Seth Godin

Quote from the Linchpin:

...people are waiting to be told what to do. Sure, many of us pretend that we’d love to have control and authority and to bring our humanity to work. But given half a chance, we give it up, in a heartbeat. 

It's a tough road going it alone, being self-employed, and trying to do authentic art while being vulnerable.

But it's better than the alternative, working an unsatisfying job 8 hours a day. Part of the difficulty is working as hard for yourself as you do for a company telling you what to do. It should be the reverse.