If you decide to undertake anything where you plan on putting yourself completely out there, you have to prepare for loss.
Your art is hard, and failure is a part of that. Be aware that it will happen, and realize that you control not the outcome, but how you take it.
You don’t have to crumble. Time moves forward. Some people say that is the cruelty of it, but I like to think that is its greatest asset. You can keep moving