Imagination Part 2

Imagination Part 2

Imagination is such an important part of our being. Like I said yesterday we are all born with a healthy dose of imagination but over the years so much of it is squashed. In school we learn to conform to the norm and follow all the rules and answer all the questions by rote. Anything that has to do with creativity or imagination is deemed an elective and not worthy of being considered a “real” class. Hence, we get in the habit of not thinking. When was the last time you let your imagination go wild and thought outside the box. I know for me it has been forever. I don’t even know if I can allow myself “free think”. I have been so conditioned to fit in and attempt to have the right answer. I know my creative imagination is still there but it has shrunk to the point it isn’t able to be used. Napoleon says though that “It can be revived and made alert through use”, which is good to know, that’s for sure.

One of the most basic truths in Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill is that “ideas can be transmuted into cash through the power of definite purpose, plus definite plans.” Hard work alone just isn’t enough. It would be awesome if it was but it isn’t. There are millions of people working as hard as they can every day but just barely making ends meet, if at all. Napoleon says “Riches come, if they come at all, in response to definite demands, based upon the application of definite principles, and not by chance or luck.”

So the key to making the whole thing work is to start with an idea. Once you have the creative idea and nurture and grow it until it becomes a burning passion. After you have grown that idea into a passion you need to formulate it all into a definite plan with a definite purpose. Once you have the idea, passion, plan and purpose all in logical order and down on paper you are set to implement it, and are good to go.

For me my burning passion is to have a thriving internet business involving blogging. I have wanted to make money by blogging for years. Actually my burning desire has been to be in a position to travel, take pixs and write, and the writing has been narrowed down to blogging over the last couple years. I love to travel and see new places. I love to take pictures, and if I could have had a do over in life I would have become a photographer instead of an accountant.  AND write, write, write. Am I good at writing? Who knows, but I enjoy it a lot. I have written in my journal since I was in 6th grade. Same time I started having a passion for taking pictures. Go figure. So, this is my passion. Been my passion for almost as long as I can remember, and I plan to make my passion a reality in 2013.

The cool thing is that Empower Network is a blogging platform. One of the requirements for promoting Empower Network is to blog every day. One of the goals that I have set for 2013 has been to become an excellent blogger. I want to learn everything I can about blogging. What to blog, how to blog, how to promote my blog, any and everything to do with blogging. By this time next year I plan to know, really know how to blog. And Empower Network – pays to blog and promote their site. Sounds like a plan to me.

My guess is that you probably have a dream, a passion. Probably not mine but a burning one just the same. So, if you want to make your desire a reality, then Empower Network is the tool for you. It works, so just click on the link and get started. I promise you won’t be disappointed.

Until next time. Have a fantastic day.
Charyl aka mom8isme

Imagination

Imagination

I am still working my way through Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. It has been a bit since I last wrote. Had cervical spinal surgery last week and have been on the mend since then. Surgery went well and I am obediently wearing my neck brace. Neck gets really tired and sore but then it’s only been a week so guess I should expect that. Before the surgery I had read and been prepared to write about Imagination, so have had plenty of time to think about the subject.

Imagination is the Workshop of the Mind and the 5th Step towards Riches. Imagination is something we are all born with, although as adults you wouldn’t tend to notice that we have any at all. There are 2 kinds of imagination, synthetic imagination and creative imagination. Synthetic imagination is the one people use most often. It is used when we arrange old concepts, ideas or plans into new combinations. It isn’t really coming up with anything new, just using the old, common things in a new way or for a new purpose. This is something we mostly all use all the time. Kind of like taking the familiar ingredients and making a new dish for dinner. New but not so much.

The creative imagination is different. It is much less prevalent. It is coming up with something no one has ever touched on or come up with before. Napoleon says “Through the faculty of creative imagination, the finite mind of man has direct communication with Infinite Intelligence. It is the faculty through which “hunches” and “inspirations” are received.” This is the type of imagination that most people wish to experience, but few actually do.

Like I said above I have been thinking about “imagination” for the last week. Everyone is born with a vivid imagination. BUT we go to school and learn to conform. We learn during our 1st art project that we are supposed to make things like everyone else. From day one we are forced into a cookie cutter mold that squashes any creative juices we have. We are told how and what to think, how to draw, how to color, how to do projects. Sure somewhere along the line we are allowed to do a “creative writing” assignment but even that is controlled and regulated. Kids start out before they enter school as wide eyed innocent beings. They come out years later from school as mass produced cookie cutter graduates. The only ones who still have any creative abilities are actually seen as rebels, the ones who didn’t conform to the norm. Unfortunately, those that didn’t fit in the mold usually ended up dropping out of school and people looking at them as failures. I just think it is wrong that we destroy the creative minds of our kids. We never know what their potential is or was. Sure we know if they can jump through the hoops and spit out the answers for the tests. THOSE are the successful students. It is just sad how many people have lost their ability to think and create, all in the name of education.

I know I was one of those who jumped through the hoops, spit out the “right” answers and got good grades. I lost my ability to “free think”. I was always too afraid to think outside the box and come up with something new. I was a people pleaser who wanted to fit in. Now I look back and wish I had been more of a rebel and able to think for myself. I don’t think the school systems realize what they are doing and how they have across the board hindered imagination.

OK – got off on a bit of a tangent. Tomorrow I will continue with Napoleon Hill and Imagination. But until then feel free to check out Empower Network. I am sure you will be pleased. Empower Network is helping to open my eyes and showing me there is a positive future waiting for me to just reach out and grab. No more cookie cutter life for me.

Enjoy,
Charyl aka mom8isme