I get a lot of emails containing this blog post’s title and it’s getting kind of annoying/ridiculous.
I’m not someone who usually asks for favors but, when I do, the person knows how important the favor is to me and has no problem at least making an attempt at helping me out. I like it that way!!!
When asking for a favor, please think:
- How important is the favor in the long term of my career?
- Am I asking the right person for the favor?
- How well do I know this person?
- How easy is it for the other person to fulfill my request?
- How busy is the other person?
- Why should the person care about helping about me?
- What can I do for the person from whom I’m asking for help and how easy would that be to fulfill?
Frivolous favors can make you seem weak and petty. Frivolous favors annoy people…hence why I am writing this. So before you go and ask everyone for everything, think about what that favors means to you because maybe it’s not worth asking for.
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