Yeah, if you're not already a whale I actually think the most important metric isn't easily measured. It's the collectively amount of SP that your active followers have at their disposal. But there's lot of good ways to measure progress on the site. That's why I like @elyaque 's badges so much.

https://steemit.com/steemit/@elyaque/free-steemit-badges-overview

You should ask him for your own personal one. I bet he can find a Centaur.