Ego and excitement
If you work from a place of creating what you want to create, you will always work from the true self.
But the ego will get you excited over the possibility of getting attention. You might believe this excitement is the same as desire. It is not. If you still create, even though you receive no acclaim, you are creating from your true self.
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