Think and Grow Rich (Napoleon Hill) - Chapter 06:

Napoleon Hill admires all the accomplishments of men through the ages, and he credits man's imagination for making all this possible. He says man's only limitation is in the use of his imagination. 

He identifies two forms of imagination: synthetic imagination as well as creative imagination. The synthetic imagination does not create; it merely arranges ideas and plans into new combinations. The creative mind, according to Hill, has direct contact with infinite intelligence. This is where we get hunches and inspirations from. The higher your vibrational frequency, the more rapidly the creative imagination performs. 

All great achievers become great by harnessing the imagination. Just like with everything else in life, both synthetic and creative imagination get better with use. He says we use the synthetic imagination more often in the creation of money, translating desire to money. 

Desire cannot be translated to reality without planning. Plans are always best when they're in writing. Writing is the beginning of making your imagination a tangible substance. 

Thinking/imagining ideas is the first step. Deciding which of these ideas to pursue is the second step. Writing definite plans through which to achieve these desires is the third step. 

Everything began as an intangible form of energy. Your thoughts are the same form of energy which created the earth itself. And it is reasonable to believe that anything that has been accomplished by any man you can accomplish as well, provided you follow the same process of creation as he did. And he recommends that you read Think and Grow Rich at least three times in order to fully grasp and execute what we're about to learn in this chapter. 

Hill tells the story of a particular pastor who needed to get a million dollars within a week. He had wasted more than two years thinking about how to obtain this money, without success. Now, he gave himself a deadline - one week to raise a million dollars. As soon as he had made a definite decision, ideas started to flood in his mind - and he took immediate action. The preacher could already see himself with a million dollars, even though he still didn't have it in his possession. He followed through on his promises and was able to raise a million dollars to start his dream school, the Armour Institute of Technology. 

Hill reaffirms that ideas can be transmuted into cash through the power of definite purpose plus definite plans. 

Hill says creating ideas is not enough. You also need the ability to sell ideas. If you're unable to sell yourself, then partner with someone who can. 

You also need the tenacity and grit to overcome disappointment, discouragement, temporary defeat, criticism, etc. 

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