The main thing you should do is show up consistently every day. Create content and upvote and comment on posts from others with meaningful comments.

I am working toward Dolphin Status on Hive which is 5000 Hive Power. At the start of the year I had set out a goal to reach it by April 1st. Not going to make it by then but I am still pushing forward. My plan is to get there mostly from my efforts of creating and curating content. I want to do this because my upvotes will be more valuable to others and I can delegate more and start earning a passive income.