Who Said, Easy?

(How can 12th Step work be made most effective? Can any specific techniques be developed for it? Patterns are becoming apparent in the sponsorship plans evolved by a number of groups. Because of the interest in these and because of the vital importance of 12th Step work and the need to learn how it works best, the A.A. Grapevine will present a series of studies on the subject, beginning with the following account of what kind of 12th Step work helped one A.A.)