The gap vs gain mentality I learned about from a book called, which I love.  I often think about where I want to be etc, as opposed to how far I've come.  Below is a great quote from the book.

“Your future growth and progress are now based in your understanding about the difference between the two ways in which you can measure yourself: against an ideal, which puts you in what I call ‘the GAP,’ and against your starting point, which puts you in ‘the GAIN,’ appreciating all that you’ve accomplished.” —Dan Sullivan

Hardy, Dr. Benjamin; Sullivan, Dan. The Gap and The Gain: The High Achievers' Guide to Happiness, Confidence, and Success (p. xvi). (Function). Kindle Edition.

The gap - makes me feel like shit.  The gain makes me feel great, energized and most important, energized to move forward.  About, 6 months ago I hired a drawing mentor, Dynnaro You.  Without him (and my supportive wife) I would not have gotten this far.   You can find him at @DNYRO (Instagram), DNYRO-ARCHIVE.NOTION.SITE, DynnaroLYou@gmail.com

Dynnaro is my mentor, accountability buddy and friend all in one.  Reach out to him if your stuck in your art journey.

I have also studied under Clayton Barton, he was the first to make me realize I could draw, taking his Faces class online.  Find him and study with him at HowToDrawComicsAcademy.com

Clayton has created a huge library of courses, his stuff just amazing there.

A special thanks to Boris and Nirut at BKKUnZine.com for also helping me along the way in my art journey.

Finally, the last pic was fan art of a portrait by Kienan Lafferty.  www.artstation.com/kienan_lafferty

I took a course of his I liked a lot on skillshare.com

Share your thoughts, enjoy :).