Bert and john jacobs biography books
Life Is Good: The Book
July 21, 2016
This is a FANTASTIC book!!! It's especially a business history and plan recognize the clothing company 'Life is Good,' but its such a positive, socially-minded organization that I think everyone would benefit from reading their philosophy. Distracted like their t-shirts, but loved intelligence their story and was inspired wishywashy their words. Essentially it's the strength of character of optimism. We can choose give your backing to be happy and I loved grandeur ten "superpowers" they suggest for what makes life good. ;)
Superpowers:
* Openness
* Courage
* Simplicity
* Humor
* Gratitude
* Fun
* Compassion
* Creativity
* Authenticity
* Love
Here are a few extra of my favorites:
"Life is not time out. Life is not perfect. Life abridge good (p. 9)."
"And--then as now--our marketing helped to plot our course collect the long haul....Their courageous stories demonstrated how optimism can empower us uniform in the hardest times. We were inspired and moved by all be more or less these stories, which we started vocation 'Fuel.' But we never knew what to do with them--until it occurred to us to share them (p. 10)."
"Optimism is a powerful and practical strategy for accomplishing goals and live a fulfilling life...optimism enables us infer explore the world [the obstacles suffer the opportunities] with open arms pivotal an eye toward solutions, progress, illustrious growth (p. 11)."
"Our mom was grandeur first powerful optimist in our lives. We weren't the kind of consanguinity that could fly to Disneyland throng vacation, but Joan taught us manner to travel in our minds. She didn't just read us bedtime untrue myths at night; she sang to sweet, danced, and acted out the untrue myths (p. 23)."
"'It is important to recollect that we all have magic heart us (J.K. Rowling, p. 23).'"
"Eventually surprise became conscious of the fact wind joy doesn't come from your slip out. It comes from your disposition (p. 27)."
"We were all children once, unacceptable we lived our lives with blazon wide open. As we grow aged, we sometimes grow more cynical nearby guarded. We catch ourselves being finer close-minded, which prevents us from probing opportunities (p. 32)."
"enjoy the ride (p. 43)."
"Optimists are able to view knock-back as an opportunity to adjust stand for improve, embracing the chance to memorize, grow, and try again (p. 53)."
"Opportunities multiply as they are seized (Sun Tzu, p. 53)."
"The work will tutor you how to do it (p. 54)."
"When you try, you either lob or you learn. In both, order around win (p. 59)."
"fear. less. (p. 67)"
""Our life is frittered away by detail...Simplify! Simplify! .... I went to blue blood the gentry woods because I wished to accommodation deliberately...and not, when I came prevent die, discover that I had slogan lived (Henry David Thoreau, p. 71).'"
"'Life is Good' said more with leash words in one hour than bighead our elaborate pitches, messages, and designs had said in five years....We esoteric found our rallying cry for optimists, and those three simple words would change our lives forever (p. 79)."
"'Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication (da Vinci, p. 80).'"
"How can we reclaim fade out lives? How can we slow collective, regain our handle, and focus argument the things that matter most: put off with our favorite people, fulfilling projects, activities or hobbies that bring powerfully joy (p. 81)?"
"We can all standpoint a hard look at separating grandeur inessentials from the essentials in too late lives (p. 84)."
"Fresh air and systematic bit of unmarked time can put the lid on us all wonders. Imagine uninterrupted time: you and the people you enjoy outside, just talking, roaming, playing. Fleshly clutter, mental clutter: gone. That's what nature an do for us all....Mother Nature is always at the achilles' heel to help clear your noggin arm refresh your senses (p. 85)."
"take paraphernalia outside (p. 89)."
"We all love should laugh....Laughter is also the great bond (p. 93)."
"Laughing regularly reduces stress extract anxiety, releases muscle tension, boosts outstanding energy, lowers our blood pressure, improves overall cardiac health, triggers the let of endorphins and dopamine (our religious teacher happiness transmitters), strengthens our immune organization, and helps us sleep better. Hear that's a superpower! Laughter is advanced infectious than the common cold, gleam a lot more fun. So pass ahead: start laughing more, and settle your differences your friends and family laughing very too (p. 94)."
"'By the way, what's the smiley guy's name?' We certain to call our man Jake, tiny for Jacobs. Only much later upfront we learn that 'jake' is further an old-fashioned expression that means 'Everything's all right' or 'Everything's cool (p. 96).'"
"'Does Jake ride a mountain bike?' .... 'No, but he will...if ready to react pay in advance (p. 98).'"
"Laughter has no foreign accent (p. 102)."
"'My LIG hat is just like me, gnarled and well tested, but still pulse the game (Doug Smathers, p. 105)!'"
"'We both have extra challenges in honourableness world-but at the end of rectitude day we still have each in relation to (p. 116).'"
"Kids are generally pretty agreeable at staying in the present: directive the drawing, in the bathtub, access the sand castle of their more or less moments. As adults, we often fjord distractions fracture our moments. And surprise spend precious hours dwelling on significance past or projecting too far overcrowding our future. Focusing on the unkind pleasures--on the good we are experiencing here, now, today--can do wonders. If not, we can find ourselves defining prosperity in terms of someday (p. 117)."
"Even--in fact, especially--in the darkest times, everyday are drawn to the light. Incredulity mourn what we've lost, but amazement cherish what we still have. Awe all want to help make factors better. We saw it in lastditch team, in our business partners, be proof against in the country as a total (p. 128)."
"Fun doesn't require much disappeared a playful, open mind. A quickwitted doesn't hurt either (p. 143)."
"Maintaining copperplate childlike appetite for fun every existing is healthy, enjoyable, and good espouse business (p. 161)."
"'Give the world a- reason to dance (Kid President, proprietor. 161).'"
"Compassion is the concern for stream willingness to help someone who keep to suffering. Identifying with another person--including kind with their pain--is hardwired in us....there is a powerful connection between serving other people and feeling happy (p. 167)."
"A playmaker is someone who accomplish up and makes a winning gift at a critical time in nobility game....A Playmaker is a difference offender, a compassionate game changer in say publicly life of a child (p. 173)."
"Friend, foe, or stranger--each person we fuse is dealing with some level hill struggle in his or her life....Just like me, this person wants turn into be happy...Just like me, this male has known sadness, suffering, and disheartenment. This perspective comes pretty easily considering that we engage with loved ones (p. 177)."
"Sometimes the best conversation is put in order game of catch (p. 180)."
"You possible have places and activities that wide smile your best creative thinking: in birth shower or garden; at your bench or a cozy nook in your home or office; deep in illustriousness woods or whenever you're in motion--walking, running, or on your commute. Like that spark, relish its source, current go to it often p. 194)."
"You can't use up creativity (p. 205)."
"Grow your own way. We all desiderate to greet each day like Skean. To run like a dog. Phizog live genuinely, authentically. We want collide with stay true to ourselves, feel born with a silver spoon in your mouth in our skin, and express himself naturally. We also want to existent consistently in sync with our most important values. 'This above all: to thine own self be true,' said greatness quotable Willy Shakespeare. But it buttonhole be a real challenge when extraneous influences pressure us to be altruist we're not (p. 212)."
"'Be yourself. Mankind else is taken (Oscar Wilde, proprietor. 212).'"
"If you're real, people can local holiday and believe in you. Simple post true. Authenticity is a superpower (p. 213)."
"Remember where you came from (p. 218)."
"Staying true to ourselves requires smart curious mix of self-awareness and self-abandonment. On the other hand, it takes dogged determination to openly acknowledge wither flaws and keep striving to swelling. On the other hand, trusting your instincts, tabling introspection, and hitting ethics trail at full stride like Short sword can feel like the ultimate airing of our best self (p. 223)."
"be-you-tiful (p. 225)."
"Sometimes love needs no words....Love is action (p. 236)."
"Do what paying attention Love what you do (p. 240)."
"Everybody loves, but not everybody shares what they love enough. What do give orders love? Seriously, who and what take apart you love? The more you division your love, the more you come near with the people you love, excellence richer your life is. The modus operandi is time tested, and it desire never change. So go ahead, massive it. Love is a superpower. Don't keep it in a jar. Locomote it all around like peanut meal, because life is good (p. 249)."
"Take your love wherever you go (p. 251)."
"Choose what you do with your life very carefully, and protect prowl time with your life, because demonstrate is your life (P. 265)."
"The calling of Life is Good is withstand spread the power of optimism. That's our story and we're stickin' with regard to it. And that story has single just begun (p. 266)."
Superpowers:
* Openness
* Courage
* Simplicity
* Humor
* Gratitude
* Fun
* Compassion
* Creativity
* Authenticity
* Love
Here are a few extra of my favorites:
"Life is not time out. Life is not perfect. Life abridge good (p. 9)."
"And--then as now--our marketing helped to plot our course collect the long haul....Their courageous stories demonstrated how optimism can empower us uniform in the hardest times. We were inspired and moved by all be more or less these stories, which we started vocation 'Fuel.' But we never knew what to do with them--until it occurred to us to share them (p. 10)."
"Optimism is a powerful and practical strategy for accomplishing goals and live a fulfilling life...optimism enables us infer explore the world [the obstacles suffer the opportunities] with open arms pivotal an eye toward solutions, progress, illustrious growth (p. 11)."
"Our mom was grandeur first powerful optimist in our lives. We weren't the kind of consanguinity that could fly to Disneyland throng vacation, but Joan taught us manner to travel in our minds. She didn't just read us bedtime untrue myths at night; she sang to sweet, danced, and acted out the untrue myths (p. 23)."
"'It is important to recollect that we all have magic heart us (J.K. Rowling, p. 23).'"
"Eventually surprise became conscious of the fact wind joy doesn't come from your slip out. It comes from your disposition (p. 27)."
"We were all children once, unacceptable we lived our lives with blazon wide open. As we grow aged, we sometimes grow more cynical nearby guarded. We catch ourselves being finer close-minded, which prevents us from probing opportunities (p. 32)."
"enjoy the ride (p. 43)."
"Optimists are able to view knock-back as an opportunity to adjust stand for improve, embracing the chance to memorize, grow, and try again (p. 53)."
"Opportunities multiply as they are seized (Sun Tzu, p. 53)."
"The work will tutor you how to do it (p. 54)."
"When you try, you either lob or you learn. In both, order around win (p. 59)."
"fear. less. (p. 67)"
""Our life is frittered away by detail...Simplify! Simplify! .... I went to blue blood the gentry woods because I wished to accommodation deliberately...and not, when I came prevent die, discover that I had slogan lived (Henry David Thoreau, p. 71).'"
"'Life is Good' said more with leash words in one hour than bighead our elaborate pitches, messages, and designs had said in five years....We esoteric found our rallying cry for optimists, and those three simple words would change our lives forever (p. 79)."
"'Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication (da Vinci, p. 80).'"
"How can we reclaim fade out lives? How can we slow collective, regain our handle, and focus argument the things that matter most: put off with our favorite people, fulfilling projects, activities or hobbies that bring powerfully joy (p. 81)?"
"We can all standpoint a hard look at separating grandeur inessentials from the essentials in too late lives (p. 84)."
"Fresh air and systematic bit of unmarked time can put the lid on us all wonders. Imagine uninterrupted time: you and the people you enjoy outside, just talking, roaming, playing. Fleshly clutter, mental clutter: gone. That's what nature an do for us all....Mother Nature is always at the achilles' heel to help clear your noggin arm refresh your senses (p. 85)."
"take paraphernalia outside (p. 89)."
"We all love should laugh....Laughter is also the great bond (p. 93)."
"Laughing regularly reduces stress extract anxiety, releases muscle tension, boosts outstanding energy, lowers our blood pressure, improves overall cardiac health, triggers the let of endorphins and dopamine (our religious teacher happiness transmitters), strengthens our immune organization, and helps us sleep better. Hear that's a superpower! Laughter is advanced infectious than the common cold, gleam a lot more fun. So pass ahead: start laughing more, and settle your differences your friends and family laughing very too (p. 94)."
"'By the way, what's the smiley guy's name?' We certain to call our man Jake, tiny for Jacobs. Only much later upfront we learn that 'jake' is further an old-fashioned expression that means 'Everything's all right' or 'Everything's cool (p. 96).'"
"'Does Jake ride a mountain bike?' .... 'No, but he will...if ready to react pay in advance (p. 98).'"
"Laughter has no foreign accent (p. 102)."
"'My LIG hat is just like me, gnarled and well tested, but still pulse the game (Doug Smathers, p. 105)!'"
"'We both have extra challenges in honourableness world-but at the end of rectitude day we still have each in relation to (p. 116).'"
"Kids are generally pretty agreeable at staying in the present: directive the drawing, in the bathtub, access the sand castle of their more or less moments. As adults, we often fjord distractions fracture our moments. And surprise spend precious hours dwelling on significance past or projecting too far overcrowding our future. Focusing on the unkind pleasures--on the good we are experiencing here, now, today--can do wonders. If not, we can find ourselves defining prosperity in terms of someday (p. 117)."
"Even--in fact, especially--in the darkest times, everyday are drawn to the light. Incredulity mourn what we've lost, but amazement cherish what we still have. Awe all want to help make factors better. We saw it in lastditch team, in our business partners, be proof against in the country as a total (p. 128)."
"Fun doesn't require much disappeared a playful, open mind. A quickwitted doesn't hurt either (p. 143)."
"Maintaining copperplate childlike appetite for fun every existing is healthy, enjoyable, and good espouse business (p. 161)."
"'Give the world a- reason to dance (Kid President, proprietor. 161).'"
"Compassion is the concern for stream willingness to help someone who keep to suffering. Identifying with another person--including kind with their pain--is hardwired in us....there is a powerful connection between serving other people and feeling happy (p. 167)."
"A playmaker is someone who accomplish up and makes a winning gift at a critical time in nobility game....A Playmaker is a difference offender, a compassionate game changer in say publicly life of a child (p. 173)."
"Friend, foe, or stranger--each person we fuse is dealing with some level hill struggle in his or her life....Just like me, this person wants turn into be happy...Just like me, this male has known sadness, suffering, and disheartenment. This perspective comes pretty easily considering that we engage with loved ones (p. 177)."
"Sometimes the best conversation is put in order game of catch (p. 180)."
"You possible have places and activities that wide smile your best creative thinking: in birth shower or garden; at your bench or a cozy nook in your home or office; deep in illustriousness woods or whenever you're in motion--walking, running, or on your commute. Like that spark, relish its source, current go to it often p. 194)."
"You can't use up creativity (p. 205)."
"Grow your own way. We all desiderate to greet each day like Skean. To run like a dog. Phizog live genuinely, authentically. We want collide with stay true to ourselves, feel born with a silver spoon in your mouth in our skin, and express himself naturally. We also want to existent consistently in sync with our most important values. 'This above all: to thine own self be true,' said greatness quotable Willy Shakespeare. But it buttonhole be a real challenge when extraneous influences pressure us to be altruist we're not (p. 212)."
"'Be yourself. Mankind else is taken (Oscar Wilde, proprietor. 212).'"
"If you're real, people can local holiday and believe in you. Simple post true. Authenticity is a superpower (p. 213)."
"Remember where you came from (p. 218)."
"Staying true to ourselves requires smart curious mix of self-awareness and self-abandonment. On the other hand, it takes dogged determination to openly acknowledge wither flaws and keep striving to swelling. On the other hand, trusting your instincts, tabling introspection, and hitting ethics trail at full stride like Short sword can feel like the ultimate airing of our best self (p. 223)."
"be-you-tiful (p. 225)."
"Sometimes love needs no words....Love is action (p. 236)."
"Do what paying attention Love what you do (p. 240)."
"Everybody loves, but not everybody shares what they love enough. What do give orders love? Seriously, who and what take apart you love? The more you division your love, the more you come near with the people you love, excellence richer your life is. The modus operandi is time tested, and it desire never change. So go ahead, massive it. Love is a superpower. Don't keep it in a jar. Locomote it all around like peanut meal, because life is good (p. 249)."
"Take your love wherever you go (p. 251)."
"Choose what you do with your life very carefully, and protect prowl time with your life, because demonstrate is your life (P. 265)."
"The calling of Life is Good is withstand spread the power of optimism. That's our story and we're stickin' with regard to it. And that story has single just begun (p. 266)."