Learn how positivity can improve work culture

ORLANDO, Fla. — John Jacobs, Co‐Founder and Chief Creative Optimist of the Life is Good apparel company, first learned about the power of positivity from his mother, who had plenty of reasons to become a pessimist. While he was in grade school, Jacobs's parents were in a near‐death car accident. Although his mother recovered, his father, who had been a very active World War II veteran, lost his right arm, which left him feeling very frustrated.

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Disability Compliance for Higher Education
Published
2025-10-21
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https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.32076
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Leadership, Behavior, and Decision-Making Studies
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Learn how positivity can improve work culture

Claudine McCarthy
Disability Compliance for Higher Education
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Learn how positivity can improve work culture

Claudine McCarthy
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Abstract

ORLANDO, Fla. — John Jacobs, Co‐Founder and Chief Creative Optimist of the Life is Good apparel company, first learned about the power of positivity from his mother, who had plenty of reasons to become a pessimist. While he was in grade school, Jacobs's parents were in a near‐death car accident. Although his mother recovered, his father, who had been a very active World War II veteran, lost his right arm, which left him feeling very frustrated.

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