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Meny's avatar

Great Article. Polina. I like how you Organized your writing.

j3nqtzon9's avatar

heart warming article Polina. Love every part of it.

Diego Ornelas-Tapia's avatar

"The things we consider to be our most catastrophic failures often lead us to our most fulfilling successes."

This quote really stuck with me as I feel like I've gone through one of my worst failures in my life. Nevertheless, thank you for this read, Polina!

Vritant Kumar's avatar

Had heard about this piece a lot on Twitter... and today, I finally read it! wonderful! Loved the quotes.

Andrew Jazprose Hill's avatar

Completely inspiring. Such a great guy. Such a great story, Polina. Thank you!

Debra Goldyn's avatar

Nicely done. The Rock is just a good dude -- we need more of those!

Aakash Gupta's avatar

Such a great piece, and published when most are on holiday break! Great work.

Adam's avatar

Incredible job Polina!

This is my favorite Profile to date... and given Dwayne's reaction it seems like it might be his, too :)

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Sandra Vu's avatar

hey I really love the carving opportunity mindset. Your blog is my favorite brain food these days

Yuan Chiang's avatar

Reading this in 2024 in times of need, your writing is awesome and on point!

I too was once at the "top of the hill", everybody loved me. But I got complacent and didn't remember to stay humble and remind myself that I could lose it anytime.

By simply gaining 40 pounds and becoming overworked and overtired (two young kids at home) my charisma is gone; everyone who "loved me" suddenly is too busy to meet me.

I'm slowly working my way back but I hope this time is different and I remind myself of how we can lose everything in the blink of an eye.

ilovedwayne's avatar

i love the rock i want to marry him <3

Sohail Mehra's avatar

Omg, loved this! Great profile :)

GP95's avatar

I loved the article, i come from switzerland and everybody in my class of course Knows Johnson, because of red one and things like that.

I am not on social media so i cannot access or contact dwayne johnson in any way, but i was wondering if you could maybe once again tweet him or something, and ask him if he could quickly write a small greeting for me? I woul really love that, i am quite a big fan of his films!

I really of course understand if he doesnt want to do this, i mean in a big world of annoying fans i dont think he will do something like that but if he does, could you somehow get it to me? Via this page in the comments or something or via my subscripton email?

I wish you a pleasant day, if you ahve any questions how you can contakt me you can always ask!

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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's story of rising from evictions, arrests, and rock-bottom at 23 to global icon through relentless work ethic and empathy inspires me deeply—his "seven bucks" moment and turning failures into fuel mirror my own turnaround after losing my job in 2020. Struggling financially, I subscribed to Winston-Salem Journal for local motivation and community news to stay grounded. Renewal glitches led to unwanted charges without clear notice. To resolve it and support better service, I detailed my experience on https://www.pissedconsumer.com/winston-salem-journal/RT-F.html. The feedback prompted quick fixes from them. Now I read uplifting stories like The Rock's with steady access—resilience pays off!

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