I started out playing country and āold timeyā church music with my father-in-law and his brother, it got me good at chord changes but I grew bored of the old 3 chord songs so I started learning tab on classic rock songs. Played pretty much only that, but being not much of a singer I got into bluesy rock , delta blues type stuff. Havenāt looked back, can be challenging but thatās how you grow. I started on some cheap acoustics but over time I got to buy a new Gibson Songwriter to go with '65 Gibson ES 125 that was my dads. Iāve been with Justin a long time, doesnāt get any better.
I think itās part of the growing your doing now, itās a whole different animal to me going from an electric to acoustic, but acoustics can play anything, with easy alterations if you want. Keep at it!
I did not have much of a plan at all. Orā¦ i started on acoustic because that was what i had laying aroundā¦ was thinking i could start with what i had and jump over to electric and start learning and playing the music i really likedā¦ Rock, metal and grunge.
Turned out that i really loved the acoustic musicā¦ and even more strangeā¦ i really enjoyed to sing as well, and that was never part of my guitar plans at allā¦
I am now at a point where im trying to play more electric guitar, and picking up on courses and be more focused on learning new things. but now i dont feel like playing what i had in mind from the start, i much rather want to learn how to play some bluesey stuff on itā¦ guess Music is a constant moving and elvolving strange thing. One thing is for sure thoughā¦ i will never stop playing acoustic, i find it much more suited for playing and singing. Want to master both, not one or another 
I had this same discovery and it sounds like we were similar levels of perplexed/surprised about it! Whatever my original plan, as long as itās fun, Iāll keep on with it!
Nice thread! When I started, I didnāt have a single goal and still donāt have one. I started on an acoustic guitar, as I was told, starting on acoustic would never hurt, so I bought one to lay out the basics and to switch to electric at a certain point but as soon as possible. Acoustic guitar should just be a vehicle to bridge the path to electric. When starting Justinās lessons, I was very pleased to see, that playing one sort of guitar doesnāt certainly mean to forego the other, even at beginnerās level, so I decided to learn on both.
What I didnāt expect at all was, that I really learned to love my acoustic guitar(s). Over the time I discovered the versatility of this instrument and I really love that. I wasnāt aware, that it offers so much potential. Iām fascinated about the āone man (woman) - one instrument thingā, being able to forget all the other stuff, all technical equipment, just the guitar and me. I also learned, that there is a certain discrepancy between the music on my playlist and the music I love to play on guitar. Iām surprised about myself to get a connection to fingerstyle f. ex., I never expected, that a schmaltzy Elvis ballad, played fingerstyle can give me such an ease of mind 
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I planned to go into a direction, where I donāt need to sing, but I discovered very early, how fulfilling singing can be, even, when you are not a great singer. I just donāt care about that any more. I discovered, that singing in my individual range doesnāt kill others, so I went on. Singing has become a real guideline when exploring songs on guitar and itās mega relaxing anyway.
My ambitions on electric have changed a lot since the beginning, where it was about learning to play some well known rock tunes or even solos in the future. I had fun with power chords, but wasnāt as thrilled as expected to play them over backing tracks. So I currently have them on my ālater again listā.
Currently Iām more fascinated about the Blues road, so I plan to dive in as soon as possible.
Iām very thankful, that the Beginnerās Course lets us explore lots off different styles and techniques and although it may slow down my progress compared to concentrating on a certain direction, I still enjoy to try out everything.
Only one direction should be clear at every point in my journey: having fun and enjoying the process 
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Completely agree with this. I think in the past Iād have looked at the beginners course and decided it wasnāt āmetal enoughā for me but thankfully I didnāt this time.
I also agree with you about the simplicity of an acoustic guitar. Iāve simplified my electric setup down to the amp plus wireless transmitter/receiver (so I can sit on the sofa without a long cable) but it still doesnāt match just needing an acoustic guitar. I love to hear a loud distorted guitar sound and always will but thatās not realistic for me any time soon