Gingernut
Nil deperandum. Persistence is a wonderful thing.
If you're like me, the more you fly, the more you'll become aware of your limitations. Strangely enough, everyone else will compliment you on how your flying is improving.
Fuji hits the nail on the head, landing is an art form, but you can learn from the heavy metal boys in this respect. Their training captains don't look for "greasers", just consistently safe touchdowns.
As an airline training captain, who very kindly spent some time working with me on my instrument skills said to me after a difficult session "you're a much better pilot than I'm a management consultant" and I suspect that you maybe comparing your skills/experience in your day job with your hobby and feeling frustrated, which is the point that my mentor was making to me.
Anyway, let me compliment you on taking the plunge and learning ot fly.... I look forward to seeing your "ive passed" message up in due course.
F3G