I have allways found VIP chases and Supernova Elite challenges to be distracting. On Pokerstars I made it my goal to go as high as I could in their VIP program. It lead me to gold star and nearly busto. From there I grinded back some of the money I had wasted in pursuit of supernova elite. So I would say to OP, dont fall into the whole VIP trap. The real goal should be a steady roi, which will lead to bigger games and more rake.