Where Did All My Friends Go? A Simple Guide to Finding Your People (Steal This!)
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Jul 10, 2023
Discover the secrets to forming adult friendships with practical tips and a fun coffee shop framework! Learn how to tackle loneliness and turn your social life around. The unique connection made over morning coffee can spark meaningful bonds. Explore the single most effective tool for creating community and strategies to approach potential friends without the awkwardness. Join in on the journey of reshaping your social life, even in a remote work world, and feel like you’re at an adult summer camp every day!
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From Loneliness to Summer Camp
Mel Robbins initially felt lonely and regretted moving to her new town.
She eventually built a thriving friend group, making her life feel like "adult summer camp".
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The Adult Friendship Crisis
Many adults experience a friendship crisis, feeling like they lack genuine connections.
This often stems from not proactively nurturing existing friendships.
volunteer_activism ADVICE
Intentional Friendships
As adults, friendships require more intentionality than during youth.
Actively create opportunities for connection and maintain contact with existing friends.
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In this episode, I show you how to find your people, have more fun, and create meaningful friendships as an adult in a very simple way.
And it starts with your morning coffee.
Plus, I’m sharing 4 opening lines and tactics you can use when approaching a potential new friend.
Can we just be honest? Making new friends as an adult is so hard. And I believe that we are all struggling with it.
So I’m going to share the strategies that I have used in the last year to go from moving to a new town and feeling like I have "no friends" to taking the steps to create an awesome new circle of adult friends.
Today you’ll learn:
The ONE practical and life-changing tool you need to create adult friendships
A fun framework for friendship that involves the 4 different types of coffee shops in your area
The lies we all tell ourselves about friendships that keep us thinking we have none
How remote work has changed the friendship game
The single best place to park yourself on a Saturday morning to find your people
How to approach a stranger (potential friend) without coming across as weird, creepy, or awkward
What I’m sharing today works because this is how I found my people in the last 12 months.
Xo Mel
In this episode, you’ll learn:
2:37: Today I feel like I’m living in an adult summer camp; it wasn’t always this way.
4:31: It is within your power to create community and connection.
7:13: What happens when you look through the lens of loneliness?
8:55: The #1 mistake I made with my friendships.
10:15: If you want the flower to grow, you need to plant the seed. Let me explain.
14:05: The lie you’re telling yourself when it comes to friendships.
18:44: Why making friends feels so hard nowadays.
20:07: A fun framework for friendship that involves the 4 different types of coffee shops in your area.
27:58: The coffee shop I go to and why it’s been a gamechanger for meeting potential friends.
31:28: I challenge you to do this the next time you get a coffee.
33:08: Friendship is a verb, you have to make it happen.
34:18: This ONE tool will allow you to create lasting bonds.
35:03: For all my introverts, here is my advice for you...
36:18: The easiest ways to create connection in any situation.
37:20: Don’t have weekend plans? You will after you do this.
41:08: Making new friends can be fun and easy (I’m being serious).
The Mel Robbins Podcast