I got my first good acoustic guitar in high school. I messed around with it, learned a few chords and songs, but never got good at it. Fast forward 25 years later and I still have the same guitar and know the same basic chords. I've practiced some recently and learned some new stuff by looking up guitar tabs on the internet and playing along with songs on Youtube.
I bought a cheap used electric (Epiphone Les Paul Studio) yesterday hoping to motivate myself.

What's the best way to get to the point I can actually play one of these things?