I started mashing samples in Sony Acid 6, then found out that "VST/VSTi's" existed, then I got in to FL7, now I'm using FL9 and am fully competent with it, from automating, to side chain compression, to EQ'ing, notch filtering, sample creation, even fixing the technical side of sound drivers, latency, adding folders in the browser, VST in to the DAW itself, saving presets..
The only shi* I'm not good at is the actual music.. ¬_¬ But it doesn't stop me trying. I'm on a huge learning curve, but the initial "getting comfy with my tools" part, took as long as it took Image-Line to go from FL7 to FL9. Which, probably in hindsight was way longer than any other person in here to learn FL. the slowest part of things was fully understanding all the elements of a synthesizer, and routing, and the array of possibilities even something like the 3xOSC has, not to mention a whorishly sexy monster like Native Instruments MASSIVE, or Reasons THOR. You'll learn in your own time, and you'll develop in your own way, and when you've over come that, you'll start making your own styles.