Sorry for the delay in reply, been one of those week for me. We ran a massive estate sale this week at a very high end home. That is one of my businesses...and one that can eat up a lot of time on me.
As for your question about "support groups", I would say that you need to find a couple that have people to work with that you enjoy spending time with and go from there. You need to be able to take care of yourself first and foremost so giving everything away in terms of votes and time just doesn't allow for your own growth.
With the PIF contest you are engaging new people, but at the same time there is a great group of people who visit each other's entries and help boost them. Over time we will all benefit from this community approach to growth. Each time one of us powers up our account we are all benefiting.
Hope to find time to make a couple entries over the coming weeks and see if you like what we are doing here.
RE: Independence Day - Week 14 of Pay It Forward Curation Contest