One piece of advice that I really liked was in David Kelley's book about the virtue of benevolence: treat strangers like acquaintances, treat acquaintances like

One piece of advice that I really liked was in David Kelley's book about the virtue of benevolence: treat strangers like acquaintances, treat acquaintances like friends, and treat friends like family. Building relationships with people is a progression, and one of the two parties has to make the gesture to become closer. In short, don't wait for acquaintances to treat you like a friend and ask you to do stuff, treat them like a friend and make the first move.