Patrick,
When I was a kid, someone (who shall remain nameless
) forced me (lovingly encouraged me) to practice the piano, practice scales, scales, scales, exercises, and play a thousand tunes old and new. Now I can play the piano, appreciate classical and modern music and compose it myself, perhaps not half badly.
Work 1000 races with Methodology tools. Work at least 100 races with records on what you did in each one and how you did in 20 race batches before betting a dime. Seriously, that's how it works. Tim's advice is not half bad: read (again) Brohamer's book and Pace Makes the Race. Read Follow Ups 70 - 88 (forget about the earlier ones for now). That will do you. Watch all the videos which are posted.
By your enthusiasm and demonstrable love of learning, prove yourself an interesting person such that when you see someone posting here whose demeanour and success you respect, approach them (e.g. by Private Message) and offer them the gift of them being a teacher to you for just 1 hour, over the phone, working the same race or two, looking at principles, techniques,
maximize that precious time (and if they choose to renew that, then allow them). If the person you approach doesn't have time, or is shy, or dubious, thank them and move on. I know Doc did that (telephone and in-person consultation/mentoring sessions), Jim Bradshaw did that, as did many teaching members - it's a difficult thing.
Your passion, properly harnessed, can result in a changed life, in that, mastery in such a difficult and sublime game as this does not come independently of mastery of your own life. If you wish, you can even make a steady income. Then you can mentor others. This will change your life. So it goes...
All the best,
Ted