Many people do not care to join a club for whatever reason, and While I recommend it, I won't insist that you do it. I would at least recommend two things; first, find a club and either join long enough to get some training, or find an instructor to teach you at the place you intend to fly.

Second; make sure that where you are flying is - A) Safe, and B) not near a field where your radio may interfere with others.

Also, a trainer kit (or ARF Almost Ready to Fly) is the way to start out, just as you learned in a Cessna 172 before you flew Citations.