Congratulations Jon. The work you've done creating CTPTalk tribe and expanding its exposure is awesome.
I'm at 1.2 Steem, so I'm right behind you, lol! Seriousy, reaching your goal of 25K Steem is a massive achievement in the time frame you acquired it. It shows your dedication to what you believe in. Keep on Steemin to 50K!
It starts adding up for sure....Once you get to around 500 Steem, at least for me, I started to really notice a change in how much I would get from curation and votes from others too.