Trailblazers: Dolly Parton

Updated: Aug 18

In 1974, Dolly Parton walked away from the biggest stage she’d ever known.

Porter Wagoner had given her a platform, but she knew it was time to move on.

She wasn’t taken seriously yet.

She didn’t have a roadmap.

But she had her voice.

And a deep, unwavering sense of who she was becoming.

So, she did the hardest thing you can do when you're already successful.

She started over.

And in that moment, she wrote a song that said everything she couldn’t say out loud:

“I Will Always Love You.”

A farewell. A love letter. A declaration of independence.

People thought she was foolish.

Until she wasn’t.

Every Trailblazer has a moment like this. A quiet line in the sand. A choice to bet on something unproven.

Yourself.

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