hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to another edition of mulling the Masters I
another edition of mulling the Masters I
another edition of mulling the Masters I believe that the fastest and most
believe that the fastest and most
believe that the fastest and most effective way to grow a business is to
effective way to grow a business is to
effective way to grow a business is to model the strategies of people who’ve
model the strategies of people who’ve
model the strategies of people who’ve already done what you’re trying to do so
already done what you’re trying to do so
already done what you’re trying to do so today we’re going to look at how a young
today we’re going to look at how a young
today we’re going to look at how a young man who loved the theater started doing
man who loved the theater started doing
man who loved the theater started doing puppet shows on a local TV station and
puppet shows on a local TV station and
puppet shows on a local TV station and turned it into one of the most beloved
turned it into one of the most beloved
turned it into one of the most beloved puppet franchises in the world this is
puppet franchises in the world this is
puppet franchises in the world this is the story of Muppets found there Jim
the story of Muppets found there Jim
the story of Muppets found there Jim Henson and the top three lessons you can
Henson and the top three lessons you can
Henson and the top three lessons you can learn from his success Jim Henson was
learn from his success Jim Henson was
learn from his success Jim Henson was the son of a stay-at-home mom and a
the son of a stay-at-home mom and a
the son of a stay-at-home mom and a father that was working for the
father that was working for the
father that was working for the Department of Agriculture his mother
Department of Agriculture his mother
Department of Agriculture his mother spent hours entertaining him and his
spent hours entertaining him and his
spent hours entertaining him and his siblings for making up stories and
siblings for making up stories and
siblings for making up stories and allowing them to use their imagination
allowing them to use their imagination
allowing them to use their imagination his childhood was a happy one as he
his childhood was a happy one as he
his childhood was a happy one as he spent countless hours exploring the
spent countless hours exploring the
spent countless hours exploring the shorelines of Deer Creek one of his most
shorelines of Deer Creek one of his most
shorelines of Deer Creek one of his most significant relationships early on was
significant relationships early on was
significant relationships early on was with a young friend Kermit who would
with a young friend Kermit who would
with a young friend Kermit who would later inspire one of his most celebrated
later inspire one of his most celebrated
later inspire one of his most celebrated Muppets Henson developed a close
Muppets Henson developed a close
Muppets Henson developed a close relationship with his maternal
relationship with his maternal
relationship with his maternal grandmother who was an artist herself
grandmother who was an artist herself
grandmother who was an artist herself and occupied her time painting quilting
and occupied her time painting quilting
and occupied her time painting quilting and doing needlework she was the main
and doing needlework she was the main
and doing needlework she was the main motivating force behind Henson’s efforts
motivating force behind Henson’s efforts
motivating force behind Henson’s efforts constantly cheering on his artistic
constantly cheering on his artistic
constantly cheering on his artistic talents and encouraging him to put his
talents and encouraging him to put his
talents and encouraging him to put his creative imagination to use as a
creative imagination to use as a
creative imagination to use as a freshman at the University of Maryland
freshman at the University of Maryland
freshman at the University of Maryland he was given the chance to perform
he was given the chance to perform
he was given the chance to perform puppets on a twice daily 5-minute show
puppets on a twice daily 5-minute show
puppets on a twice daily 5-minute show on wrc-tv he created salmon friends with
on wrc-tv he created salmon friends with
on wrc-tv he created salmon friends with fellow student Jane Nebel whom he later
fellow student Jane Nebel whom he later
fellow student Jane Nebel whom he later married in 1959 the show ran for six
married in 1959 the show ran for six
married in 1959 the show ran for six years while Henson continued to pursue
years while Henson continued to pursue
years while Henson continued to pursue his degree in arts and theater design
his degree in arts and theater design
his degree in arts and theater design salmon friends was a testing ground for
salmon friends was a testing ground for
salmon friends was a testing ground for numerous Muppet characters that would
numerous Muppet characters that would
numerous Muppet characters that would later become instantaneously
later become instantaneously
later become instantaneously recognizable including Henson’s
recognizable including Henson’s
recognizable including Henson’s signature character Kermit the Frog it
signature character Kermit the Frog it
signature character Kermit the Frog it also allowed him to experiment with new
also allowed him to experiment with new
also allowed him to experiment with new techniques that will allow for the
techniques that will allow for the
techniques that will allow for the puppets to appear more lifelike such as
puppets to appear more lifelike such as
puppets to appear more lifelike such as using special framing to allow the
using special framing to allow the
using special framing to allow the puppeteer to work off-camera Henson was
puppeteer to work off-camera Henson was
puppeteer to work off-camera Henson was no exception in the world of
no exception in the world of
no exception in the world of entrepreneurship he too experienced the
entrepreneurship he too experienced the
entrepreneurship he too experienced the disappointment of failure and faced the
disappointment of failure and faced the
disappointment of failure and faced the challenge of staying motivated but he
challenge of staying motivated but he
challenge of staying motivated but he knew that he had Talent and through the
knew that he had Talent and through the
knew that he had Talent and through the highs and lows of his career Henson all
highs and lows of his career Henson all
highs and lows of his career Henson all the while remained unwilling to give up
the while remained unwilling to give up
the while remained unwilling to give up on his goals drawing strengthened
on his goals drawing strengthened
on his goals drawing strengthened from a higher power Henson doggedly
from a higher power Henson doggedly
from a higher power Henson doggedly continued to chase of dreams the hard
continued to chase of dreams the hard
continued to chase of dreams the hard work and faith paid off because the
work and faith paid off because the
work and faith paid off because the Muppets have become some of the most
Muppets have become some of the most
Muppets have become some of the most beloved characters on television today
beloved characters on television today
beloved characters on television today entertaining millions of children from
entertaining millions of children from
entertaining millions of children from around the world by tapping into his
around the world by tapping into his
around the world by tapping into his creativity and by experimenting with new
creativity and by experimenting with new
creativity and by experimenting with new ideas Jim Henson was able to turn a
ideas Jim Henson was able to turn a
ideas Jim Henson was able to turn a small-time puppet show on TV into an
small-time puppet show on TV into an
small-time puppet show on TV into an internationally recognized brand to help
internationally recognized brand to help
internationally recognized brand to help you tap into your creativity
you tap into your creativity
you tap into your creativity here are three auction items you can
here are three auction items you can
here are three auction items you can learn from Jim Henson option number one
learn from Jim Henson option number one
learn from Jim Henson option number one remain faithful to yourself as long as
remain faithful to yourself as long as
remain faithful to yourself as long as you believe in yourself you have hope
you believe in yourself you have hope
you believe in yourself you have hope it’s possible you can get to where you
it’s possible you can get to where you
it’s possible you can get to where you want to go your business will likely
want to go your business will likely
want to go your business will likely change multiple times from when you
change multiple times from when you
change multiple times from when you started it no matter how great an idea
started it no matter how great an idea
started it no matter how great an idea you have it’s gonna change as you start
you have it’s gonna change as you start
you have it’s gonna change as you start talking to customers if you believe that
talking to customers if you believe that
talking to customers if you believe that what you’re doing is right and is
what you’re doing is right and is
what you’re doing is right and is helping people keep going don’t give up
helping people keep going don’t give up
helping people keep going don’t give up do something every day to move your
do something every day to move your
do something every day to move your business forward and remain faithful to
business forward and remain faithful to
business forward and remain faithful to yourself or you’ll regret it for the
yourself or you’ll regret it for the
yourself or you’ll regret it for the rest of your life
rest of your life
rest of your life despite being rebuffed on countless
despite being rebuffed on countless
despite being rebuffed on countless occasions and underestimated as a
occasions and underestimated as a
occasions and underestimated as a provider of simple and fluffy children’s
provider of simple and fluffy children’s
provider of simple and fluffy children’s entertainment Henson was resolute in his
entertainment Henson was resolute in his
entertainment Henson was resolute in his capacity to blaze his own path and make
capacity to blaze his own path and make
capacity to blaze his own path and make his mark in the industry as a serious
his mark in the industry as a serious
his mark in the industry as a serious artist he knew he had strengths bolston
artist he knew he had strengths bolston
artist he knew he had strengths bolston puppetry and television production and
puppetry and television production and
puppetry and television production and sought to find a unique way to combine
sought to find a unique way to combine
sought to find a unique way to combine the two his confidence allowed him to be
the two his confidence allowed him to be
the two his confidence allowed him to be willing to take chances and try new
willing to take chances and try new
willing to take chances and try new routes puppeteer Ian was not a popular
routes puppeteer Ian was not a popular
routes puppeteer Ian was not a popular profession and there were few role
profession and there were few role
profession and there were few role models to whom Henson could look for for
models to whom Henson could look for for
models to whom Henson could look for for inspiration but Henson knew where his
inspiration but Henson knew where his
inspiration but Henson knew where his talents lay and he did not anticipate
talents lay and he did not anticipate
talents lay and he did not anticipate the scope of his own success he always
the scope of his own success he always
the scope of his own success he always knew he can make a positive contribution
knew he can make a positive contribution
knew he can make a positive contribution and in a different way than most by
and in a different way than most by
and in a different way than most by having faith in himself Henson was able
having faith in himself Henson was able
having faith in himself Henson was able to reinvent the world of puppetry and
to reinvent the world of puppetry and
to reinvent the world of puppetry and enrich imaginations around the world
enrich imaginations around the world
enrich imaginations around the world according to Henson the show’s not dead
according to Henson the show’s not dead
according to Henson the show’s not dead as long as I believe in it I think if
as long as I believe in it I think if
as long as I believe in it I think if you study if you learn too much of what
you study if you learn too much of what
you study if you learn too much of what others have done you may tend to take
others have done you may tend to take
others have done you may tend to take the same directions everyone else it’s
the same directions everyone else it’s
the same directions everyone else it’s just a matter of figuring out how to
just a matter of figuring out how to
just a matter of figuring out how to receive the ideas or information that
receive the ideas or information that
receive the ideas or information that are waiting to be heard I find that it
are waiting to be heard I find that it
are waiting to be heard I find that it really helped me to start the day with a
really helped me to start the day with a
really helped me to start the day with a good frame of reference
good frame of reference
good frame of reference as part of my prayers I think whoever’s
as part of my prayers I think whoever’s
as part of my prayers I think whoever’s helping me I’m sure that somebody or
helping me I’m sure that somebody or
helping me I’m sure that somebody or something is action item number to
something is action item number to
something is action item number to remain positive about your goals as
remain positive about your goals as
remain positive about your goals as entrepreneurs we want things to happen
entrepreneurs we want things to happen
entrepreneurs we want things to happen immediately unfortunately the world
immediately unfortunately the world
immediately unfortunately the world often makes us wait hold on to your
often makes us wait hold on to your
often makes us wait hold on to your goals and know that they are possible as
goals and know that they are possible as
goals and know that they are possible as long as you have hope you think of ways
long as you have hope you think of ways
long as you have hope you think of ways to make things work out seconds that
to make things work out seconds that
to make things work out seconds that motivate you and that provide value to
motivate you and that provide value to
motivate you and that provide value to others and don’t let them go until you
others and don’t let them go until you
others and don’t let them go until you reach them when you believe in them
reach them when you believe in them
reach them when you believe in them others around you will as well an
others around you will as well an
others around you will as well an eternal optimist Henson took uniquely
eternal optimist Henson took uniquely
eternal optimist Henson took uniquely spiritual approach to his work he
spiritual approach to his work he
spiritual approach to his work he believed that he was on the earth to
believed that he was on the earth to
believed that he was on the earth to achieve something that would contribute
achieve something that would contribute
achieve something that would contribute back to others as long as he tried to
back to others as long as he tried to
back to others as long as he tried to create a positive message through his
create a positive message through his
create a positive message through his work the results would be positive in
work the results would be positive in
work the results would be positive in return it was this optimism that allowed
return it was this optimism that allowed
return it was this optimism that allowed Henson to succeed even in the face of
Henson to succeed even in the face of
Henson to succeed even in the face of rejection and doubt
rejection and doubt
rejection and doubt despite the often negative response and
despite the often negative response and
despite the often negative response and Henson got to his ideas he looked upon
Henson got to his ideas he looked upon
Henson got to his ideas he looked upon everything as a learning experience and
everything as a learning experience and
everything as a learning experience and a growth opportunity Henson recognized
a growth opportunity Henson recognized
a growth opportunity Henson recognized that there would always be a certain
that there would always be a certain
that there would always be a certain amount of negativity and suffering not
amount of negativity and suffering not
amount of negativity and suffering not only in his own life but also throughout
only in his own life but also throughout
only in his own life but also throughout the world however he saw little point in
the world however he saw little point in
the world however he saw little point in wasting his energies focusing on that
wasting his energies focusing on that
wasting his energies focusing on that instead he directed his energies towards
instead he directed his energies towards
instead he directed his energies towards more constructive efforts
more constructive efforts
more constructive efforts according to Henson I believe in taking
according to Henson I believe in taking
according to Henson I believe in taking a positive attitude toward the world
a positive attitude toward the world
a positive attitude toward the world toward people toward my work I believe
toward people toward my work I believe
toward people toward my work I believe that we form our own lives that we
that we form our own lives that we
that we form our own lives that we create our own reality and that
create our own reality and that
create our own reality and that everything works out for the best I
everything works out for the best I
everything works out for the best I think this is why we’re here to work our
think this is why we’re here to work our
think this is why we’re here to work our way through all this and hopefully come
way through all this and hopefully come
way through all this and hopefully come out a bit wiser I’m better for having
out a bit wiser I’m better for having
out a bit wiser I’m better for having gone through it all I know I drive some
gone through it all I know I drive some
gone through it all I know I drive some people crazy with what seems to be
people crazy with what seems to be
people crazy with what seems to be ridiculous optimism but it has always
ridiculous optimism but it has always
ridiculous optimism but it has always worked out for me action item number
worked out for me action item number
worked out for me action item number three take the road less traveled you’ve
three take the road less traveled you’ve
three take the road less traveled you’ve got to do something different to stand
got to do something different to stand
got to do something different to stand out doing the same thing as everyone
out doing the same thing as everyone
out doing the same thing as everyone else is not a recipe for success
else is not a recipe for success
else is not a recipe for success find out what’s unique about you as an
find out what’s unique about you as an
find out what’s unique about you as an individual and your business leverage
individual and your business leverage
individual and your business leverage your uniqueness and show people how
your uniqueness and show people how
your uniqueness and show people how you’re different
you’re different
you’re different don’t try to market to everyone find
don’t try to market to everyone find
don’t try to market to everyone find your niche provide overwhelming value
your niche provide overwhelming value
your niche provide overwhelming value and then expand your customer base
and then expand your customer base
and then expand your customer base hence it not only revolutionized
hence it not only revolutionized
hence it not only revolutionized children’s television around the world
children’s television around the world
children’s television around the world but with this pioneering technology you
but with this pioneering technology you
but with this pioneering technology you who brought puppetry to a higher level
who brought puppetry to a higher level
who brought puppetry to a higher level his success came from being able to
his success came from being able to
his success came from being able to devise a new way to approach an ancient
devise a new way to approach an ancient
devise a new way to approach an ancient form Henson set what would become the
form Henson set what would become the
form Henson set what would become the new standard in the industry with his
new standard in the industry with his
new standard in the industry with his imaginative ability to think outside the
imaginative ability to think outside the
imaginative ability to think outside the box
box
box it was Henson’s innovative and
it was Henson’s innovative and
it was Henson’s innovative and pioneering spirit that served as major
pioneering spirit that served as major
pioneering spirit that served as major drivers of his success he refused to
drivers of his success he refused to
drivers of his success he refused to settle for the status quo and insisted
settle for the status quo and insisted
settle for the status quo and insisted on creating something new fresh and fun
on creating something new fresh and fun
on creating something new fresh and fun it was a risk but one that eventually
it was a risk but one that eventually
it was a risk but one that eventually paid off The Muppets have leapt off the
paid off The Muppets have leapt off the
paid off The Muppets have leapt off the television screens and become part of
television screens and become part of
television screens and become part of families around the world according to
families around the world according to
families around the world according to Henson you know that my feeling about
Henson you know that my feeling about
Henson you know that my feeling about puppetry relates to stylization
puppetry relates to stylization
puppetry relates to stylization simplicity boiling down to it’s a
simplicity boiling down to it’s a
simplicity boiling down to it’s a wonderful form and I really love it
wonderful form and I really love it
wonderful form and I really love it nobody creates a fad it just happens
nobody creates a fad it just happens
nobody creates a fad it just happens people love going along with the idea of
people love going along with the idea of
people love going along with the idea of a beautiful pig it’s like a conspiracy
a beautiful pig it’s like a conspiracy
a beautiful pig it’s like a conspiracy life’s like a movie write your own
life’s like a movie write your own
life’s like a movie write your own ending keep believing keep pretending
ending keep believing keep pretending
ending keep believing keep pretending simple is good
so remember remain faithful to yourself
so remember remain faithful to yourself remain positive about your goals and
remain positive about your goals and
remain positive about your goals and take the road less traveled to finish up
take the road less traveled to finish up
take the road less traveled to finish up this video I wanted to share one of my
this video I wanted to share one of my
this video I wanted to share one of my favorite true stories about Jim Henson
favorite true stories about Jim Henson
favorite true stories about Jim Henson and some of his best quotes Kermit was
and some of his best quotes Kermit was
and some of his best quotes Kermit was not always the best-known character Jim
not always the best-known character Jim
not always the best-known character Jim Henson created in fact the most popular
Henson created in fact the most popular
Henson created in fact the most popular character originally was Rolf the doc
character originally was Rolf the doc
character originally was Rolf the doc Henson created this Muppet for Purina
Henson created this Muppet for Purina
Henson created this Muppet for Purina Dog Chow and it became an instant hit in
Dog Chow and it became an instant hit in
Dog Chow and it became an instant hit in 1962 long before Kermit was known to
1962 long before Kermit was known to
1962 long before Kermit was known to most people not only was Rowlf the dog
most people not only was Rowlf the dog
most people not only was Rowlf the dog more popular the character was a regular
more popular the character was a regular
more popular the character was a regular on the Jimmy Dean show throughout 1965 a
on the Jimmy Dean show throughout 1965 a
on the Jimmy Dean show throughout 1965 a full decade before the Muppet Show ever
full decade before the Muppet Show ever
full decade before the Muppet Show ever aired for the first time on PBS
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