My house becomes an oven in the summer.

In the evening, the setting sun blasts through our sliding back door and a wall of windows... roasting everything inside.

Luckily, we have a basement that stays 20 degrees cooler.

So, on warm summer nights, we retire to the big green sectional couch in our basement and watch movies.

Last night, we watched the Jim Henson documentary.

He's the creative genius behind The Muppets, Fraggle Rock, Sesame Street, and a bunch of other fun projects.

It's easy to look at a person like that, see the success, and assume it was always that way.

But it's wasn't.

Jim didn't launch with Kermit, Ms. Piggy, Animal, Fozzy, and others...

He struggled just like all of us to find something that worked.

One day, he took a pair of scissors to his mom's old green felt coat...

Cut a ping-pong ball in half...

Drew on some eyes...

And made Kermit The Frog.

Over time, he realized people loved the relatable frog, and a star was born.

Here's the lesson:

You can't work in your secret lab and expect greatness.

You have to make something, put it into the world, and get feedback.

You'll never know if you have a star on your hands if you're hiding.

So grab your sewing kit and a pile of fabric, and make something.

Then (don't miss this part)...

Show it to someone.

See what they think.

Maybe it's bad, so you keep trying.

Maybe it's great, and it changes your life.

Won't know until you try.

You got this,

~ Cody "It's Not Easy Being Green" Burch

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