The bert jacobs speeches focus on providing inspirational information on how to stay happy, healthy and empowered. Beginning with their upbringing in working class boston and following the arc of their lives from postgrad wanderlust to the birth of a small business, bert. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Entertaining yet profound, easygoing yet powerful, this engaging book reveals how to tap into the hidden power of optimism.
Life is good by bert jacobs overdrive rakuten overdrive. The book written by bert and john jacobs, the authors use a powerful theme that influences their point of view and format. Life is good what are we going to do with our lives. Their mothers relentless optimism inspired the brothers to created their life is good company. Jacobs, cofounder of the popular life is good company, which he describes as a positive lifestyle brand. Best known for selling colorful tshirts with a nowfamiliar stick figure named jake doing everything from skiing to eating ice cream.
This inspiring book of wisdom, life lessons, and selfhelp from national geographic celebrates the power of optimism. The book, optimism is a powerful and pragmatic strategy for accomplishing goals and living a fulfilling life it allows you to. Bert jacobs life is good episode 502 the art of charm. Best known for selling colorful tshirts with a nowfamiliar stick figure named.
In these colorful pages, bert and johns plainspoken insights are paired with inspiring quotations, playful topten lists, deeply moving letter from the life is good community, and valuable takeaways from tapping the power of optimism to live your best life. Identifying with another person including identifying with their pain is hardwired in us. In the interview, bert shares how he and his cofounderbrother john conceived of the company, and why placing optimism. Whether its the story of two guys selling tshirts out of a van, or the story of love overcoming hate in the wake of a tragedy, or even the story of your own life in all its messiness, this book helps reinforce the truth that. This was the reality that cofounder of the life is good brand bert jacobs and his brother lived as they embarked on a journey to sell tshirts on college campuses. Dave gahl this article is excerpted and adapted from the book life is good by bert and john jacobs, published by national geographic on september 1, 2015. From life is good founders and brothers bert and john jacobs, this inspiring book of wisdom outlines the ten key superpowers readers need to live their best lives. Their goal is to spread the power of optimism, which is the reason that i wanted to read it.
For five years, the brothers hawked tee shirts in the streets of. This week our guest is life is good cofounder and ceo bert jacobs. The life is good company is a united states apparel and accessories wholesaler, retailer, and lifestyle brand founded in 1994 and best known for its optimistic tshirts and hats, many of which feature a smiling stick figure named jake and the registered trademark life is good. In 1989, bert and john jacobs designed their first tee shirt. For the past 20 years, brothers bert and john jacobs have been sending out positive vibes through their company life is good. Life is goods bert jacobs on optimism entrepreneur. Bert jacobs,87 clas, is the cofounder and ceo chief executive optimist of life is good, a lifestyle brand which spreads the power of optimism through inspiring art, a passionate community, and. The book bert jacobs, john jacobs since founding their company in 1994, brothers bert and john jacobs have grown the life is good brand from a street phenomenon into an international.
From life is good founders and brothers bert and john jacobs, this inspiring book of wisdom celebrates the power of optimism. The success story of life is good business insider. I spoke to bert and john jacobs, the cofounders of life is good and authors of the recently released book, life is good. Compassion is the concern for and willingness to help someone who is suffering. They talked about how they originally came up with the.
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Life is good tells the story of optimism worth believing in. Bert jacobs is the cofounder and chief executive optimist for life is good, a brand dedicated to showing compassion and changing the world and a keynote speaker to check his availability, click here to. Thats the question bert and john jacobs were trying to answer when they decided to take a sevenweek road trip from california to boston in 1988. The book is bert and john jacobs vessel for sharing their philosophy and providing practical selfhelp to inspire and empower readers to embrace the good stuff. From life is good founders and brothers bert and john jacobs, this inspiring book of wisdom outlines the ten key superpowers readers need to live their best. For five years, bert and john jacobs drove up and down the east coast, selling their tshirt desig. The book by bert jacobs and john jacobs overview this inspiring book of wisdom, life lessons, and selfhelp from national geographic celebrates the power of optimism. They are the youngest of six children raised in a lower middleclass family in boston. Bert jacobs keynote speakers bureau and speaking fee. Bert jacobs, villanova alumnus and cofounder and ceo of. As a part of our series about individuals and organizations making an important social impact, i had the pleasure to interview bert jacobs, chief executive optimist of life is good.