It's not about being "smart enough"
Wanna know a big reason people fail at learning to code, improving their tech skills, or learning any new skill for that matter?
...They think they’re not smart enough…
But what does “smart enough” even mean?
If smart is based on school knowledge, then my 2.6 high school GPA wasn't doing me any favors...
So then why do some people learn skills like coding, languages, graphic design, etc… while others get stuck and quit after a few weeks?
Surprise... It has NOTHING to do with how smart you are.
It's all about the mentality you have going into it, and accepting that when you first start you're NOT gonna be good.
You just need the tenacity to stick to your goal when it gets hard, and even when you don’t feel like you’re making progress.
So learning a new skill isn’t about intelligence or talent.
It’s about:
Committing to a goal: Show up every day for 30-60 minutes and practice.
Learning from your mistakes and looking for ways to improve.
Repeating this process month after month, year after year.
There’s no magic trick to learning new skills.
Sure, there are good and bad ways to learn, and some methods work better than others…
But at the end of the day, it always comes down to two things:
Consistent effort, and perseverance.
If those two things are in place, the rest takes care of itself.
So that thing you wanna learn?
You ARE good enough.
You ARE smart enough.
Now get to work.