11 secrets to success according to 80+ elite performers

“I don’t think about my life in terms of ‘superstar.’ I’m just a workin’ girl. I always say, and it’s the truth, that I am a workhorse that looks like a show horse.” —Dolly Parton, May 2025 When I heard the news of Dolly Parton’s passing, this quote came to mind. A woman known to the entire world when asked to describe herself, described her work. That distinction between show horse and workhorse (or put another way, show dogs and hunting dogs) is what I have spent the last three and a hal...