Unfortunately it’s going to feel like that for quite a while. It reminds me of this comic and subsequent video from Ira Glass:
http://zenpencils.com/comic/90-ira-glass-advice-for-beginners/
https://vimeo.com/24715531
I always loved what he says as anyone who wants to improve at anything will inevitably struggle through this feeling of not improving or feeling as though you may never get better. As Ira says, you need to put in the work and create a large volume of whatever it is you want to get good at. If it’s modeling, then model one new thing a day. Don’t focus on the results or end product, focus on getting into the habit of doing it daily. You’d be surprised how far you’d get after a few months.
Also as cliche as it sounds, don’t compare yourself to others. You have no idea how long it took them to get to that point, and even if you did know why would it matter? Compete against yourself. Challenge yourself to build something every day and really get into it. Have a passion for what you do and have a high standard for yourself. Yes it’ll be tough, but you need to put in the work and eventually you’ll get where you want.
Appreciate the small victories. People like to pat themselves on the back only when some massive endeavor has been achieved instead of giving yourself praise once in a while for smaller things. Learned some new modeling technique, great, feel good about it and notice you’re making progress. There will be days where it doesn’t seem like you’re getting better, maybe even weeks. Stick with it, if you keep going eventually it’ll give. Any obstacles you have will eventually be broken down if you keep pushing through.
