Imagination is by definition the ability to form images and ideas in the mind, especially of things never seen or experienced directly.  Why do we need a strong imagination to be successful in life?  I believe it is so we can focus on the end result and not on all the problems we will encounter on the way.  You have to be able to imagine the end results of owning your own business and not how will the taxes get paid.  Most successful people will tell you one of their biggest assets is having the ability to see things in a good light before they happen.  They rarely focus on their fears.  You can keep moving forward if you are visualizing the end result and you will just handle the problems one at a time when they come up.  But you will never go through with anything if you only imagine the problems that can occur. I have heard it said many times that we create our own reality.  Your problems are only as big or as bad as you imagine them to be and only you can decide how to view them.  If your car broke down on the highway one evening on the way home, you could view this as having a terrible day or if there happened to be an accident a mile up the road and because your car broke down you were not in the accident then you could view this same reality as a miracle.  It is all up to you on how you imagine your life.  So why not make it a great one.