So glad somebody wrote about it here. I totally know the feeling. My problem is that I don't have as much time for production as I'd like to have. I currently study Informatics and it's really time consuming and often also hard as f***. I started producing in 2012. Now it's 2016 and I still haven't released any listenable piece of music. Always prety much moving around basics. Feeling like an absolute beginner even after more than 3 years and in doubt about my future musical "career". Sometimes it's really depressing to realize I can produce only few hours per week. And when I finally find more time for production, I often end up closing Ableton with almost nothing new in the project. Without consistency it just doesn't flow.

What could help with that? It's important to remind yourself why do you do it. Think where were you before, where are you now and where you could be in the future. Have goals and remind them to yourself every single day. Works for me. It's those little steps that make difference.
I also personally know some successful producers. Not only their music inspires me a lot, watching them getting higher every day shows me I can do it too. That's another thing that makes me want to get to the studio (even though I don't have one lol) and make something awesome.
Also, don't forget about people that believe in you. If they do, you should believe in yourself even more.
And maybe sometimes we just need another point of view and we would see things in different perspective.

Here's something I posted on Reddit recently in a Music DOs and DON'Ts topic:

DO: Make a priority to make your room and acoustics sound and work right. And listen to lots of great music and tune and train your ears and brain.

DON'T: Get overly absorbed in reading dos and don'ts on the internet about recording.

DO: Listen more than you play.

DON'T: Play more than you listen.

DO: Appreciate the tools the universe has put in your hands. Hone your talent. Deeply.

DON'T: Devalue others, whether they have more or less gear than you do. Gear does not = talent.

DO: Appreciate that there are others more experienced and talented than you. Seek them out.

DON'T: Get too pussy whipped about others experience and "authority." Forge your own path. Create.

DO: Catch a good buzz now and then if it helps you create.

DON'T: Don't let stuff you read in forums about recording get you uptight or make you feel less than.

DO: Be creative.

DON'T: Be intimidated.

DO: Look for a pattern in forums if you're looking for gear recommendations.

DON'T: Think that "pro audio dealers" are really experts. Most of them don't know jack.

DO: Make BOLD decisions. YOU HAVE DA POWA.

DON'T: Be an indecisive pussy wimp. Don't give your power to others.

DO: Use what you have. Life will always give you the tools you're ready for.

DON'T: Not make music because you feel you don't have just the perfect, ultimate set-up.

DO: Don't make music sometimes. Go out. Fuck, drink, explore, etc.. Live life. Have a full life to express through your music. Have something to say.

DON'T: Think you have to make music every second just because you have a studio.

DO: Strike while the iron is hot. If you're in a really creative spree...stay with it. Milk those Muse titties.

DON'T: Let people or obligations pull you away when you're in a really creative zone.

DO: Throw lots of shit on the wall.

DON'T: Be afraid to suck sometimes.

DO: Express your feelings and life through your music.

DON'T: Jack off too much and waste your energy.

DO: Eat enough protein and fat. It feeds the brain and gives you energy for the longhaul. We're talking to you meat, eggs, cheese, nuts...

DON'T: Eat and drink way too many carbs and get tired and sleepy after 30 minutes. We're talking to you pizza, pasta, cookies, cakes, sodas....

DO: Realize that music is in your life to heal you first.

DON'T: Quit just because things get tough. Good things are hard to do.

DO: Get spiritual, 'cause you're gonna' need it. You're gonna need to go deeper than you ever thought to really make music.

DON'T: Let anyone sway you from what you know deep inside you need and want to do. Don't ever let yourself become someone else's path of least resistance.

DO: Follow your dreams. They're far less risky than playing it safe.

DON'T: Let your dreams be dreams.

DO: Focus on what you want.

DON'T: Focus on what you don't want.

DO: Learn even a little bit about everything. If you're around a drum kit, play it. Fuck around. If you're around a bass, grab it. French horn. Congas. Kazzooo. If it's around, don't worry that you have to be an expert. Just jump on that shit, play it. Get some of it in your bones.

DON'T: Miss any opportunity EVER to check out an instrument, amp, piece of gear, etc..

DO: Listen to all kinds of music. All kinds of genres. Listen for great songs, and great music.

DON'T: Get pigeon-holed or intimidated into only listening to one style or genre of music.

DO: Keep what you're doing on the down low a bit until you've got something.

DON'T: Talk to everyone about every little thing you're doing. You'll scatter your energy.

DO: Keep the garden and seeds of your music until it germinates and sprouts. Seeds need to be in the dark in the beginning.

DON'T: Let other people trample on your creative garden.

DO: Do some don'ts sometimes.

DON'T: Don't do some dos sometimes.

PEACE OUT. -----drops mic-----

Things got a lot more positive for me when I structured my ambitions. I thought about what was realistic and what I really wanted. Another way to put it is, I refined my definition of success.

What I realized I really wanted was to be able to make the music I liked, the way I wanted to make it, and then share that music with people--especially my friends. So I do only what is necessary to accomplish that.

Everything beyond that isn't necessary, it's just for fun. If I never get better at production, if I never find musicians to go into the studio with to do a proper recording, it doesn't matter as long as I can still record in my basement and share the songs somehow, even if it means mailing CDs.

Don't be afraid to put it down for a week or a month even. If making music becomes a part of the grind of life, take a step back. Go on vacation! Experience other things... when you miss music, come on back! It'll be brand new!