Lesson Plan for Chapter 6, Think and Grow Rich – Imagination

The Workshop of the Mind
(Lahai Sogbandi)
 
Napoleon Hill starts this chapter out by saying “The imagination is literally the workshop wherein are fashioned all plans created by man…It has been said that man can create anything which he can imagine.” 
 
Let me paraphrase and repeat that second line: We can create anything which we can imagine! Of course, it’s not just the simple act of imagining something—other ingredients are also necessary, such as desire, focus and definiteness of purpose.  
 
Of the two forms of imagination (synthetic imagination, which allows us to arrange/rearrange previous ideas or plans into new ones; and creative imagination, which allows our minds to connect with the universe, giving us “hunches and inspirations”), creative imagination—coupled with a burning desire is what catapults   and transforms our thoughts and ideas into their physical counterparts. How insightful is that! 
 
Mr. Hill explains that we must start our journey by reducing our plan(s) to writing. He also explains how every material form in the universe—from earth down to the billions of individual cells in our bodies—are made up of energy, and when we focus on our desires, which were created from our imagination, we are basically eliciting the service of the universe to assist in obtaining our desires; and that this “secret” is not a secret after all, as nature advertises it. We just need to pay attention. 
 
“Definiteness of purpose” is a catalyst and a starting point in this process. It allows our imagination to take on a life of its own, which without would be like trying to navigate a sailboat without a sail—just drifting along wherever the tide decides to take us. We must decide what we want, when we want it, and act on whatever “hunches” we receive that even vaguely looks as though may help us reach our goals! We’ll never know what is on the other side of the door if (1) we don’t seek it out, and (2) walk through that door when we reach it!
 
Finally, we can leave a legacy by using our imagination and ideas! Mr. Hill finishes this chapter by stating “Ideas are intangible forces, but they have more power than the physical brains that give birth to them. They have the power to live on, after the brain that creates them has returned to dust.” 
 
Profound…