Thanks for the great article @kevinwong! One thing that stuck out is increasing Steem Power for the sake of "shaping the network." That really hit a chord for me!
We have an opportunity to build authority so that we can provide leverage for people who will be apart of the Steem community someday. That is a powerful and humbling position to be in!
It is. I mean, it's still possible to "shape the network" without any Steem Power, just by contributing through comments and posting, but one is able to play more of a part with votes and distributing stakes to build communities too. All the best! (i'd advice to update your profile settings, establish some identity / brand..)
Thanks for the advice @kevinwong. I appreciate it. Have you written any articles about Steemit branding or know of someone else's articles that would been beneficial to someone new like me?