Try to attend seminars and camps outside of your own dojo. Meeting the challenge will be gratifying. And you will likely meet good people to help you along the path.
Learn by careful observation and imitation of your instructors and your partners both senior and junior. Do not be concerned that you progress in technique more slowly than others. And do not become arrogant if you progress more…
Tanaka Sensei emphasized that there is no rapid progress in Budo, but that we should strive to become a little better each class. Otherwise, we are just going through the motions. Wholehearted training is the key.