Dwayne Johnson (@therock) Instagram Analytics

“Any advice for somebody who wants to become famous?”

yup, GREAT question 👊🏾

I meet and talk with all ages, colors, cultures of people around the world and a version of this fame question always comes up - especially in the social media influencer space from my Millenni’s, Gen Z’ers and Gen Alphas 🥂🫱🏾‍🫲🏼

Should you chase fame?
💯 go for it and have fun along the way.

But here’s the ‘caveat emptor’ (buyer beware) about fame - fame by itself is fleeting. Has no backbone, no quality and eventually that flame will burn out. We’ve all seen it a million times - people who get “famous” today, and tomorrow they’re gone.

Instead of making fame your only priority, try shifting it to making greatness your priority too! Becoming masterful at your craft. It’s gonna take years (even decades) of hard work. And who knows, maybe your mastery will eventually lead to “holy shit this global fame is straight up f#%king bananas” 🍌🤣
And that’s great.

or — maybe it won’t.
And that’s great too.

Either way, your discipline for achieving greatness and always delivering a quality are the things that endure and that people will always connect with ~ for a lifetime.

Back to work - thanks for the questions.

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If it’s in the past, leave it there.
To receive, you must release.
The past no longer exists.
Own it completely, learn from it and move on.
The power move here is it allows you be 💯 present in every endeavor without carrying the disabling baggage of the past.

NYC conversations with a friend.
You might be able to use some of these highlights.

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Another question about fame.

How has fame changed me?
It hasn’t.

I don’t believe fame changes anyone, I believe fame simply magnifies who you are and what you are. Fame will eventually expose what’s inside.
So be careful if you chase it.

Here’s a quiet lil’ thing I do, whenever I meet famous people. I always pay sharp attention to how they treat other NON famous people around them. Their teams etc. And especially strangers. Reveals a lot.

I like our little post workout Rock Talk Q&A’s but geeezus, next time I’ll catch my breath so I don’t sound like I’m trying to inflate a bounce house.
Wtf 😂

Midnight rooftop @teremana toast to the city, I’ll always call my home away from home. Walking the NYC streets at 1am with my dad, the SoulMan 😎 💪🏾 will always be a cool core memory for me when I was a kid. Sounds crazy but it’s how we bonded. All my personal memories when I wrestled in the Mecca - @thegarden. Crowds were electric, rocked with me as a babyface and boo’d the hell outta me as a heel, but eventually, anointed me the People’s Champ. It’s a wild confession here, and a “right of professional wrestling passage” - but what an honor it was to spill my sweat and blood all over the Madison Square Garden. IYKYK

And now, this week we shoot in the NYC streets, and at Coney Island, filming @bowedtie Benny Safdie’s “Lizard Music”. I’ve never shot a film in NYC that I’ve starred in. A first for me and a real honor. Benny is truly New York’s son and it’s been so cool seeing him back home and in his hood, as we shoot our love letter to NYC.

Here’s to you New York, thank you for the memories, and cheers to making many more!

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Now I need a slice 🍕