One of the big mistakes people make while seeking out help, is being disrespectful of people’s time.
“I want to be respectful of your time so I will keep it short. I am confused about my career and don’t know what to do. Please help.”
“I am looking for help to connect me to investors. Attached is my business plan. Let me know of your feedback”
Both these examples lack empathy. They make it hard for people to help them.
Because in order to help them, they will have to spend time understanding the context, synthesizing it and then figuring how they can be of help.
Not something most people will do.
The best way to get help is to make it easy for people to help you by being specific.