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"Throughout the centuries there were men who took steps down new roads armed with nothing but their own vision." Ayn Rand

Imagination is more important than Knowledge
We don't know anything that can't be imagined.
We should all be committed to a better living through imagination.
Imagination is a preview of life's coming attractions

How to improve your imagination:

1. Use it!
2. Ask questions
3. Take risks
4. Be curious
5. Expect the unexpected
6. Invent your own language
7. Build a model without instructions

Exercises for stretching your imagination:

1. Play what if
2. Write with the opposite hand
3. Take a piece of blank paper and make something of it
4. Make believe

REMEMBER, THINGS AREN'T ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM!

How to Jump Start Your Imagination

1. Think about something
2. Look at the world through a child's eyes
3. Talk to yourself
4. Talk to animals
5. Look at the BIG picture
6. Look to nature for inspiration
7. Play
8. Be Playful

How to come up with an Idea

1. Brainstorm
2. Notice the little things
3. Loosen-up
4. Stay focused
5. Daydream
6. Use the colors in your imagination. Imagination comes in many colors.

Rules of Imagination

1. There are no rules
2. If you can imagine it, you can do it.
3. Believe in yourself
4. Imagine the possibilities
5. The possibilities are endless

Contact Tom at: tomhughes@motivationNmore.com

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