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By Anslem Samuel | Published January 21, 2011 | Full size is 500 × 320 pixels

SET REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS: My good friend and fellow writer Johnica Reed has the best quote: “You can’t make withdrawals where you haven’t made deposits.” This is true on so many levels. Too often, in our entrepreneurial excitement, we email people asking for things. But what are you offering? If you’re looking for a mentor, invite them out to lunch at a place of their choice before even asking for anything. Just because you have access to someone’s email address doesn’t make it appropriate to email them for favors with nothing to offer. We all have something to offer in return, so keep in mind that the relationship must go both ways.

SET REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS: My good friend and fellow writer Johnica Reed has the best quote:…