How you doin guys, I am self taught too. The way I went about it was I basically learned all the basic open chords and a few bar chords ( Bb, B, F, F#) etc. Then I picked 5 songs I really wanted to learn and stuck with them. Once I had got the hang of them I was hungry for more so I picked another 5 songs I wnted to play, so on and so forth. I have also found that playing along side other guitarists brings you on too, you will always pick up somthing new for someone more experienced. I know it wont work for everyone but it certainly helped me.
Bye for now
Jamie. :)