So I recently saw a little video (sorry, lost the link) where Ira Glass (of NPR fame) gave a little pep talk to creative type people. He says, basically, too many of them fall victim to their own good taste. They know what's good, that's why they got into the industry, but when they look at their own work so far, see that its not up to their own snuff, they're inclined to quit. And, he goes on to say, that's a mistake, because it can take years for talent to incubate and skills to develop into some really extraordinary work - so stay with it. He goes on to illustrate an example in his own early journalism career (that I thought was weak, but, hey, I feel what he's saying).
This advice spoke right to me. I'm still plugging away at own my artwork, and I'm rarely satisfied with the results. Right now, I'm taking another stab at my agit-prop poster artwork. There's a new website in the works, and at least 5 new designs I'm developing. The plan is to have the site and some kind of art work ready to go by mid-August. I'll probably hate it at first, but at least I'll have done it, shared it, and learned something. That can pretty satisfying, I think.