Why did Henry mean by “Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right”?
Henry said, “whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right”. Not getting too deep into all the meanings it can have, let’s have a conversation about how it works when it comes to learning.
The main idea of it is that believing leads to results. But to make it more complete we can say believing leads to actions, and actions lead to results. Believing without acting creates an illusion. It produces a high expectation with no results.
Henry's sentence is only true if followed by actions. And the same goes for the learning process. You can believe you’ll be a great artist, but believing will make it true only if followed by actions.
Believing precedes learning. Learning starts in the mind. If you don’t accept you can and go after it, you will never get it.
I was with a friend over the weekend, and we were talking about the importance of the right perspective, mindset, view, or the name you prefer. It is the main tool you have, and before learning anything, teach your mind that you’re capable of doing it. By doing so you’ll find ways to make it happen. Believing and not giving up are two pillars of learning anything.