I like how you write that one has first help others instead of thinking of themselves. It's true in life as well as on Steemit. The more value you create around you, the more value will come back to you. But of course we should create value in a way that satisfies us first otherwise our souls would dry up.
Of course working on something that satisfies would not only satisfy but makes us perform better in the process and both in life and in Seamit when we help others then people will be comfortable around us which will help us grow