I just finished my first week here and I gotta say I think my expectations were __SUPER high in comparison to the reality of what being a minnow really means.
After my first 7 days I made a "Week In Review" post that outlined all my activity for that week and the steem generated and also I had many-many questions and concerns.
https://steemit.com/steemit/@artwatch/first-week-in-review-questions-for-steemers-in-the-know-do-you-have-any-good-advice
The advice I got back on that article was AMAZEBALLS! It really opened my eyes to the realities of steemit.
To beggin with I thought I was failing already but in reality when I asked people how I was doing at that point stats wise.... apparently my numbers/steem gained from my first week was good/rare even. So I think there might be creators out there that maybe believe they are doing poorly when really they are doing quite well already.
It would be good to disillusion noobs right away so that they don't get discouraged and they set the bar a little lower in their minds to start.
Changing my perspective on this has made all the difference!