The Kolbe Creative Process explains the interactions of the three parts of the mind in producing and creating.
Motivation is the catalyst for creative power, much as turning on a car's engine.
They spark the energy that comes from your Striving Instincts, the limited, but rechargeable force of your creative power. Without Motivation as a starting mechanism, the striving resources of the mind will simply languish as unused potential. With motivation, Striving Instincts can propel all of us toward our many goals. Important aspects of your affective individuality are comprised in your motivation for taking action. Each of us gets energy from our Striving Instincts.