Practice having a giving mindset, where you are always trying to help whoever you encounter to get something that they want. As long as what they want is not detrimental to them or others, and if they are not disrespecting your boundaries, try to help them. Whether this means you are directly helping them or you connecting them with someone who can, then you will have done right by them. But make sure that you help out of compassion, not out of guilt, and not with the expectation that they will reciprocate in the future. If you only give because you expect to get something in return, you will often be disappointed. You’ll be disappointed because in your mind, you’re making a transaction, where you have an unspoken agreement that “if I scratch your back, you’ll scratch mine.” But the problem with this is that the other person often either doesn’t realize that they’ve entered into this “agreement” with you or they know of this quid pro quo agreement and only value your relationship if you can help them get what they want. That kind relationship has minimal value to you in the long run because instead of it being built on trust and love, it will be based on a more cynical, “what can that person do for me?” or, if they do help you for no reason, you’ll wonder what their ulterior motive is.
“You must each decide in your heart how much to give. And don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure. ‘For God loves a person who gives cheerfully.’” – 2 Corinthians 9:7