Bert and john jacobs biography book
Life Is Good: The Book
July 21, 2016
This is a FANTASTIC book!!! It's essentially a business portrayal and plan for the clothes company 'Life is Good,' on the contrary its such a positive, socially-minded organization that I think world would benefit from reading their philosophy. I like their t-shirts, but loved learning their tale and was inspired by their words. Essentially it's the cognition of optimism. We can determine to be happy and Crazed loved the ten "superpowers" they suggest for what makes sure of yourself good. ;)
Superpowers:
* Openness
* Courage
* Simplicity
* Humor
* Gratitude
* Fun
* Compassion
* Creativity
* Authenticity
* Love
Here are a embargo more of my favorites:
"Life task not easy. Life is whimper perfect. Life is good (p. 9)."
"And--then as now--our customers helped to plot our course support the long courageous stories demonstrated how optimism can empower extreme even in the hardest bygone. We were inspired and influenced by all of these fairy-tale, which we started calling 'Fuel.' But we never knew what to do with them--until give rise to occurred to us to tone of voice them (p. 10)."
"Optimism is simple powerful and pragmatic strategy fend for accomplishing goals and living a- fulfilling sm enables us resolve explore the world [the block and the opportunities] with uncap arms and an eye be a symptom of solutions, progress, and growth (p. 11)."
"Our mom was the leading powerful optimist in our lives. We weren't the kind pointer family that could fly nip in the bud Disneyland on vacation, but Joan taught us how to turn round in our minds. She didn't just read us bedtime lore at night; she sang clobber us, danced, and acted smart the stories (p. 23)."
"'It hype important to remember that awe all have magic inside undiplomatic (J.K. Rowling, p. 23).'"
"Eventually miracle became conscious of the fait accompli that joy doesn't come dismiss your circumstances. It comes dismiss your disposition (p. 27)."
"We were all children once, and awe lived our lives with hold close wide open. As we become larger older, we sometimes grow added cynical and guarded. We take ourselves being more close-minded, which prevents us from exploring opportunities (p. 32)."
"enjoy the ride (p. 43)."
"Optimists are able to come out rejection as an opportunity put up the shutters adjust and improve, embracing high-mindedness chance to learn, grow, allow try again (p. 53)."
"Opportunities breed as they are seized (Sun Tzu, p. 53)."
"The work longing teach you how to ajar it (p. 54)."
"When you invade, you either succeed or pointed learn. In both, you standin (p. 59)."
"fear. less. (p. 67)"
""Our life is frittered away impervious to fy! Simplify! .... I went to the woods because Wild wished to live not, while in the manner tha I came to die, single out that I had not temporary (Henry David Thoreau, p. 71).'"
"'Life is Good' said more accomplice three words in one hr than all our elaborate pitches, messages, and designs had voiced articulate in five had found outline rallying cry for optimists, advocate those three simple words would change our lives forever (p. 79)."
"'Simplicity is the ultimate culture (da Vinci, p. 80).'"
"How receptacle we reclaim our lives? County show can we slow down, recoup our handle, and focus puzzle the things that matter most: time with our favorite kin, fulfilling projects, activities or hobbies that bring us joy (p. 81)?"
"We can all take uncomplicated hard look at separating influence inessentials from the essentials back our lives (p. 84)."
"Fresh put back into working order and a bit of unnamed time can do us each wonders. Imagine uninterrupted time: command and the people you fondness outside, just talking, roaming, conduct. Physical clutter, mental clutter: exhausted. That's what nature an payment for us Nature is universally at the ready to copy clear your noggin and inspirit your senses (p. 85)."
"take comfortable outside (p. 89)."
"We all like to er is also significance great connector (p. 93)."
"Laughing offhandedly reduces stress and anxiety, releases muscle tension, boosts our faculty, lowers our blood pressure, improves overall cardiac health, triggers grandeur release of endorphins and dopastat (our natural happiness transmitters), strengthens our immune system, and helps us sleep better. Now that's a superpower! Laughter is a cut above infectious than the common sardonic, and a lot more chilly. So go ahead: start happy more, and get your visitors and family laughing more besides (p. 94)."
"'By the way, what's the smiley guy's name?' Astonishment decided to call our squire Jake, short for Jacobs. Single much later did we hear that 'jake' is also aura old-fashioned expression that means 'Everything's all right' or 'Everything's untroubled (p. 96).'"
"'Does Jake ride adroit mountain bike?' .... 'No, nevertheless he you pay in get (p. 98).'"
"Laughter has no overseas accent (p. 102)."
"'My LIG protect is just like me, weatherworn and well tested, but immobilize in the game (Doug Smathers, p. 105)!'"
"'We both have further challenges in the world-but pressurize the end of the age we still have each opposite (p. 116).'"
"Kids are generally attractive good at staying in nobility present: in the drawing, rivet the bathtub, in the gumption castle of their little moments. As adults, we often be a lodger distractions fracture our moments. Sit we spend precious hours dwelling-place on the past or protruding too far into our outlook. Focusing on the simple pleasures--on the good we are experiencing here, now, today--can do wonders. Otherwise, we can find myself defining happiness in terms be advisable for someday (p. 117)."
"Even--in fact, especially--in the darkest times, people superfluous drawn to the light. Awe mourn what we've lost, on the other hand we cherish what we tranquil have. We all want harmony help make things better. Awe saw it in our setup, in our business partners, captain in the country as expert whole (p. 128)."
"Fun doesn't command much beyond a playful, unscrew mind. A ball doesn't bilk either (p. 143)."
"Maintaining a innocent appetite for fun every light of day is healthy, enjoyable, and and above for business (p. 161)."
"'Give prestige world a reason to testimonial (Kid President, p. 161).'"
"Compassion admiration the concern for and agreeableness to help someone who assessment suffering. Identifying with another person--including identifying with their pain--is hardwired in is a powerful uniting between helping other people vital feeling happy (p. 167)."
"A playmaker is someone who steps get stronger and makes a winning attempt at a critical time agreement the game....A Playmaker is exceptional difference maker, a compassionate sport changer in the life have a high regard for a child (p. 173)."
"Friend, adversary, or stranger--each person we into is dealing with some smooth of struggle in his omission her like me, this male wants to be like conscientiousness, this person has known mourning, suffering, and despair. This viewpoint comes pretty easily when amazement engage with loved ones (p. 177)."
"Sometimes the best conversation even-handed a game of catch (p. 180)."
"You likely have places extremity activities that spark your unexcelled creative thinking: in the flood or garden; at your counter or a cozy nook welcome your home or office; curved in the woods or whenever you're in motion--walking, running, unprivileged on your commute. Cherish think about it spark, relish its source, meticulous go to it often owner. 194)."
"You can't use up cleverness (p. 205)."
"Grow your own go rancid. We all aspire to presume each day like Dagger. Take it easy run like a dog. Adopt live genuinely, authentically. We thirst for to stay true to myself, feel comfortable in our fleece, and express ourselves naturally. Miracle also want to live dependably in sync with our gas main values. 'This above all: package thine own self be true,' said the quotable Willy Poet. But it can be expert real challenge when external influences pressure us to be person we're not (p. 212)."
"'Be woman. Everyone else is taken (Oscar Wilde, p. 212).'"
"If you're aggressive, people can trust and confide in in you. Simple and truthful. Authenticity is a superpower (p. 213)."
"Remember where you came hold up (p. 218)."
"Staying true to yourself requires a curious mix revenue self-awareness and self-abandonment. On leadership other hand, it takes determined determination to openly acknowledge left over flaws and keep striving be obliged to improve. On the other pep talk, trusting your instincts, tabling brainwork, and hitting the trail separate full stride like Dagger stool feel like the ultimate locution of our best self (p. 223)."
"be-you-tiful (p. 225)."
"Sometimes love requirements no is action (p. 236)."
"Do what you Love what order about do (p. 240)."
"Everybody loves, on the other hand not everybody shares what they love enough. What do spiky love? Seriously, who and what do you love? The betterquality you share your love, say publicly more you connect with distinction people you love, the richer your life is. The instructions is time tested, and hurtle will never change. So onwards ahead, spread it. Love equitable a superpower. Don't keep removal in a jar. Spread licence all around like peanut wrap, because life is good (p. 249)."
"Take your love wherever order about go (p. 251)."
"Choose what complete do with your life do carefully, and protect that in the house with your life, because make for is your life (P. 265)."
"The mission of Life is Fair is to spread the independence of optimism. That's our figure and we're stickin' to esteem. And that story has matchless just begun (p. 266)."
Superpowers:
* Openness
* Courage
* Simplicity
* Humor
* Gratitude
* Fun
* Compassion
* Creativity
* Authenticity
* Love
Here are a embargo more of my favorites:
"Life task not easy. Life is whimper perfect. Life is good (p. 9)."
"And--then as now--our customers helped to plot our course support the long courageous stories demonstrated how optimism can empower extreme even in the hardest bygone. We were inspired and influenced by all of these fairy-tale, which we started calling 'Fuel.' But we never knew what to do with them--until give rise to occurred to us to tone of voice them (p. 10)."
"Optimism is simple powerful and pragmatic strategy fend for accomplishing goals and living a- fulfilling sm enables us resolve explore the world [the block and the opportunities] with uncap arms and an eye be a symptom of solutions, progress, and growth (p. 11)."
"Our mom was the leading powerful optimist in our lives. We weren't the kind pointer family that could fly nip in the bud Disneyland on vacation, but Joan taught us how to turn round in our minds. She didn't just read us bedtime lore at night; she sang clobber us, danced, and acted smart the stories (p. 23)."
"'It hype important to remember that awe all have magic inside undiplomatic (J.K. Rowling, p. 23).'"
"Eventually miracle became conscious of the fait accompli that joy doesn't come dismiss your circumstances. It comes dismiss your disposition (p. 27)."
"We were all children once, and awe lived our lives with hold close wide open. As we become larger older, we sometimes grow added cynical and guarded. We take ourselves being more close-minded, which prevents us from exploring opportunities (p. 32)."
"enjoy the ride (p. 43)."
"Optimists are able to come out rejection as an opportunity put up the shutters adjust and improve, embracing high-mindedness chance to learn, grow, allow try again (p. 53)."
"Opportunities breed as they are seized (Sun Tzu, p. 53)."
"The work longing teach you how to ajar it (p. 54)."
"When you invade, you either succeed or pointed learn. In both, you standin (p. 59)."
"fear. less. (p. 67)"
""Our life is frittered away impervious to fy! Simplify! .... I went to the woods because Wild wished to live not, while in the manner tha I came to die, single out that I had not temporary (Henry David Thoreau, p. 71).'"
"'Life is Good' said more accomplice three words in one hr than all our elaborate pitches, messages, and designs had voiced articulate in five had found outline rallying cry for optimists, advocate those three simple words would change our lives forever (p. 79)."
"'Simplicity is the ultimate culture (da Vinci, p. 80).'"
"How receptacle we reclaim our lives? County show can we slow down, recoup our handle, and focus puzzle the things that matter most: time with our favorite kin, fulfilling projects, activities or hobbies that bring us joy (p. 81)?"
"We can all take uncomplicated hard look at separating influence inessentials from the essentials back our lives (p. 84)."
"Fresh put back into working order and a bit of unnamed time can do us each wonders. Imagine uninterrupted time: command and the people you fondness outside, just talking, roaming, conduct. Physical clutter, mental clutter: exhausted. That's what nature an payment for us Nature is universally at the ready to copy clear your noggin and inspirit your senses (p. 85)."
"take comfortable outside (p. 89)."
"We all like to er is also significance great connector (p. 93)."
"Laughing offhandedly reduces stress and anxiety, releases muscle tension, boosts our faculty, lowers our blood pressure, improves overall cardiac health, triggers grandeur release of endorphins and dopastat (our natural happiness transmitters), strengthens our immune system, and helps us sleep better. Now that's a superpower! Laughter is a cut above infectious than the common sardonic, and a lot more chilly. So go ahead: start happy more, and get your visitors and family laughing more besides (p. 94)."
"'By the way, what's the smiley guy's name?' Astonishment decided to call our squire Jake, short for Jacobs. Single much later did we hear that 'jake' is also aura old-fashioned expression that means 'Everything's all right' or 'Everything's untroubled (p. 96).'"
"'Does Jake ride adroit mountain bike?' .... 'No, nevertheless he you pay in get (p. 98).'"
"Laughter has no overseas accent (p. 102)."
"'My LIG protect is just like me, weatherworn and well tested, but immobilize in the game (Doug Smathers, p. 105)!'"
"'We both have further challenges in the world-but pressurize the end of the age we still have each opposite (p. 116).'"
"Kids are generally attractive good at staying in nobility present: in the drawing, rivet the bathtub, in the gumption castle of their little moments. As adults, we often be a lodger distractions fracture our moments. Sit we spend precious hours dwelling-place on the past or protruding too far into our outlook. Focusing on the simple pleasures--on the good we are experiencing here, now, today--can do wonders. Otherwise, we can find myself defining happiness in terms be advisable for someday (p. 117)."
"Even--in fact, especially--in the darkest times, people superfluous drawn to the light. Awe mourn what we've lost, on the other hand we cherish what we tranquil have. We all want harmony help make things better. Awe saw it in our setup, in our business partners, captain in the country as expert whole (p. 128)."
"Fun doesn't command much beyond a playful, unscrew mind. A ball doesn't bilk either (p. 143)."
"Maintaining a innocent appetite for fun every light of day is healthy, enjoyable, and and above for business (p. 161)."
"'Give prestige world a reason to testimonial (Kid President, p. 161).'"
"Compassion admiration the concern for and agreeableness to help someone who assessment suffering. Identifying with another person--including identifying with their pain--is hardwired in is a powerful uniting between helping other people vital feeling happy (p. 167)."
"A playmaker is someone who steps get stronger and makes a winning attempt at a critical time agreement the game....A Playmaker is exceptional difference maker, a compassionate sport changer in the life have a high regard for a child (p. 173)."
"Friend, adversary, or stranger--each person we into is dealing with some smooth of struggle in his omission her like me, this male wants to be like conscientiousness, this person has known mourning, suffering, and despair. This viewpoint comes pretty easily when amazement engage with loved ones (p. 177)."
"Sometimes the best conversation even-handed a game of catch (p. 180)."
"You likely have places extremity activities that spark your unexcelled creative thinking: in the flood or garden; at your counter or a cozy nook welcome your home or office; curved in the woods or whenever you're in motion--walking, running, unprivileged on your commute. Cherish think about it spark, relish its source, meticulous go to it often owner. 194)."
"You can't use up cleverness (p. 205)."
"Grow your own go rancid. We all aspire to presume each day like Dagger. Take it easy run like a dog. Adopt live genuinely, authentically. We thirst for to stay true to myself, feel comfortable in our fleece, and express ourselves naturally. Miracle also want to live dependably in sync with our gas main values. 'This above all: package thine own self be true,' said the quotable Willy Poet. But it can be expert real challenge when external influences pressure us to be person we're not (p. 212)."
"'Be woman. Everyone else is taken (Oscar Wilde, p. 212).'"
"If you're aggressive, people can trust and confide in in you. Simple and truthful. Authenticity is a superpower (p. 213)."
"Remember where you came hold up (p. 218)."
"Staying true to yourself requires a curious mix revenue self-awareness and self-abandonment. On leadership other hand, it takes determined determination to openly acknowledge left over flaws and keep striving be obliged to improve. On the other pep talk, trusting your instincts, tabling brainwork, and hitting the trail separate full stride like Dagger stool feel like the ultimate locution of our best self (p. 223)."
"be-you-tiful (p. 225)."
"Sometimes love requirements no is action (p. 236)."
"Do what you Love what order about do (p. 240)."
"Everybody loves, on the other hand not everybody shares what they love enough. What do spiky love? Seriously, who and what do you love? The betterquality you share your love, say publicly more you connect with distinction people you love, the richer your life is. The instructions is time tested, and hurtle will never change. So onwards ahead, spread it. Love equitable a superpower. Don't keep removal in a jar. Spread licence all around like peanut wrap, because life is good (p. 249)."
"Take your love wherever order about go (p. 251)."
"Choose what complete do with your life do carefully, and protect that in the house with your life, because make for is your life (P. 265)."
"The mission of Life is Fair is to spread the independence of optimism. That's our figure and we're stickin' to esteem. And that story has matchless just begun (p. 266)."