Video: Mr. Rogers kicking some butt

Mr. Rogers was quite a man. We've all seen stars and media figures read speeches to congress, with little or no result, and you often find yourself wondering if its just another media stunt dreamed up by a PR person.

Not this time.

Mr. Rogers earned $20 million dollars in the span of 6 minutes by simply being passionate about something he believed in. In 1969, his show, as part of the funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting was on the chopping block before congress - they were preparing to cut the budget in half in favor of dumping more money into a losing proposition: The Vietnam War.

If you do nothing else today, watch this video. At first you may be a little put off by Mr. Rogers' delivery - we live in a world that crushes genuine peaceful communication with violence and aggression, so we're often a little uneasy when someone makes a strong point without yelling.

Mr. Rogers demonstrates that with 6 minutes of thoughtful, impassioned discussion, you can really change the world.

What would the world for us have been like without the Corporation for Public Broadcasting? Did Mr. Rogers, or the Electric Company, or Sesame Street, have a positive effect on how you dealt with others? I know it did for me.



I was pointed to this video of Mr. Rogers via a newsletter I subscribe to that is well worth reading - you can find out more here: http://perrymarshall.com/.