Friendship Factor

by Alan Loy McGinnis

Overview

With more than two million copies in print, this international bestseller,The Friendship Factor, explains the essential ingredients at the heart of every relationship.

With its basic message for nurturing healthy and lasting friendships, this award-winning book translated in more than 20 languages affirms that simple things matter. How you communicate your needs, desires, concerns, and love for others become the building blocks for long-lasting joy. Readers will explore the art of affirmation, how to improve your conversational skills, loyalty, rejection, and self-worth. McGinnis' conversational tone is relatable and poignant.

The Friendship Factor message is simple, yet living into its truths takes skill, discipline, and grace. A mixture of psychology and biblical associations are paired with captivating case histories and anecdotes about famous personalities such as George Burns, Howard Hughes, and C. S. Lewis. This 25th anniversary expanded edition is a timeless resource for anyone wanting to explore how to love and be loved.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781451403527
Publisher:	Augsburg Fortress, Publishers
Publication date:	12/12/2003
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
Sales rank:	917,516
File size:	322 KB

About the Author

Alan Loy McGinnis (1933-2005) was a best-selling author, family therapist, business consultant, and popular speaker. After a twenty year career as a minister, he became a counselor and co-founded the Valley Counseling Center in Glendale, CA. In the 1970s, he began researching friendship and authored The Friendship Factor, published by Augsburg Fortress in 1979 and revised in 2004. A popular speaker, he also authored more than fifty articles and several more books, including Bringing Out the Best in People, Confidence, and The Balanced Life, all published by Augsburg Fortress.

Table of Contents

	Preface to the Revised Edition	v
	Author's Notes	xii
	Dedication, First Edition	xv
1.	The Rich Rewards of Friendship	1
Part I	Five Ways to Deepen Your Relationships
2.	Why Some People Never Lack Friends	14
3.	The Art of Self-Disclosure	22
4.	How to Communicate Warmth	36
5.	Love Is Something You Do	49
6.	Neglect This and Watch Your Friends Flee	58
Part II	Five Guidelines for Cultivating Intimacy
7.	Please Touch	84
8.	The Art of Affirmation	93
9.	A Coffee-Cup Concept of Marriage	106
10.	How to Improve Your Conversational Skills	113
11.	When Tears Are a Gift from God	122
Part III	Ways to Handle Negative Emotions without Destroying the Relationship
12.	Being a Nice Guy Gets You Nowhere	132
13.	Six Techniques to Help You Get Angry without Becoming Destructive	147
Part IV	How to Salvage a Faltering Friendship
14.	Why Relationships Go Bad	156
15.	Creative Forgiveness	165
Part V	Commitment
16.	Loyalty--The Essential Ingredient	176
17.	Rejection and Its Aftermaths	187
Part VI	Identity and Intimacy
18.	Why Subservience Is Always Dangerous	194
19.	Self-Worth: A Requirement for Intimacy	201
20.	The Art of Adaptation	212
Part VII	Conclusion
21.	You Can Be Lovable	218