Being too helpful can backfire.
If you always give and never ask, relationships can become one-sided. People get used to you doing things for them.
So ask for small favours occasionally. Ask others to:
👉 Quickly review something
👉 Introduce you to someone
👉 Send you a useful document
Keep the request easy. You’re not trying to inconvenience them. You’re giving them an opportunity to invest in the relationship too.
And when someone does you a favour, they may tell themselves they did it because they like you.
Strong relationships involve people helping each other – not just one person constantly helping the other.
So stop doing all the giving. And start asking for something small.
