Stages of Learning

Beginner: 

Take baby steps: don't focus on those whose skills are far beyond your own.
When you are new at something, or haven't tried it in a while, it can feel impossibly hard to get it right.
Every misstep, feels like a reason to quit.
You envy everyone, who seems to know what they are doing.
What keeps you going?
The belief that one day, you will also be like that: confident, elegant, capable, experienced.
And you can be.
All you need now, is enthusiasm.
A little bravery.
And, always, a sense of humor

Getting Easier:

It is all about getting the hang of things.
Easy does it, take it easy.
You will figure out something in time.
But for right now, just keep trying.
Pay attention and avoid temptation to go farther then you are ready.
Talk less.
Observe and listen more.

Still Learning:

You are getting better, smarter, quicker and faster.
And yet you know just enough, to realize how much you still have to learn.
Now is when you are ready to take chances.
To figure our just how far you want to go.

Experienced:

You know enough now that you don't need to follow someone else's patttern.
Or to keep repeating your own.
You can break the pattern.
Or improve it.
Perfect it.
Change the plan.
Adapt and improvise.
Make what works best, work for you.
Now your skills and knowledge base, will take you where ever you want to go.