David Jacobson suffered many losses early in his life
including a diagnosis with a severe form of arthritis at 22 in 1980.
Since then, he has become a living example that you can accomplish
anything if you truely believe in yourself.
His many honors include a "President's Award" from FlashNet
Marketing, Inc. , A "National Hero Overcoming Arthritis"
award by the Arthritis Foundation National Office and the 1997 Wayne
Washburn Memorial Award which reads as follows "We all need someone
or something to inspire us to bring out our best. You are that someone"
After receiving his Master's of Social Work from Arizona State University
in May, 1989 David served as a Medical Social Worker from 1989 to
1996. It was in this position that he began teaching at the University
of Arizona, College of Medicine : The art of Communication and Interviewing.
A course for new medical students to improve relationships with patients.
His last position was Manager of the Department of Volunteer Services
at University Medical Center from 1996 to 1998, a teaching hospital
with over 350 volunteers.
Living in Tucson, Arizona with his wife and four children , he devotes
full time to his speaking profession, home businesses, and his autobiographical
book.
Through his years of struggling with chronic pain, he developed humor
techniques that got him through the hard times. He now teaches these
skills to audiences around the country in his hilarious workshop:
Humor and Health: Laughing to ease the pain.
1998 - National Hero Overcoming Arthritis: "For outstanding courage
and inspiration in meeting the challenges of arthritis." National
Arthritis Foundation
1998 - Watkins Manufacturing Corp. Father's Day Hot Tub recipient
in honor of the Hero's Overcoming Arthritis Program & The Arthritis
Foundation
1998 -National Director of Sales: Lexus Challenge Winner. FlashNet
Marketing Inc.
1997: Wayne WashBurn Memorial Award "We all need someone or something
to inspire us to bring out our best. You are that someone." Southern
Arizona Chapter, Arthritis Foundation
1997 - present: Member- American Association for Therapeutic Humor
1997 - present: Member- National Speaker's Association
1996 - Editor's Choice Award: National Library of Poetry: A Place
for Pain
1993-1996 Governor's Office for Children: Children's Justice Task
Force
1992-1995 National Association of Social Worker's Arizona State Board
1991 recipient of "Most Unique Bicycle Award: For riding a unicycle
on the 50 mile version of the El Tour de Tucson
1990 recipient of the Jim Elliot Award: Presented to "A physically
challenged individual truly outstanding for their courage and endurance
& viewed by society as unable to compete in a strenuous atheletic
event."
1990: Silver Medal - 114 mile version of El Tour de Tucson.
1990-1994 Instructor: College of Medicine University of Arizona Course:
The Art of Interviewing and Communication
1990-1993 Instructor: Arizona State University School of Social Work
Course: Medical Social Work
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David is a former athlete who attributes use of humor to his conquering
of severe arthritis. He is an inspirational expert in humor and health.
David has been successful at healing illness and overcoming obstacles
on a personal level. David understands stress management through personal
experience. After his internet business was swallowed up by a large
competitor, he changed careers from being an executive director of
training and top salesman for Flashnet Marketing to devoting his time
to developing his speaking career into a full time business. David's
keynotes focus on using humor in many areas of experience, particularly
humor and health, but also using humor to improve self-image &
self-esteem. He also ties humor into stress reduction, communication
and customer service education. He is a recognized leader in the field
of humor and health and was selected by an international panel to
appear in a documentary on the healing uses of humor by the Korean
Broadcasting System. David has spoken along side such noted colleagues
as poet and author Maya Angelou, Bernie Siegal, MD, Actor Kevin Pollack,
Former ambassador Andrew Young and Football legend Joe Namath.
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