Take the time to learn under no pressure. Buy a couple of quality hand tools and some pine or poplar (with no knots) and practice planing, sawing, chiseling, dovetailing, and all matter of joinery. Go into it without the intent of a finished product. Early on, I realized I was expecting myself to produce master level furniture and projects without the requisite skillset to achieve it. I did what I mentioned above. I put all of the projects that I wanted to do on the shelf and had fun. I planed so many BF of different species of wood I began to develop a better feel for my tools on different woods. I would find a joint that I hated doing (generally because I wasn't good at it) and did it countless times. I learned to scribe and cut a line, yes I have a table saw, bandsaw, and all of the power tools. Trust me, hand cutting to a line with a saw is a skill that will benefit every aspect of your craft. I also learned to say no, when someone asked me to build something for them I would name a price, and inevitably they would say wow that's expensive can you come down on that. I simply would say no. My time is as valuable as theirs is, and craftsmanship is costly and worthwhile. If they disagree on a price then pick up matrial the next weekend and make something that your heart pulls you to. Just don't compromise your time or talent, we all have a limited number of days on this earth, and fewer projects that we will complete in our respective lifetimes, make them count.