Please point me in the right direction, help me get started!

Learn the basics. Learn the scales, learn what they do and how they compliment each other and ways to make them work with each other and with both your dominion and path adjustments.

Build an army in your mind before you start producing it and fill in the pieces for it. Figure out how you are going to place your formations and squads in order to take the most advantage vs your opponents.

Scout, scout, scout. Knowing your enemy will help you in finding their weaknesses.

Don't get impaitent