LMCP_Member_Experience

5 Months

Friendships take time, and we should take our time with prospects as well, because that’s what they are – friends, before they come our brothers. A minimum of five months is a good amount of time for a prospect and the lodge to mutually decide if they are a good fit for one another. After all, this is likely to be a lifelong commitment to each other. Talk with the prospect upfront about the length of this process. Explain that when he asks for a recommendation, he should feel that he is already friends with the recommender. Emphasize that this is the start of a lifelong attachment to the lodge.

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