Artists and Soulmaking | Extrinsic vs. Intrinsic Motivation

"The problem with being in that mode of being the creator of fine art products is that if you let your ego go on to thinking that it is making some sort of unique genius product like the work of a unique, original art, when it really is a market-driven product, then that's when you might find that you have hooked up your heroic ego, who has a contract or job in society or to the family, and have mistaken it for your spiritual development. That's why it feels so dumb and empty. You need to get back to your true spiritual calling now and again, not necessarily all the time. It gets a bit tiring."