02/25/2026
You are standing at the edge of your future, Napoleon Hill taught that imagination is not fantasy — it is a faculty of creation. In Think and Grow Rich, he wrote, “The imagination is literally the workshop wherein are fashioned all plans created by man.” Hill distinguished between synthetic imagination (rearranging what you already know) and creative imagination (tuning into new ideas, insight, and inspiration). In a college setting, this means your degree alone does not determine your future — your ability to envision possibilities beyond the syllabus does. Every innovation, business, research breakthrough, and social movement began as a thought rehearsed in someone’s inner workshop. When you deliberately picture the career you want, the impact you want to make, and the person you are becoming, you are activating the brain’s reticular activating system and goal-directed neural networks, priming yourself to notice opportunities aligned with that vision. Hill’s message is heavy-hitting: if you don’t consciously use your imagination to design your future, someone else’s plans will recruit you into theirs.
Lets create with intention Eagles,
The ERAU Counseling center
