An American Dream-Life is Good

http://www.accesswealthstrategies.com/1086/cnbc-business-nation-how-i-made-my-millions-part-2/

This is a link to the story as seen on MSNBC. Be inspired, and watch the short video. It is about 2 brothers who started selling t-shirts from their van, hit the road, traveled, few years later coming home not wanting to give up on what they believed in, and wanted to do. There was their inspiration, a sketch they called Jake_Life is Good. Thus is the start of their business that is now a million dollar industry. No advertising, just down to earth traveling, pushing and striving to make it happen, and it did. Below is more pictures, and such copied from the forums at Bonanza where I read the article myself, and copied it to here for all to see. Inspiring story for all to see.

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In 1989, Bert and John Jacobs designed their first tee shirt. They knew nothing about the business.
For five years, the brothers hawked tee shirts in the streets of Boston and traveled the East Coast, selling door-to-door in college dormitories.
They collected some good stories, but were not very prosperous. They lived on peanut butter and jelly, slept in their van, and showered when they could.
Chicks were not impressed.

Bert and John street hawking, South Boston, March 1993
By the Fall of 1994, heading home from a long, less-than-fruitful roadtrip, Bert and John were desperately searching for answers to keep the dream alive. Little did they know, the only answer they needed was back in Boston, hanging up on their apartment wall.
Jake’s contagious grin, simple as it was, seemed to express everything the Jacobs brothers believed in.

Original Jake drawing, July 1994
One fateful September day, they printed up 48 Jake shirts for a local street fair in Cambridge, Massachusetts. They laid the shirts out on their rickety card table. By noontime, all 48 of those tees were gone. A star was born.
Soon Jake was introduced to local retailers, and his simple message of optimism was embraced like nothing the brothers had ever seen. As demand for product soared, Jake’s team grew, and the Little Brand That Could began to spread across America.
Today, the New England based brand stays close to its roots, with an emphasis on simplicity, humor and humility. Through Life is good Festivals, positive products, and a steady dose of ping pong, Jake’s crew does its best to keep the good vibes flowing.

First day ever selling Life is good, Cambridge Street Fair, September 1994

Believe in yourself, have faith in what you are doing, be persistant with what you do, and know that it can happen to anyone. Inspiring story is something to think about. Thanks for visiting with PassnItOn today. Take care everyone, and have a super weekend! Best of luck in all that you do!:)