Found this via Code.org's Facebook page. This woman is teaching herself to code by making a website a day for 180 days. The takeaway from this is, if you want to learn something, the first step is to just begin. Don't worry about making mistakes (there will be plenty), instead focus on doing.
Check out her progress at: http://blog.jenniferdewalt.com/post/56319597560/im-learning-to-code-by-building-180-websites-in-180