Post by mcgowdog on Jan 20, 2010 23:28:54 GMT -5
"When you discover a prospect for Alcoholics Anonymous, find out all you can about him."
"Under these conditions, your prospect will see he is under no pressure."
"Your prospect may belong to a religious denomination."
"Do not be discouraged if your prospect does not respond at once."
"Remind the prospect that his recovery is not dependent upon people. It is dependent upon his relationship with God."
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Then it appears that the prospect give way to the newcomer... "one who has but lately arrived"
So my point with all of this? How does your group differentiate and deal with the "prospect" and the newcomer? Is the distinction made? Does a prospect become a newcomer if they say they are so? Do they become a newcomer after a certain amount of meetings or after taking on the coffee maker position?
In my group, you're brought to the group for the meeting only after it's determined if you're a prospect...aka potential alky who wants to quit for good and all via the A.A. Program... might possibly be a real alcoholic and wants to do something about it. It might take some time to find out for sure if the prospect is actually alcoholic or not and if they're gonna stick... and not just go back out and continue to drink.
But by the time they become a newcomer, they're likely to hear one of two things; namely, "Done with that inventory yet?" or "Done with all those amends yet?"
"Under these conditions, your prospect will see he is under no pressure."
"Your prospect may belong to a religious denomination."
"Do not be discouraged if your prospect does not respond at once."
"Remind the prospect that his recovery is not dependent upon people. It is dependent upon his relationship with God."
...
Then it appears that the prospect give way to the newcomer... "one who has but lately arrived"
So my point with all of this? How does your group differentiate and deal with the "prospect" and the newcomer? Is the distinction made? Does a prospect become a newcomer if they say they are so? Do they become a newcomer after a certain amount of meetings or after taking on the coffee maker position?
In my group, you're brought to the group for the meeting only after it's determined if you're a prospect...aka potential alky who wants to quit for good and all via the A.A. Program... might possibly be a real alcoholic and wants to do something about it. It might take some time to find out for sure if the prospect is actually alcoholic or not and if they're gonna stick... and not just go back out and continue to drink.
But by the time they become a newcomer, they're likely to hear one of two things; namely, "Done with that inventory yet?" or "Done with all those amends yet?"