A relative calls you with a favour.
They have heard about an opportunity and know you might know someone who can help. Maybe it is a job, a client, or an introduction to someone in your professional network. Whatever it is, they ask you to put in a good word.
Your first instinct is probably to help. For many of us, that is what we have been taught to do. If you have managed to get your foot through a door, you are expected to hold it open for the people coming behind you.
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