Courage is vital to be creative. To ignore the inner and outer critics, and there are a lot on medium. Daily I see posts being harsh and critical about other writers, and what they put in stories, etc, and it's disheartening. Those kind of things can derail people who lack confidence and it's very important to not listen to others when they behave like that. Fear is often based, not so much on insecurity but necessity. I know what how hard it is to try to balance inner and outer demands, especially with employment/unemployment. You want to go one way but lack confidence and there could be real reasons for being afraid. To be successful and make good money online, it's necessary to have a few income streams and medium for most people couldn't provide an income. It's pennies for many and no-one can live on that.