being the leader

[Mikey]

I'm a newbie to this game.....

this game is very interesting and it is very different from hold'em as well.....for instance the checkraises don't really work in this game and shouldn't really be attempted unless you are almost for sure you can pull it off.

The way I look at it is this.....and correct me if I'm wrong, in this game you are looking to be the leader. You are looking to be the one who is always ahead and not the chaser. The only time you should chase if obviously you have a numerous amounts of outs and you are favored to catch a bigger hand along with the pot odds warranting it.
Otherwise if you are not the leader and someone else tries to be the leader then you have to ascertain if you are ahead or behind and continue as such.

Am I right?