Welcome, sir! Lots of good advice I won't rehash. Patience . . . yes. No pressure . . . yes. Consider mapping your beard grain. I had a heck of a time when I started, couldn't seem to get it right. Then I took a really close look at which way my stubble was growing. Once I had that knowledge my shaves improved a lot. I still have a couple nuisance areas, but I have learned that when I take it slow, don't use fast strokes just to get through the shave, my results are most always close to, if not outright BBS.
You will get to your goal.
You will get to your goal.