Not everyone achieves top-level success. There is far too much competition, noise and fragmentation in the world for everyone to shine through.
A lot of people are unique and highly skilled, but not everyone makes it. The key to being seen and heard in this noise is to be genuine, authentic and able to express your true self.

Being Authentic

When something is clearly not working, it makes sense to pivot, recreate and reinvent it. We need to keep our ego aside and internalize all the lessons you have learned due to failure. One should always take a hard, honest look at one’s life, not being afraid to change one’s course.

Recreate, Reinvent

Showing your vulnerability, sincerity, and honesty isn’t comfortable, but is a sign of courage. Truthful and sincere people shine like the sun and can be spotted easily in this noisy world.
Being able to talk about failure and your weaknesses makes you human and also inspires the people around you. When you come across as relatable, warm and flawed, it acts as a silver foil over your skillsets.

Open Up and Show Yourself

Life is not to be taken too seriously. Not everything will be like the way you want it to be. Make it your playground.
There will be blunders, mistakes, miscalculations, and some disastrous days as well. The trick is to not let anything get to you, and have fun with every moment, enjoying it to the fullest.

Amuse Yourself

“Authenticity is more than speaking; Authenticity is also about doing. Every decision we make says something about who we are.”

Simply live life wholeheartedly and money, fame, status are just some of the things you will experience. If you are authentic, no matter what happens, you are a success by default.

The Truth Serum

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"Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive."
&#8213; Elbert Hubbard
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The Rock's CV is quite unique:
1. He was a college football player. &#127944;
2. Arguably the most popular wrestler of all time. &#128170;
3. At the moment, he is the hottest Hollywood guy. &#127910;
4. He is also a very successful businessman. &#128176;
The results speak for themselves.
Dwayne Johnson is one of the hardest working people on the planet.
In 2017, he starred in three blockbuster movies that made over 2 billion $ combined.
One of those movies was the Baywatch.
Rightfully, that movie had won a very special honor at the Razzie Awards, which are given out annually to the year's worst films.
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"It's Oscar Sunday, I'm super pumped and very proud of my buddies who are nominated. I'm pulling for you guys to bring home the gold.
I'm also excited because I was just informed that I too am bringing home the gold tonight, no not an Oscar, but maybe one day, but a Razzie.
But here's the cool thing:
The movie was so bad, they actually had to create a new category, I'm not kidding, that category, the new category, is 'A Movie So Rotten You Eventually Fell in Love With It.
I'm not kidding.
Which means the shit sandwich you have been eaten is so bad that you eventually started to like it."
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Not everything in life is going to pan out just the way you wanted it.
Sometimes, you are going to put in all the work necessary to make something extraordinary and people may still tell you your work is s..t.
You see, The Rock figured out what self-amusement means and how powerful this principle is.
At the end of the day, you need to experience life to the fullest and have fun while doing it.
A ''self-amusement comes first'' mindset is what makes The Rock so authentic and more importantly, what makes him so likable. <figure>The Rock having fun and promoting his movie </figure> Self-amusement doesn't always mean that you have to be funny or act like a comedian.
Self-amusement can come in many forms, from intellectual and philosophical debates to political conversations to just being silly.
It is a skill, but more importantly, it's a state of mind, and our minds have no limits.
Use your imagination and be creative. You can come up with weird stories and use role-playing to entertain yourself.
Even if life serves you with the razzie award, you can make the greatest acceptance speech ever and make the most out of the experience. There are countless ways to have fun at any given second.
If you are having fun and enjoying the moment, everyone else will feel that energy that's radiating from you. People will perceive you as more attractive because you make them feel good in the process.
The principle of self-amusement is challenging but rewarding.
It's hard to start practicing, so feel free to take baby steps.
You don't have to sing karaoke right off the bat. You don't have to sing at all, but find something that mildly excites you and build on from there.
When it comes to having fun, there shouldn't be any boundaries and restrictions unless your actions are causing harm in any shape or form to anyone around you.
Don't take yourself too seriously and the world will be your playground. </div>

"Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive." ― Elbert Hubbard The Rock's CV is quite unique: 1. He was a college football player. 🏈 2. Arguably the most popular wrestler of all time. 💪 3. At the moment, he is the hottest Hollywood guy.

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Being Authentic

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Open Up and Show Yourself

Amuse Yourself

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Being Authentic

Recreate, Reinvent

Open Up and Show Yourself

Amuse Yourself

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It's time to Read like a Pro.

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