It isn't because mentors are selfish.

Thinking selfishly for how I run my business, I think you could offer me an in to a network of potential investors in the military.

I'm not trying to be mean, but when there are already kids alive who are suffering and dying for love (and food and shelter), having "your own" is not only selfish, but costly for you and society as a whole.

@Jonna Weber,Shhhhh...This is good news for Idaho, but the selfish part of me wants to keep it under wraps!

Unfortunately, a lot of business is executed poorly (or driven by selfish interests) and the more you engage, the more you get exposed to it.  

And, admittedly, selfish as this makes me, this also makes them a potential future resource for other things like brokers, lenders, investors that I might be able to tap into should the opportunity present itself, which is more important than whether they are another mass produced legal professional that knows where to obtain and cut and paste phrases from an online database so as to then bill me $350 / hour for their "expertise". 

An offer of a free $250 per month should NOT be seen as being selfish by your GF's sisters boyfriends cousin. 

It is a very selfish strategy and will get you a bad reputation of someone who doesn't follow through on their word.

Which they should, I mean, this was hilariously selfish of you (and this coming from a fellow ent)The demand is high because they know they are going to settle, which means you need to fight to get it to a reasonable number.

Great article on Ladders by Mark H Maxwell about the power of serving others as a way to build relationships as opposed to traditional ‘networking’ which he considers to be rooted in ‘selfishness through taking & using’.