Hi @powerfulwonders, welcome to Steemit. Thanks for your detailed self-intro. I am here to support a newcomer with a little upvote. Hope you will enjoy your time here! I recently added a new post with some tips for new comers like you. Do give it a read and I hope it will benefit you.
Thanks @culgin that's an interesting post you linked to there. I especially appreciated your advice to be patient - that's what I need to hear over and over again :-) Also your advice about powering up - I need to look into how I do that but I've been on here a week and I am starting to receive rewards now so this is on my list of things to do.