It's not the thing. It's what the thing means about us.

We’re not afraid of professional rejection, we’re afraid of what the rejection means about us, i.e: we're not good enough.

We're not afraid of romantic rejection, we’re afraid of what the rejection means about us, i.e: we're not loveable.

We're so busy trying to escape rejection because of how much it hurts (because we don't understand why it hurts so much), that we're holding ourselves back and robbing ourselves daily of constant opportunity. 

We’re trying to change the wrong thing!

Don’t not go to that audition. Change what rejection means about you and free yourself from the fear of rejection itself. 

The next time you feel that pain of rejection, ask yourself this: What does this experience 'mean' about me? Then you take that belief, and you throw it in the trash.