CEO, Dentsu Ghana shares his tried and tested tip to boosting one’s imagination

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Dentsu Ghana, Andrew Ackah has shared his one tip on how one can sharpen his or her imagination. A technique which he disclosed has never failed him since he adapted to it.
Speaking in an interview on the Y-Leaderboard Series which airs on Y107.9FM, he shared the story of how he grew a love for reading and how it worked wonders on his imaginative capabilities. Andrew mentioned that back when he was younger, he never liked to read because he always thought reading was for girls but once he got into it, he never regretted.
He shared with the host, Akosua Hanson, during the interview that it all started one day when he went to the basketball court with his friends to play.
“I was at the court and these guys kept changing so I just told them to give me a book so I go read. I went home, took a shower, slept on my bed and started reading.
I loved the book so much, I slept at 3am. I woke up the next morning and the first thing I did even without brushing my teeth was to go to the book. By the time I went back to go court, I was done. I told the guys that I was done and they thought I was lying so I even requested for a bigger one and I got into reading from there”, he said.
Andrew emphasized on the importance of making reading a habit, saying that it sharpens one’s imagination and diction as he attested that it did for him.
“You have the power to create your own imagination. If I read a book and you read a book, our conclusions will be different because you’re using the power of your own imagination”, Andrew explained.
The CEO tipped that whenever one needs to be productive and churn out ideas, it is best to be in the quiet, just focus and allow the brain and imagination to take over. However, the imagination will only be sharpened by regular reading of good books.
“Reading allows you to be in yourself. When anyone tells you that you need to be in your own cave you need to think, that’s what it does. Reading is the only thing that you don’t talk while doing. You’re patient and you listen to understand so if you do that, your imagination is working all the time”, he further concluded.
By: Maureen Dedei Quaye