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Step 1 - 1. Seminar introduction

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Step 1 - 2. Taking the First Step - Formal vs. Casual? - Jerry W.

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Step 1 - 3. How important is it to do the First Step first? - Brian F.

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Step 1 - 4. An example of a formal First Step - John L.

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Step 1 - 5. What is Powerlessness? - Pat R.

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Step 1 - 6. Why do we even need to do The Steps? - Chris H.

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Step 1 - 7. Examples of Unmanageability - What does this really mean? - Brain F.

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Step 1 - 8. What is Alcoholism? The Disease Concept - Ralph H.

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Step 1 - 9. Seeing ourselves in other people - Bill A.

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Step 1 - 10. This is a disease that doesn't just affect the person who has it - Steve B.

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Step 1 - 11. The rationale behind slow growth - Randy S.

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Step 1 - 12. The person who has it, is often the last one to know it - Ed P.

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Step 1 - 13. Rarely have we seen a person fail - best to do it right from the beginning - Mark M.

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Step 1 - 14. Ego can lead us to doing it our own way - Sammy B.

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Step 1 - 15. Closing Seminar Comments

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Step 2 - 1. Seminar introduction

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Step 2 - 2. A review of the 1st Step . . . something's wrong! - OB O.

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Step 2 - 3. Where we had no hope, now we do The HOPE Step - Ed K.

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Step 2 - 4. How does someone who's never believed in God, "come to believe"? - Kevin M.

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Step 2 - 5. Do we have to believe in God? - Mark K.

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Step 2 - 6. How others have found and understood their Higher Power? - Tracey R.

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Step 2 - 7. Hey, I admitted I was an alcoholic, now do I have to admit I'm insane? - Tod T.

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Step 2 - 8. Why is it so important to believe that a Power greater than ourselves can help us? - Rich G.

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Step 2 - 9. Years and years of bad living can take a lot out of us - Frank B.

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Step 2 - 10. Is this Step easier for someone who's grown up with a religious background? - Henry W.

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Step 2 - 11. What do we in AA mean when we speak of Spirituality? - Don E.

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Step 2 - 12. Is this a Step that should or could be done formally? - Jonathan P.

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Step 2 - 13. What's it mean, "came to believe"? - Michael C.

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Step 2 - 14. Many develop a deeper understanding of this step as we progress in our sobriety - Stan U.

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Step 2 - 15. What does a conscious contact "feel" like? - Joe K.

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Step 2 - 16. Closing Seminar Comments

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Step 3 - 1. Seminar introduction

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Step 3 - 2. A review of the 1st and 2nd Steps - Michael I.

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Step 3 - 3. What is this "turning it over" stuff? - Dylan C.

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Step 3 - 4. What does making a decision mean? - Karl K.

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Step 3 - 5. Is there a formal process to this Step, or is it just a feeling? - Dennis B.

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Step 3 - 6. Made a decision. I've done that before! Or have I? - Dominic A.

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Step 3 - 7. If the Higher Power is in charge, what's my job? - Dave M.

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Step 3 - 8. How does the Higher Power tell me what to do, and what not to do? - Roger J.

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Step 3 - 9. My whole life has been a series of examples of reasons not to trust anyone - Michael C.

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Step 3 - 10. Is the Third Step a one-time deal? - CJ L.

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Step 3 - 11. First learn, then live the Third Step. - Andy W.

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Step 3 - 12. What does God look like? - DeWayne H.

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Step 3 - 13. Do any of you actually give up your life and will 100% of the time? - Tom F.

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Step 3 - 14. Some practical examples of "turning it over" - Jack H.

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Step 3 - 15. Closing Seminar Comments

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Step 4 - 1. Seminar introduction

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Step 4 - 2. A review of the 1st Three Steps - Jon-Michael G.

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Step 4 - 3. Tell me in simple terms. What is a moral inventory? - John B.

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Step 4 - 4. How come I need to drag up my not-so-proud past? - Arran S.

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Step 4 - 5. Can I do this Step off the top of my head? - Michael W.

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Step 4 - 6. Is a Fourth Step only about what's bad in our lives? No, it includes the good as well - Mark S.

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Step 4 - 7. What literature can help me prepare for my Fourth Step? - Eric A.

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Step 4 - 8. I did this Step before. Does that mean I don't have to ever do it again? - Jim D.

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Step 4 - 9. How come so many people talk about this Step being so scary? - Tom F.

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Step 4 - 10. I've been sober two months now. Should I have already done this Step Four? - David B.

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Step 4 - 11. Why is it so important to look at our past, in order to plan our future? - Don R.

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Step 4 - Step 4 - 12. What specific aspects of our lives should be included in our inventory? - Jeff W.

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Step 4 - 13. A simple overview of a simple Step - Bob B.

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Step 4 - 14. Closing Seminar Comments

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Step 5 - 1. Seminar introduction

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Step 5 - Step 5 - 2. A reveiw of the 1st Four Steps - Tracey R.

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Step 5 - 3. So why if I've done a pretty good inventory, do I need to involve another person? - Karl K.

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Step 5 - 4. How do I choose the "right" person to hear my Fifth Step? - OB O.

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Step 5 - 5. I've never done the 5th Step. So what's the big deal? - Mike M.

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Step 5 - 6. Is half an effort better than no effort at all concerning the 4th and 5th Steps? - John D.

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Step 5 - 7. In what ways can doing a good job with this Step change my life? - Peter G.

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Step 5 - 8. Seeking the "exact nature" is more important than one might think - Tracy K.

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Step 5 - 9. I am what I am! So why am I doing this 5th Step? - Steve B.

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Step 5 - 10. Picture the 5th Step as the Master Auto Mechanic - Dominic A.

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Step 5 - 11. How do I know that I've done a good 5th Step? - John L.

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Step 5 - 12. Here's how I hear someone's 5th Step – it's much more than listening - Gary S.

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Step 5 - 13. Our 5th Step tells of the many different ways we have repeated the same mistakes - Tom A.

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Step 5 - 14. Does forgiveness play a part in the 5th Step? - Brian F.

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Step 5 - 15. Closing Seminar Comments

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Step 6 - 1. Seminar introduction

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Step 6 - 2. A review of the 1st Five Steps - Ralph H.

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Step 6 - 3. Another way of putting this Step is, "Help me be a better person" - Ed K.

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Step 6 - 4. Is this a Step that should be skipped over by folks who don't believe in God? - Jess R.

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Step 6 - 5. The lifting of the obsession to drink - Andy W.

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Step 6 - 6. Self-destruction goes against Nature. So why do we do it? - Paul H.

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Step 6 - 7. Asking God to remove our defects – It's not with words; it's with our "effort" - Mark S.

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Step 6 - 8. We suddenly have something to lose, thus we try harder to keep it - Jonathan P.

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Step 6 - 9. Is this Step about attitude, or is it an action Step, or both? - Todd S.

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Step 6 - 10. If God were to remove our shortcomings, just how might He do that? - Chyle E.

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Step 6 - 11. Is this an "all or nothing" Step? - Jerry P.

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Step 6 - 12. If you have a half-assed Program, you'll have a half-assed life - Brian F.

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Step 6 - 13. Some people want and think they need to be told things in exact terms - Michael W.

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Step 6 - 14. Is there a formal way to take this Step? - Tony J.

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Step 6 - 15. Closing Seminar Comments

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Step 7 - 1. Seminar introduction

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Step 7 - 2. A review of the 1st Six Steps - John L.

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Step 7 - 3. What does "humbly" really mean? - Jimmy S.

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Step 7 - 4. Give me some examples of shortcomings - Mark K.

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Step 7 - 5. If we ask nicely, does God really zap-away all our defects? What's our role? - Ransom S.

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Step 7 - 6. I thought this Program was supposed to be about not drinking - Jeff W.

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Step 7 - 7. I want to know more about just how we're suppose to do the "asking" - Mark S.

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Step 7 - 8. How do you suggest I go about asking to have my shortcomings removed? - Mark O.

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Step 7 - 9. I just flat-out don't want to get rid of some of my shortcomings - Don R.