The Power of Friendship and How it Shapes our Lives - Dr. Jan Yager.
It ranks right up there with fulfilling work, a happy homelife and good health.
In fact satisfying friendships often positively affect one's work, homelife and health.
Considering how important friendship is to our lives, it's interesting to note how little has been written on the subject.
However, Dr. Jan Yager has written a wonderfully comprehensive book on the subject entitled:
Friendshifts: The Power of Friendship and How it Shapes our Lives.
The research done on this book is very impressive.
Dr. Yager has not just made wild guesses and assumptions on how friendships affect our lives.
The writer has gone to great lengths; conducting surveys and interviewing scores of men and women to find out details on how friendships have shaped their lives.
The first section of Friendshifts: The Power of Friendship... explores the different levels of friendships (casual, close and best) as well as the rich variety of patterns our friendships take on.
Section 2 is about how friendship changes throughout life; from childhood and the single years, through marriage and on to the end of our life. Different stages of life can affect the kinds of friendships that we develop and maintain.
Section 3 is about how to be a better friend and is full of great advice on making, improving and maintaining our friendships. There's even advice on handling friendships that end.
Section 4 about work and friendship goes into depth about how friendships can enhance our careers, and the differences and challenges involved in male and female work friendships.
Section 5 also has great insights on how friendships affects our everyday lives, with good advice on how to better friends with our spouse, children and family members too.
Dr. Yager recaps findings and advice in the "Summing Up" Section which includes a listing of resources for helping us reach out to find new friendships. This is a very thorough book on a powerful subject matter and is a must read for anyone who values friendships and how they enrich our lives.
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