This essential go-to guide reveals how women can enhance their lives by creating valuable friendships in today's busy, mobile world, from nationally recognized friendship expert and CEO of GirlFriendCircles.com.Every woman is searching for a happier, healthier, more fulfilling life. Many realize the significant role that an intimate, tightly knit circle of friends plays in creating a more fulfilling life, but with hectic schedules, frequent moves, and life changes, it's more important than ever for women to establish natural, meaningful friendships that will contribute to their overall wellbeing.In Friendships Don't Just Happen!, Shasta Nelson, friendship expert and CEO of GirlFriendCircles.com, reveals the most important proven steps, processes, and secrets vital to establishing the five different levels of friendships, or Circles of Connectedness, that women-no matter their age or relationship status-are longing for in today's stressful and mobile culture. This revolutionary, engaging guide will also benefit women who already feel rooted to fabulous friends, with insightful principles that will help them maintain and enhance their current friendships.Full of practical how-to tips, fun activities, guiding questions, and step-by-step instructions, Friendships Don't Just Happen! highlights several areas of developing lasting friendships, teaching women how to: Evaluate their current circle of friendsRecognize what types of friends they are seeking based on career, interests, location, and relationship statusCreate a prioritized friendship action planFind extraordinary friends-where to look and how to approach themTake initiative to jumpstart friendships and face fears of rejectionEstablish "frientimacy," trust, and happiness through conversation and activitiesMaintain meaningful friendships and determine which ones are worthwhile

PART 1: From Loneliness to FrientimacyChapter 1: Admit the Desire: I Value New Friends!Chapter 2: Learn the Circles of Connectedness: What Are the Five Types of Friends There?Chapter 3: Determine the Need: Evaluating My Friendship CirclesChapter 4: Anticipate the Frientimacy: Developing the Intimacy We CravePART 2: Five Steps to Turn Friendly People You Meet into Friends Who MatterChapter 5: Be Open: Making New Left-Side FriendsChapter 6: Take Initiative: Every Friendship Needs MomentumChapter 7: Add Consistency: Form Familiarity with Repeated PositivityChapter 8: Increase Vulnerability: Risking Rejection to Accept HonestyChapter 9: Practice Forgiveness: It's the Lesson of RelationshipsPART 3: Friendships Don't Just Keep Happening: Be IntentionalChapter 10: Follow Grace: Responding to the Five Friendship ThreatsChapter 11: Activate Friendship: Moving from Inspiration to Action