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What languages do you speak?
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I have a dictionary app called 'akebi' that shows me the words, the kanjis and the stroke order; and I also use google keyboard with the onscreen-drawing pad for japanese, so every kanji and kana I wrote on my previous comment was hand drawn by me. It takes a bit of time to get used to, but it really helps.
Also, learning about the origins of kanji, it's radicals and history helps a lot, you'll start creating connections in your head about pronunciation and meaning. You'll associate meaning and sound to kanjis a lot faster that way. I've come to the point of hearing a word, learning it's meaning and then I come up with the possible kanjis that make it up, and surprisingly I'm right 60 to 80% of the time!
Try calligraphy too. I learned all the kanjis that originated hiragana, and sometimes I see them in the wild and immediately know their pronunciation (60% of the time)
I'ts a matter of patience, and motivation, A LOT of motivation.
Thanks for the tips! It is motivating me actually :)