I've started in october 2017 (with another account) and to reach 1000 STEEM POWER was a huge success for me back then. I still value (the old steem) hive as a 2-3$ coin.

Now I'm at 10K HIVE POWER, and currently using my power downs from the old chain to fed up a little BTC balance. Considering to purchase hive and upgrade to 15-20K with the full powerdown balance :/

Best of luck! We'll get there :)