Are your emotions controlling your life, or are you in control of them? What if you could design a blueprint for happiness, fulfillment, and success—without waiting for external achievements? In this episode, we explore how emotions shape your reality and how you can take charge of them to create the life you truly desire.
I'm excited to talk to you today about unlocking the power within and taking control of your emotions. We’re going to discuss why emotions, in my opinion, are the key to creating a powerful life. We’ll also explore how emotions don’t come from the outside—they come from within—and how you can establish a value structure and a blueprint in your life to cultivate the emotions you want.
Later in the week, we’ll dive deeper into emotional mastery, but before we do, if this is your first time listening to The Daily Mastermind, I encourage you to like and subscribe.
I created The Daily Mastermind to provide you with a consistent source of inspiration and motivation—something that will help you unleash the power that I believe is already inside you. On Mondays, I focus on prosperity principles, offering insights that you can carry with you throughout the week.
One of the most critical topics I discuss is emotions.
Think back over the last week. How many times have you experienced strong emotions? Maybe you’ve felt the ups and downs of your job or relationships. Perhaps you’ve had moments of happiness and joy, or you’ve struggled with stress and anxiety.
At the end of the day, we all experience emotions, but I believe that emotions are not just something we react to—they’re something we can proactively design into our lives.
Robert Stuberg, one of my mentors, helped me grasp this idea and develop a blueprint for managing emotions. In his program, Creating Your Ultimate Destiny, he dedicates an entire chapter to emotions and how to structure them effectively.
So let me ask you: What do you really want in life?
How is your life going? Are you experiencing the things you truly desire?
When I ask this question, most people say things like:
But here’s what I’ve learned: It’s not the external rewards you truly want—it’s the emotions they bring.
Your success, happiness, and fulfillment don’t come from external achievements. What you’re actually seeking is the feeling those achievements bring—joy, love, security, or fulfillment.
The sooner you realize that, the sooner you’ll stop chasing external goals for validation and start designing a blueprint for emotional success.
And here’s the real secret: You don’t have to wait for external achievements to feel these emotions—you can create them now.
Emotions are not just reactions to life events—they are choices we make.
We’ve been conditioned to believe that emotions like happiness, joy, fear, sadness, or depression are triggered by external events. But as Michael Singer explains, you are not your emotions—you are the observer of your emotions.
When you step back and realize that you are experiencing emotions rather than being controlled by them, you gain the power to shift them at will.
Of course, we will always experience emotions like stress, sadness, anxiety, and frustration. But when you understand that you have the ability to control your emotional state, you become unstoppable.
The key is to give yourself permission to choose the emotions you want to experience.
Tony Robbins demonstrates this at his events by guiding people through a powerful visualization exercise.
What happens? People realize that they can feel joy right now, even though the actual event happened in the past.
Why? Because your mind doesn’t know the difference between reality and what you vividly imagine.
That means you already have access to the emotions you desire. You don’t need money, a relationship, or a perfect job to experience happiness.
Most people believe that happiness comes from achieving success.
But here’s the truth: Happiness doesn’t come from achieving goals—happiness helps you achieve your goals.
Rather than thinking, "I’ll be happy when I reach my goals," shift your mindset to "I will happily achieve my goals."
When you cultivate joy, fulfillment, and gratitude during the process, you actually accelerate your success because you’re operating at a higher level of energy and motivation.
Your values shape your emotions.
The emotional states you prioritize—whether consciously or unconsciously—define your experiences, behaviors, and decisions.
For example, if you constantly dwell on stress, anxiety, or frustration, those emotions will dominate your life.
The good news? You can redefine your values and choose to prioritize emotions that empower you.
By making a conscious decision to prioritize empowering emotions, you take control of your internal world.
Most people have conditions for happiness that are too difficult to meet.
These conditions are external and out of your control.
Instead, set easy conditions for happiness:
The easier you make it to experience positive emotions, the happier and more successful you’ll become.
I encourage you to take action this week:
Let me know how this impacts your life. Hit me up on The Daily Mastermind on Facebook, Instagram, or email me at George@worldwide.com.
Also, I’m excited to announce the Evolution X Mastermind, our brand-new community launching on Android and Apple iTunes. Right now, it’s free to join, so check it out at EvolutionXMastermind.com.
Thanks for joining me today. I look forward to talking with you more tomorrow!
— George Wright III | The Daily Mastermind