32 min

S2E186 Life is Good with Bert Jacobs It's a Good Life

    • Entrepreneurship

Bert Jacobs is the co-founder of Life is Good, a $100 million company dedicated to spreading the power of optimism. In this episode, he tells Brian how he and his brother John went from selling t-shirts on the streets of Boston to leading such a successful positive-lifestyle brand.
 
YOU WILL LEARN:
·     How their mother inspired the business.   
·     How others helped them to grow and develop.   
·     Why they are committed to their groundbreaking nonprofit work.
 
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
lifeisgood.com
 
“Life is Good,” by Bert and John Jacobs
 
MasterMind Summit
Free business consultation
 
Dr. Seuss
 
“Sapiens,” by Yuval Noah Harari
 
Good Will Hunting
 
NOTEWORTHY QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:
 
“Life is not easy. Life is not perfect. But life is good.” – Bert Jacobs
 
“Optimism is the most pragmatic strategy for living a happy and fulfilling life.” – Bert Jacobs
 
“There is no more important job on planet earth than the job of a mother. Because if the youngest people on this planet can grow up with resilience and the right values, then our world is going to be okay.” – Bert Jacobs
 
“Know who you are, and act like it.” – Bert Jacobs
 
“The good life is not about what you have in possessions or where you are geographically. It's more the acknowledgement that life - while it's a mystery - is a great gift.” – Bert Jacobs
itsagoodlife.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bert Jacobs is the co-founder of Life is Good, a $100 million company dedicated to spreading the power of optimism. In this episode, he tells Brian how he and his brother John went from selling t-shirts on the streets of Boston to leading such a successful positive-lifestyle brand.
 
YOU WILL LEARN:
·     How their mother inspired the business.   
·     How others helped them to grow and develop.   
·     Why they are committed to their groundbreaking nonprofit work.
 
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
lifeisgood.com
 
“Life is Good,” by Bert and John Jacobs
 
MasterMind Summit
Free business consultation
 
Dr. Seuss
 
“Sapiens,” by Yuval Noah Harari
 
Good Will Hunting
 
NOTEWORTHY QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:
 
“Life is not easy. Life is not perfect. But life is good.” – Bert Jacobs
 
“Optimism is the most pragmatic strategy for living a happy and fulfilling life.” – Bert Jacobs
 
“There is no more important job on planet earth than the job of a mother. Because if the youngest people on this planet can grow up with resilience and the right values, then our world is going to be okay.” – Bert Jacobs
 
“Know who you are, and act like it.” – Bert Jacobs
 
“The good life is not about what you have in possessions or where you are geographically. It's more the acknowledgement that life - while it's a mystery - is a great gift.” – Bert Jacobs
itsagoodlife.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

32 min