Msg 17 - Make the Familiar Extraordinary: The Doug Henning Story

The Story

What if the opportunity that was making you famous was barely paying you enough to live? In the 1970s, magician Doug Henning was starring in a Broadway production that was helping make him a household name. Yet according to a firsthand recollection from someone who worked with Henning, after expenses Doug was personally making only about $400 a week. He reportedly joked that the janitor was making more money than he was. So why keep doing it? Because Henning understood that some opportunities are worth far more than the paycheck attached to them.

Press Play to hear the Doug Henning story and discover what it can teach us about reputation, long-term value, career growth, and recognizing opportunities whose real payoff may come later. Sometimes the opportunity that pays you the least today is the one that makes you worth the most tomorrow.