Autonomy, mastery, and purpose are what drive people once they get beyond financial reward. If we can stop worrying about money we work towards these other things. I never liked anyone telling me what to do. I like to feel good about the work I generate and I want people to need it. Ultimately I want to feel that I make the world a better place. Isn’t this same for you too? Check this out:
Does your work allow you express a sense of greater purpose? Do your collaborators feel this sense of purpose? Can you enhance this sense of purpose through the structure of your enterprise?
Isn’t autonomy, mastery, and purpose a great deal of what always motivates people in the creative industries? Isn’t this why we chose to do it even if we aren’t really rewarded well financially?