I also highly recommend you record small pieces frequently. You can and should then also share with other players, to get feedback and encouragement. TheFret is good place to this.

It could be a few licks, a chord progression, a rawkin' riff, or whatever you want. The point is to do it regularly, and use the recordings as milestones in your progress. You think of it as small puzzle pieces, slowly building something bigger and more complete.

The other potentially huge benefit is motivation. You'll get encouragement, and you'll start to notice strength and weaknesses in your playing, and you're going to want to redo and redo and improve. That is a great thing!