Do you remember as a child imaging wondrous things?

What you imagined as a child depends upon your age.  If you are my age, you played cowboys and Indians. Davy Crockett was the big hero.  In fact, I even had a Davy Crockett hat when I was young.  Fast forward to today’s generation of astronauts, race car drivers and rock stars.  And for some, it’s still the classic, firefighter.  Unfortunately, as time moves on, you get older and are saddled with all of life’s responsibilities, many people seem to lose their imagination. 

The gurus of business are always telling you to have a plan and know where you are going.  Winners never fail to plan.  But failures always fail to plan.  But did they ever tell you to use your imagination?  That you should dig down deep and bring up that inner child inside of yourself?  Not just have goals but have dreams and wishes that you can imagine yourself being the football hero, or a great researcher responsible for a critical discovery that benefits the world or maybe even just the richest guy/gal on the planet. 

Let’s get that imagination working again.  Instead of wanting to be the Lone Ranger or Princess Leia, let’s start thinking in imaginative ways about how you cannot only improve your business for yourself and your employees but how you can make it satisfying and fun again.  Let’s not allow Indiana Jones to be the only one having great adventures – or that it can only happen at the movies.  Business can be just as challenging, just as fulfilling.  So go dream and create great things.