edged the official business introduction with a thank you note, or verbal thank you. She actually called and asked if she could make an appointment with me to pick my brain. I thought, “Yuk! YoChecking-in with your friends and business associates is a checking account when you use checking-in as making deposits in the lives of others and as a way of staying in touch with people long before you need a favor.

I am constantly amazed by the number of people that attempt to ask for favors such as referrals, invitations, recommendations or your time for breakfast, lunch or dinner… or a request of mentoring them out of the blue.

Recently, I got a telephone call from a young lady I had not heard from in many, many months even years. She called to ask for a telephone number of a mutual friend/business associate of someone I introduced her to three years prior. She needed someone to assist her in the area of office administration. She never acknowledged the official business introduction with a thank you note, or verbal thank you. She actually called and asked if she could make an appointment with me to pick my brain. I thought, “Yuk! You

before you need a favor.

I am constantly amazed by the number of people that attempt to ask for favors such as referrals, invitations, recommendations or your time for breakfast, lunch or dinner… or a request of mentoring them out of the blue.

Recently, I got a telephone call from a young lady I had not heard from in many, many months even years. She called to ask for a telephone number of a mutual friend/business associate of someone I introduced her to three years prior. She needed someone to assist her in the area of office administration. She never acknowledged the official business introduction with a thank you note, or verbal thank you. She actually called and asked if she could make an appointment with me to pick my brain. I thought, “Yuk! Yo

dinner… or a request of mentoring them out of the blue.

Recently, I got a telephone call from a young lady I had not heard from in many, many months even years. She called to ask for a telephone number of a mutual friend/business associate of someone I introduced her to three years prior. She needed someone to assist her in the area of office administration. She never acknowledged the official business introduction with a thank you note, or verbal thank you. She actually called and asked if she could make an appointment with me to pick my brain. I thought, “Yuk! Yo

elephone number of a mutual friend/business associate of someone I introduced her to three years prior. She needed someone to assist her in the area of office administration. She never acknowledged the official business introduction with a thank you note, or verbal thank you. She actually called and asked if she could make an appointment with me to pick my brain. I thought, “Yuk! Yoedged the official business introduction with a thank you note, or verbal thank you. She actually called and asked if she could make an appointment with me to pick my brain. I thought, “Yuk! You want to pick my brain for more resources and information and you’ve yet to acknowledge the gift of my resources from three years ago.”

I’m sure you have experienced similar situations you could share as well. However, do not fret, if you’ve mastered your checking account you can certainly master some additional networking techniques and share with others how to make deposits into the lives of others before making withdrawals.

Rule No. 1

No deposits, will “always” equal no withdrawals. If you have not made any deposits into the lives of others, don’t attempt to ask for favors upon first meeting someone, or from friends and business associates you’ve not been in touch with over a period of time. Pick up the phone just to check in or send a “thin