Hi there, and welcome to the wonderful world of repeatedly dropping a sphere...aka, beginning contact juggling. ;-)

One thing I found incredibly helpful was watching videos of other cj'ers. I started compiling a playlist on youtube for my own use:

www.youtube.com/view_play_list

You should also look at Brine's CJ tutorial vids:

www.youtube.com/user/brinechild

He's amazing, and his video howto's helped me a lot.

Once you see what's possible, I'd practice. Then practice some more. Both hands. I had someone ask me how often I CJ'ed once, and I told him, "It would probably be easier to add up the hours I didn't have a sphere in my hands."

Speaking of which, you should carry one with you wherever you go. Make your new sphere your new best friend. This not only reinforces the idea of playing with it all the time, but more importantly you can't work on a move if you don't have a ball. Eventually, your friends will get over the fact that you always are dropping a little round thing and balancing a sphere will become a part of your muscle memory.

In other words, consider contact juggling your new OCD activity and you'll get better fast.

For me, I found that CJ has become a part of how I do things. Leaving the house has became, "coat, sunglasses, phone, ball, wallet, etc."

Last off, have fun. When you get frustrated, try to remember that you're just a silly person playing with a shiny ball. It's not to be taken too seriously. When moves get too rough go the park, amaze someone with the skills you have and their enjoyment will give you the boost you need to keep going.

Now go roll that thing around, and holler if you wanna talk CJshop stuff.