Instead of trying only to focus on getting a bigger piece of the pie, focus on making the pie bigger, so your piece will also increase.
This phrase right here jumped at me. It summarizes everything. Try to add value to things that benefit you so that at the end of the day other people will benefit too and not just you. I also made a post giving advice to fellow steemians and I mentioned there that we should all try to add value. You can check it out.