Let me add this to manX's excellent post; embrace lifelong learning of the guitar. Some master of the instrument you always dreamed that; 'if only I could play as well as so-and-so'....Well that amazing guitar player is listening to another guitar player or style right now and thinking to themself 'Man, if I could just play that!'

The great players always want to learn. Starting from the embrace of challenges from the start. It's easy to say 'embrace it' since guitar players sort of assume this to be true. Part of embracing guitar learning is knowing that there are times where it's not easy. Embrace that part. The hard part.

Embracing it doesn't exactly make it easier but it does make those challenges more fun..and that's the point.