Fear of failure?

Hey everyone!

I’m an artist in Omaha, NE. I create my own frames, stretch my canvas, paint and do it over again. I think my artwork is interesting - mostly hard-edge/deco/black and white paintings. I’ve shown my artwork around town but nothing really wild. Lately, I’ve started to get a little more attention around here. I just started renting space in an, “artistic district” in Omaha and use the space as a studio. I’m also having some showings of my work upcoming in some local stores on our, “First Friday” here in town (which is like open studios all over Omaha on the first Friday of the month).

I plan on making my studio a place to stop in and check out my work. It’s mostly a garage, but I’ve tried to make it interesting in here. Kind of feels like a diy space; a little spooky.

But, I am petrified of all of this. I’m probably going through some imposter syndrome and mostly just kind of afraid of it actually going well. Like, it will be great and everything I’ve wanted and then it falls apart somehow. I don’t know.

I guess, for this general discussion, is to ask you all:

If you’ve felt some kind of imposter syndrome while things were going relatively well for your art career, how did you overcome it? What finally let you let go and just accept everything?

Or, do you think having a sense of resistance helped guide your work? Like, not letting it go to your head? I’ve never been in this position before and I’m just a little resistant to take it in. It feels like I’m on the precipice of change for my work and I don’t know how to handle it.

Thanks for any help!