Creatively Alike

The late Steve Jobs & Jim Henson Thought Different from most people but also Thought Alike each other. They created what people loved instead of what they yelled at out of frustration. Jim Henson was one of the innovators shown in Apple's tribute ad to innovative thinkers, similar to the homage to famous people on the Sergeant Pepper's album cover by The Beatles. The name of the Beatles record label helped to inspire the tech gadget company's name.

Visionaries often share similar ideas & ideals.
Steve Jobs passed away on October 5, 2011 after resigning exactly 6 weeks earlier from Apple Computers on August 24, 2011.
Jim Henson would have been 75 years old exactly one month after Jobs' resignation on September 24, 2011.
Both sold their entertainment to the Walt Disney Company.

Do what you love with a vision of what would be popular in the future instead of what everyone one else is doing now. This approach towards success produced innovative gadgets such as music players, phones & computing devices, television programming including Sesame Street or memorable commercials and family friendly movies.

People loved The Muppet Movies plus the numerous Pixar films instead of yelling at a product or creation out of frustration or that it either was difficult to understand or insulted their intelligence.

The downside is they both focused on their work to the point that they didn't want to bother others when dealing with health issues.

Think Different

"Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes… the ones who see things differently -- they're not fond of rules... You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can't do is ignore them because they change things… they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do."

Apple's "Think Different" ad - 1998

It's better to be crazy by trying new things until figuring out what works, than insanely do the same thing repeatedly.

other comparisons

Both Steve Jobs and Albert Einstein had multiple sets of the same clothes to wear so they didn't have to waste time thinking of what to wear each day.

Working with dummies or puppets like Jim Henson does not indicate that one is not very smart. The inventor of an early prototype of an artificial heart was ventriloquist and voice of Tigger in the 1960s Winnie the Pooh movies, Paul Winchell. Ironically, the man who that further developed the idea, Robert Jarvic, is married to Marilyn vos Savant who is listed as having the world's highest IQ.

Similar approaches to life

"I've discovered that homework assignments aren't much different from work assignments in the grownup world."

Jim Henson - It's Not Easy Being Green And Other Things to Consider

"The people who are doing the work are the moving force behind (this). My job is to create a space for them, to clear out the rest of the organization and keep it at bay."

Steve Jobs

"First you decide which job gets priority. Then you knuckle down and get to work. The more you stick with your plan and work at what you have to do, the more time you'll save for the things you love to do. It so happens that what I have to do is what I love to do."

Jim Henson - It's Not Easy Being Green And Other Things to Consider

"Here's a secret: Once you've decided on prioritize, do the jobs you like least first! It makes each successive job easier."

Jim Henson - It's Not Easy Being Green And Other Things to Consider

"I'm as proud of what we don't do as I am of what we do."

Steve Jobs - Business Week

"If you care about what you do and work hard at it, there isn't anything you can't do if you want to."

Jim Henson - It's Not Easy Being Green And Other Things to Consider

"the goal is not to be the richest man in the cemetery. It's not my goal anyway."

Steve Jobs - Rolling Stone 1994
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