I would suggest that you pick up or aquire a really cheap airplane that you dont really care about....a foamie or a simple glow or electric that if you dorked it....you wouldn't be too broken up about

Fly this airplane your first flight of the day to get your "fingers warmed up". I find when I want to learn something new....do it with the cheapo airplane first...then move to the bigger more expensive airframes that I actually care about. Right now my "cheapo airplane" is a used Hanger 9 Carden Yak that I threw together with parts layin around the shop.....I fly it almost exclusively because it's way more fun than my 170cc Dalton....and if I kill it...I'm only out a few bucks. It'll probably last forever...
CB