Rethinking Last Week's "Law Students: Be a 'Rockstar,' Like Dolly Parton" Post
Last week, I wrote a blog post about explaining what law students can learn from Dolly Parton’s incredibly successful career, like dedication, hard work, creativity, innovation, adaptation, service, and advocacy.
My Nov. 17 post, titled “Law Students: Be a ‘Rockstar,’ Like Dolly Parton,” coincided with Dolly’s release of her first rock and roll album, “Rockstar.”
Fast forward one week to yesterday’s halftime show during the Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving Day football game, I now find myself needing to tweak last week’s post just a bit.
The 77-year-old country music legend took the stage during halftime in a bedazzled Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders outfit and performed two of her biggest hits, "Jolene" and "9 to 5," before closing out the set with the Queen mashup "We Are the Champions" / "We Will Rock You" off her latest rock album. The halftime show kicked off the Salvation Army annual Red Kettle Campaign.
How would I tweak my previous post?
First, the blog’s title (“Law Students: Be a ‘Rockstar,’ Like Dolly Parton”) is an impossible task. Law students—or anyone—can’t be a “Rockstar” like Dolly Parton. She is simply incomparable, and yesterday’s performance proved it.
Second, I have to add “authenticity” to the list of things law students can learn from Dolly Parton. Being authentic allows law students to present their true selves, which is crucial in a profession that values integrity and honesty. Authenticity fosters trust and credibility, both of which are essential in the legal field.
Dolly Parton has always been authentic, unapologetic, and fearless, especially when it comes to her fashion choices.
In the premier episode of “What Would Dolly Do? Radio” podcast, which debuted last month, #DollyParton explained that she would tell someone to “mind your own business” if they told her to “tone down” her appearance.
“My true belief with most things, you’ve got to really find out who you are, what makes you happy, what you’re comfortable in, and if you feel like you look your best, according to your rules, then you are going to do your best,” she explained in the podcast.
