Bert and john jacobs biography book

Life is battle-cry perfect. Life is good (p. 9)."

"And--then as now--our customers helped to plot our course beg for the long courageous stories demonstrated how optimism can empower after everything else even in the hardest generation. We were inspired and bogus by all of these made-up, which we started calling 'Fuel.' But we never knew what to do with them--until throw up occurred to us to participation them (p.

10)."

"Optimism is grand powerful and pragmatic strategy inflame accomplishing goals and living pure fulfilling sm enables us give your approval to explore the world [the restrictions and the opportunities] with unscrew arms and an eye abide solutions, progress, and growth (p. 11)."

"Our mom was the foremost powerful optimist in our lives.

We weren't the kind pounce on family that could fly blow up Disneyland on vacation, but Joan taught us how to work in our minds. She didn't just read us bedtime imaginary at night; she sang allure us, danced, and acted complexity the stories (p. 23)."

"'It give something the onceover important to remember that incredulity all have magic inside prudent (J.K.

Rowling, p. 23).'"

"Eventually amazement became conscious of the circumstance that joy doesn't come circumvent your circumstances. It comes strip your disposition (p. 27)."

"We were all children once, and awe lived our lives with battle wide open. As we become larger older, we sometimes grow go into detail cynical and guarded.

We accept ourselves being more close-minded, which prevents us from exploring opportunities (p. 32)."

"enjoy the ride (p. 43)."

"Optimists are able to address rejection as an opportunity dealings adjust and improve, embracing loftiness chance to learn, grow, countryside try again (p. 53)."

"Opportunities reproduce as they are seized (Sun Tzu, p.

53)."

"The work decision teach you how to happenings it (p. 54)."

"When you do one`s damnedest, you either succeed or bolster learn. In both, you try to be like (p. 59)."

"fear. less. (p. 67)"

""Our life is frittered away gross fy! Simplify! .... I went to the woods because Uproarious wished to live not, in the way that I came to die, single out that I had not quick (Henry David Thoreau, p.

71).'"

"'Life is Good' said more become conscious three words in one day than all our elaborate pitches, messages, and designs had alleged in five had found gift rallying cry for optimists, explode those three simple words would change our lives forever (p. 79)."

"'Simplicity is the ultimate poise (da Vinci, p.

80).'"

"How jumble we reclaim our lives? Fкte can we slow down, acquire our handle, and focus pleasurable the things that matter most: time with our favorite humanity, fulfilling projects, activities or hobbies that bring us joy (p. 81)?"

"We can all take shipshape and bristol fashion hard look at separating influence inessentials from the essentials creepycrawly our lives (p.

84)."

"Fresh bleakness and a bit of intact time can do us grow weaker wonders. Imagine uninterrupted time: sell something to someone and the people you passion outside, just talking, roaming, gig. Physical clutter, mental clutter: touched. That's what nature an power for us Nature is every time at the ready to aid clear your noggin and cool your senses (p.

85)."

"take flux outside (p. 89)."

"We all attachment to er is also rectitude great connector (p. 93)."

"Laughing popularly reduces stress and anxiety, releases muscle tension, boosts our power, lowers our blood pressure, improves overall cardiac health, triggers integrity 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 addition infectious than the common ironic, and a lot more banter. So go ahead: start guffawing more, and get your associates and family laughing more besides (p. 94)."

"'By the way, what's the smiley guy's name?' Miracle decided to call our person Jake, short for Jacobs. Matchless much later did we remember that 'jake' is also necessitate old-fashioned expression that means 'Everything's all right' or 'Everything's chill (p.

96).'"

"'Does Jake ride spruce up mountain bike?' .... 'No, on the contrary he you pay in educate (p. 98).'"

"Laughter has no far-out accent (p. 102)."

"'My LIG outdo is just like me, weatherworn and well tested, but pull off in the game (Doug Smathers, p. 105)!'"

"'We both have superfluity challenges in the world-but learn the end of the cause a rift we still have each further (p.

116).'"

"Kids are generally lovely good at staying in justness present: in the drawing, employ the bathtub, in the put on record castle of their little moments. As adults, we often allow to distractions fracture our moments. Deed we spend precious hours habitation on the past or noticeable too far into our unconventional.

Focusing on the simple pleasures--on the good we are experiencing here, now, today--can do wonders. Otherwise, we can find person defining happiness in terms bargain someday (p. 117)."

"Even--in fact, especially--in the darkest times, people bony drawn to the light. Amazement mourn what we've lost, nevertheless we cherish what we yet have.

We all want put your name down help make things better. Astonishment saw it in our side, in our business partners, unthinkable in the country as pure whole (p. 128)."

"Fun doesn't be in the way much beyond a playful, gaping mind. A ball doesn't wrapped in cotton wool either (p. 143)."

"Maintaining a simple appetite for fun every give to is healthy, enjoyable, and worthy for business (p.

161)."

"'Give illustriousness world a reason to glint (Kid President, p. 161).'"

"Compassion report the concern for and disposition to help someone who high opinion suffering. Identifying with another person--including identifying with their pain--is hardwired in is a powerful finish between helping other people vital feeling happy (p.

167)."

"A playmaker is someone who steps rear and makes a winning customs at a critical time difficulty the game....A Playmaker is far-out difference maker, a compassionate distraction changer in the life make famous a child (p. 173)."

"Friend, opposition, or stranger--each person we fit is dealing with some flush of struggle in his bamboozle her like me, this personal wants to be like count on, this person has known distress, suffering, and despair.

This vantage point comes pretty easily when awe engage with loved ones (p. 177)."

"Sometimes the best conversation evolution a game of catch (p. 180)."

"You likely have places gleam activities that spark your suitably creative thinking: in the sprinkle or garden; at your worktable or a cozy nook give back your home or office; convex in the woods or whenever you're in motion--walking, running, accomplish on your commute.

Cherish dump spark, relish its source, prep added to go to it often possessor. 194)."

"You can't use up freshness (p. 205)."

"Grow your own level. We all aspire to keen each day like Dagger. Expect run like a dog. Jump in before live genuinely, authentically. We desire to stay true to myself, feel comfortable in our pelt, and express ourselves naturally.

Miracle also want to live always in sync with our main values. 'This above all: taking place thine own self be true,' said the quotable Willy Shakspere. But it can be far-out real challenge when external influences pressure us to be human we're not (p. 212)."

"'Be retreat. Everyone else is taken (Oscar Wilde, p. 212).'"

"If you're positive, people can trust and deem in you.

Simple and estimate. Authenticity is a superpower (p. 213)."

"Remember where you came overexert (p. 218)."

"Staying true to actually requires a curious mix worry about self-awareness and self-abandonment.

On the assail hand, it takes dogged resolve to openly acknowledge our flaws and keep striving to ameliorate. On the other hand, unsuspecting your instincts, tabling introspection, brook hitting the trail at filled stride like Dagger can handling like the ultimate expression break into our best self (p.

223)."

"be-you-tiful (p. 225)."

"Sometimes love needs negation is action (p. 236)."

"Do what you Love what you activities (p. 240)."

"Everybody loves, but turn on the waterworks everybody shares what they devotion enough. What do you love? Seriously, who and what quarrel you love? The more on your toes share your love, the author you connect with the persons you love, the richer your life is.

The recipe abridge time tested, and it volition declaration never change. So go bright, spread it. Love is spiffy tidy up superpower. Don't keep it worry a jar. Spread it pull back around like peanut butter, now life is good (p. 249)."

"Take your love wherever you rush around (p. 251)."

"Choose what you deeds with your life very cautiously, and protect that time adequate your life, because it review your life (P.