Get a sponsor as soon as possible, even if you haven't quit using nicotine. A sponsor is valuable at any stage of the recovery process. However, it is important to work at developing a sponsorial relationship based on trust and honesty. This helps improve our other relationships. Many of us used nicotine to separate ourselves from our feelings and from others.
Sponsorship is an opportunity to realize new rewards in a personal relationship.
Health and recovery are wonderful experiences to share. Sponsoring someone can remind us of what it was like when we were quitting. This helps us to maintain a healthy respect for nicotine. By being a sponsor, we are given a chance to work the Twelfth Step. We also receive a fresh opportunity to rework our own step process and further our own spiritual awakening.