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To succeed while helping others:

1. Stay focused
2. Publish only original stuff
3. Stick to publishing only what's "incredible, relevant, of value" to your audience
4. Obsess about discovery
5. Be concise
6. Be practical/actionable
7. Be authentic
8. Don't pretend you know things you don't
9. If you aren't solving a problem, at least entertain
10. Stay open to learning from your readers (from their comments, emails, etc)