Cape Cod Intergroup VIRTUAL SPONSORSHIP SUCCESS WORKSHOP Speaker

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

A. WHY SHOULD YOU GET A SPONSOR AND HOW CAN YOU GET A SPONSOR?

• What is your greatest fear about getting a sponsor? 
• Can your sponsor help you create your food plan?
• What if my sponsor asks me to do something I’m not ready to do? 
• Can I have a temporary sponsor to get me started? 
  

B. WHEN CAN YOU START SPONSORING? WHEN CAN YOU START BEING SPONSORED?

• What are the traits of a good sponsor? 
• Do I always need to take sponsees through the steps? 
• Do I need a separate 12-Step Sponsor? A separate food and action plan sponsor? 
• How many sponsees should I have? 
  

C. WHAT ARE SOME DIFFERENT SPONSORING STYLES?

• What approach works best for you, strict or flexible?
• Do sponsors/sponsees need to be in contact daily?
• What techniques does your sponsor use that you find helpful? 
• Can I have a long-distance sponsor that I “meet” in a phone and/or online meeting? 
  

D. HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN ITS TIME TO END A SPONSOR/SPONSEE RELATIONSHIP?

• What if my sponsee/sponsor is obviously slipping or in relapse? 
• My sponsee doesn’t comply with the disciplines we’ve agreed on, what should I do? 
• My sponsor gives me the same responses all the time (“Trust in God”, “One day at a time” etc.) What if I want more? 
• How can we detach lovingly in order to move on?