I am currently in a music class, and we just went over how chord progressions work, to me it would be impossible to figure out on my own, how did you figure out chord progressions?
the word 'progression' really doesn't mean anything. just start by learning the chords to every song you know. then you will be well on your way. try to figure it out by listening, if possible. if you look up the chords online, they are usually not quite right