Next week, I will be making a big announcement for SFLI!

It has to do with an opportunity for you to help me reach more students with the pro-life message!

Needless to say, I’m pretty excited about it. So, for now, I’m going to put the ‘Talk About it’ post series on hold until after Christmas.

This has been a very popular series and we’re only two posts in! However, with Christmas coming and the announcement that I will be making next week, I don’t want to overwhelm you with emails!

(SOME people are studying for finals, after-all…)

So, please keep an eye out for next week’s announcement. I’m going to need your help with something very important!

Have a great weekend!

This is the second post in a series entitled “Talk About It.” This series will focus on how to spread the pro-life message through your personal relationships. Sign-up HERE to get articles like this delivered to your inbox.

“Begin with the End in Mind”
- Stephen Covey, Habit #2 of 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

What is the end goal when you talk about abortion with someone?

Last week, I wrote about how important it is to talk about abortion in your everyday life. This week I would like to talk about the end goals of talking about abortion with people.

What are we actually trying to accomplish?

I suspect that we all have some idea of what the end should be. I also suspect that it varies a lot from person to person.

If we know exactly what we are trying to achieve then we be able achieve it much more effectively, right?

Right.

What are your goals?

When you go into a conversation about abortion what are your goals?

I want to learn from your wisdom.

Even if you haven’t had much experience talking about abortion, I’d love to hear your opinion on what the end goal is!

Please leave a comment below and let me know what you think the best goal is! 

My next post will draw from all the comments left here and from my experiences to come up with the best end goal(s).

This post is from a series entitled “Talk About It.” This series is about how to spread the pro-life message through your personal relationships. Sign-up HERE to get future articles in this series delivered to your inbox.

This is the first post in a series entitled “Talk About It.” This series will focus on how to spread the pro-life message through your personal relationships.

Here at SFLI, we are big proponents of utilizing your personal contacts to spread the pro-life message.

It can be easy to get caught up in wanting to reach ‘the masses.’ In fact, talking about abortion in a blog post, letter to the editor, sidewalk chalking or by posting fliers is usually the default and sometimes the easiest.

However, the fact remains that your personal sphere of influence is where you can have the most impact. Seriously though, when was the last time a flier really moved you to action?

Let’s think about it for a moment.

What got you involved in the pro-life movement?

Was it a flier?

Was it a blog post or facebook status?

Was it sidewalk chalk?

Probably not…

So, what got you involved in the pro-life movement?

The first answer I usually get to this is something like… “I believe life begins at conception and I think it’s important need to protect innocent life” This is a nice answer, but it doesn’t really anser the question that I’m asking.

I’m not asking what made you ‘think pro-life things’ but rather, what made you ‘do pro-life things.’

For most people, the answer ultimately comes back to a person. For most people, it usually comes back to a person who invited them to do more. That person is usually someone they already have a relationship with.

I’m guessing this was the case for you. It sure was for me (and most people I talk to).

Recognizing this is very powerful.

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So, what does this tell you?

It tells me that the simple act of talking about abortion more can have a profound impact. It tells me that just talking about it can have a bigger impact than most of us ever expected.

The great thing about this is that just talking about it doesn’t require a ton of time. It doesn’t require huge efforts. It doesn’t require a big change in your life.

You just have to do it.

Work it into your daily life.

You talk to people normally, right?

Right.

But How?

How do you talk about it?

How do you bring it up?

How do you make sure you know what you’re talking about?

These are all things that I’m going to cover in this series.

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What do you want to know?

Is there anything in particular that you would like me to cover in this series? Please leave a comment below and let me know!