AutoCAD to Revit: Where do we begin?

In the Structural world it is very seldom that we play the role in deciding which design software we use. The dreaded time has come where we are requested to Design in Revit and we don't have a general idea of where to begin, what standards to set in place and how to move from the 2D realm to 3D. Let us stop fearing the unknown and embrace it the right way.