Stuck in Your Past? Dwayne Johnson Gave a ‘Rock Solid’ Advice to Get Over It

Dwayne Johnson is one of the most beloved celebrities in recent years. It is difficult to find anyone who doesn’t like ‘The Rock’. His charisma and work speak for themselves when it comes to his popularity, but one thing that Johnson does admirably is being vulnerable.

There is no better way to connect to your audience than to show your own insecurities. The Rock is someone who knows it is strength showing one’s vulnerable side on the camera. There are hundreds of photos on the internet of him crying while talking about his father, Rocky Johnson. Also on Good Morning America, DJ cried during his interview talking about Moana.

The Rock’s advice for getting over the past

In an interview with Vanity Fair titled ‘Slow Zoom’, the interviewer asked The Rock, “What advice would you give someone who is reckoning with a difficult past?”

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To which ‘The Great One’ replied, “Well, the piece of advice I would give somebody who is reckoning with a difficult past is that it’s exactly that. It is the past. We’ve all been there, we all have challenges from the past. We have demons from our past, some bigger than others. And the good news is you have an opportunity to influence and direct your future.”

“You have an opportunity to influence you ‘Right now’. And while the past you had gone through, maybe challenging and difficult, maybe embarrassing, you can’t hide from it, you can’t erase it. You can learn from it, and you can help influence other people from it, as well,” added ‘The People’s Champ’.

Dwayne Johnson is among Times’ 100 most influential people

With only seven dollars in his pocket and an injury threatening his sports career, The Rock has now reached unimaginable heights. In 2019, he was able to achieve one of his ‘bucket list’ items. That being listed as one of the celebrities named the most influential people.

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Standing alongside Taylor Swift, Sandra Oh, and many veteran celebrities, DJ has a piece returning about him by a friend and fellow DC superhero, Gal Gadot. They accumulated the list on the basis of followers on social media, influence on the entertainment industry, and behavior throughout the year. And The Rock passed with flying colors.

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