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@SCGobbler Welcome to TAC! Trust on the great advice being given to you above. I guess I can’t stress the importance of letting go of perfection like others mentioned that is one of the hardest things in life to learn is to let go of something that has been drilled in your head. I’d be in so much trouble if this required perfection, and I would’ve quit a long time ago. Trust in the process, create a habit of showing up every day, picking up your guitar, becoming familiar with your guitar, because it is an extension of yourself. You’ll be much happier with this mindset and you will actually get much further.
The only other thing I’d like to touch on is anytime you learn something new, it seems too challenging, or that it’ feels like you’re climbing a formidable mountain. climbing a mountain. Maybe the goal should be instead of reaching the peak you’re going to reach for the next shelf or ridge on the mountain. All of a sudden it feels like you can breathe, and you can focus on that small piece instead of the big picture. Just be kind to yourself, especially the first couple years, and I always tell everybody don’t quit before the magic happens. Because it will happen. You’ll reach a point where all of a sudden everything just clicks and you’re able to do things that you struggled with . There will always be new things to skills to learn and improvements to be had. You will never reach perfection. It’s impossible. Don’t try to control the outcome, so much, but still have quarterly goals to work towards. But, keep them realistic, do your part (practice), but don’t be too hard on yourself. If you don’t reach what you envision on your mind a lot of times we have to lower our expectations just a bit in order to allow allow the small (and sometimes big) wins to come through.