822 Optimism is a Superpower
b'LIFE IS GOOD.\\nBeing an optimist instead of a pessimist is a choice.\\nYou can wake up each day and focus on what\\u2019s wrong.\\nOr you can choose to be grateful.\\nWhatever you focus on grows.\\nSo if you are spending your time on things that make you unhappy, they will take over.\\nBut if you can cultivate gratitude, simplicity, and optimism, that\\u2019s what your life will become.\\nChoose happiness.\\nFor this Five Minute Friday, I revisited a conversation I had with Bert Jacobs, founder of the Life is Good Company, where he shared a few of his ten Superpowers that are surprisingly simple and timeless.\\nBert has appeared on CNN\\u2019s Tips from the Top, CNBC\\u2019s Business Nation, and The Donny Deutch Show. Life Is Good has been featured in the New York Times, on the cover of Inc Magazine, and on NBC\\u2019s The Today Show. Bert is the second youngest of six siblings from Needham, MA. He credits his mother with teaching his brother and him to face the bumps in the road with a smile. The Jacobs brothers see simplicity, humility, and a sense of humor as the three keys to Life is good\\u2019s continued success.\\nLearn how to live a good life the same way your grandfather and your grandfather\\u2019s father did in Episode 822.\\n\\u201cOptimism is a choice.\\u201d - @LifeIsGood\\nIn This Episode You Will Learn:\\nWhy optimism is a choice (1:00)\\nHow openness is a superpower (1:30)\\nWhat selling \\u201cLife is Good\\u201d t-shirts taught Bert (2:00)\\nAbout the tools for living a fulfilling life (3:00)\\nFor videos, show notes, and more visit: http://www.lewishowes.com/822 and follow at instagram.com/lewishowes'