Oh please.

I've seen my share of bad artists on FA... but you're not one of them

I will slap you.

"Whoa whoa whoa... whoa. Hold on. Keep your act together. Not saying this because I am waiting for an image from you but c'mon! I have seen some shitty art (and I gotta tell you, how they got so popular is beyond me when they have no talent) all over Deviant Art and a few times here. Now let's pluck an image from your gallery, this one: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/8979877/ and let's compare it to something that appeared on the front page as new submissions. Ah yup, I saw numerous not-so-good quality that your image outranked by anatomy, shading, color and over all quality. Now before you start flipping tables, take a break from art. I know I had art breakdowns in my time but I pick up my pencil and draw afterwards when I take a break."

What if I asked for a comission of a big hunk of shit?

Well I guess we will need to talk about this then -.-

Lies.

Imma bout to slap you upside the head with a loaf of bacon. x3

If you're feeling like you're not progressing fast enough, do a lot of drawing exercises! You know the ones you do in school? Do gesture drawings, shading practice, look through some tutorials. I also like to copy other artists styles, but I don't usually post those.
Everything you do contributes to your work as a whole. Sometimes pushing yourself in other areas can really make what you want to do get better a lot faster. :)

I don't actually like drawing, tbh. It's a really good skill to have though! I've continued pushing it, even though it's totally not-fun, and I've maintained its level high enough that I can do what I want, within reason. If you find art useful, don't just drop it! :)

I also wanted to add that when you see stuff wrong with your art super badly all of a sudden, that often means you're really close to a huge improvement! It means that your standards suddenly got better, and that means you're capable of a little level up~ :)