Sometimes you may get a hot teacher who is currently doing a lot of professional work too. This may or may not work out. The pro has to LOVE to teach to be good at it. Sometimes there's simply a mis-match, and usually you will gravitate to the right teacher to help you eventually. Be sure to set up a place and daily time to practice, this is essential.
Students sometimes fail to get ahead because of lack of practice time than anything else imo.
As you grow, you will want to practice more and more as the fun comes more into your music abilities.