It’s a kind of self-fulfilling prophecy. If you tackle a challenge with positive thinking, you’ll find a way to succeed (as long as you don’t try to win a broad jump tournament with a broken leg or something like this, of course).
With the words of CG artist William Vaughan:
” Actually, the one thing you need to go past is simply the way you think.
It’s my experience that most people have a can’t-do attitude, especially when
it comes to learning new things. When I say most people, I’m not limiting
that to artists new to 3D. I witness this on just about every forum online
and at the industry shows I attend. Most people assume that things are not
possible, they are too dfficult, or special software/hardware is needed to solve
the problem. I always suggest a different approach.
It may sound cliché, but the power of positive thinking goes a long way when
working in this industry. Every day you’ll be asked to tackle the impossible,
and if you go in with the attitude of can do, you’ll be able to see the task to
completion. If your attitude is not possible, you will most likely not complete
the task. It’s called a self-fulfilling prophecy.”
(William Vaughan: Digital modeling, page 16)
