All good stuff, and admirable to build that from the very bottom - but I will also just add that you help the platform and also accelerate that journey hugely if you also invest some money into STEEM and power it up. Great if that is large amounts, but not everyone can do that. Even if only $20 here, $50 there, it will make a big difference in future if you do it now

Your formula is basically 'Investment of time = Success'

Add 'Investment of money' on top of that and it would be even more powerful - in my opinion

Cheers