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New Friendship Making in NYC: Two Real Stories

Posted on February 21, 2012 by ShastaGFC

Note from Shasta: This week’s blog highlights two short pieces from actual members of GirlFriendCircles.com in New York City.  They have hosted events on our calendar and started many new friendships, including with each other. I asked them both if … 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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