Why Emotion Fuels Success: Activating Your Creative Mind

“People are influenced in their actions, not by reason so much as by 'feelings.' The creative faculty of the mind is set into action entirely by emotions, and not by cold reason.” Page 170 “Think and Grow Rich.”

Emotion Is the Engine of Achievement

Napoleon Hill is reminding us that emotion, not logic, drives action.

Yes, reason helps us plan, analyze, and stay safe, but it doesn’t move us.
What gets us out of bed early, keeps us grinding when things are tough, or gives us the courage to leap into the unknown?
It’s emotion, passion, belief, desire, love, fear, ambition.

Emotion fuels your imagination, your courage, your persistence and most importantly, your creative faculty.

Your creative mind doesn’t turn on when you "think hard." It turns on when you feel deeply.

How This Insight Strengthens Your 6-Step Plan from Chapter 2

Step 6. Read your written statement aloud twice daily, with faith and emotion: Notice something? Hill commands us to read it with faith and emotion, not with cold reason.

That’s because without emotion, your subconscious mind isn’t activated. Without emotion, your creative faculty doesn’t fire. Without emotion, your goal is just ink on paper.

Michelle, had been reading her goal statement daily but with little progress. When asked how she felt when reading it, she said:

“I don’t really feel anything. I’m just going through the motions.”

That was the problem.

She rewrote her statement using emotionally charged words. Then she her visualize her success vividly. What it looked, sounded, and felt like. Her voice changed. Her energy rose. Within 3 weeks, she reported: “I feel unstoppable. I finally believe it’s possible and I’m actually doing the work without resistance.”

That’s the power of emotion-based goal repetition.

Emotion activates belief. Belief fuels action. Action creates results.

Your 6-step plan won’t work without emotional involvement. If you're treating it like a logical checklist, you’re missing the magic.

When you read your statement:

• Feel the joy of already having what you want.
• Visualize your success in vivid detail.
• Speak with emotion as if it’s already real.

This sends a powerful signal to your subconscious mind and activates your creative faculty, the true generator of wealth-building ideas and energy.

Today, before you read your goal statement, do this:

1. Close your eyes and visualize your goal achieved.
2. Imagine how it will feel - financially, emotionally, spiritually.
3. Read your statement aloud with that emotion in your voice and body.
4. Watch how differently your mind responds.

Repeat this daily. Your momentum will shift dramatically.

You can think your way into a plan, but you must feel your way into execution. Join our Think and Grow Rich Activated workshop series now!