Author Bio "An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field." - Nikki Giovanni When it comes to screwing up one's life, my Dad, Jim Bars, is an expert. As his son, I didn't know him as the mess he had been. All I knew was what I heard from stories and there were a lot of them. Throughout my youth I saw that God was important to him; I knew he went to Church and AA meetings a lot and was involved in prison ministries. I knew he wasn't perfect, but I saw that he continuously strived to improve himself. The Japanese call this Kaizen, which is the practice of continuous improvement. His example was and still is a living testament to me: No matter how broken and how hopeless a man becomes through trials and sufferings here on earth, through God he can be restored to a life of wholeness and hope. - Blake Bars James Bars has been almost as broken as one person can get and still be alive. In his desperate search for hope and wholeness, he has spent most of the last thirty one years diligently studying God's Holy Scriptures, human behavior science, psychology, philosophy, Biblical phenomena and neural-science. During this time he also facilitated many thousands of Bible studies and personal growth groups and has spent enormous amounts of time simply sitting in the presence of the Master - Jesus, and listening. James has found the Way to joy, peace, love, future, health and true prosperity. He writes and coaches with one purpose; to help enable his readers and clients to also find the Way, the Truth and the Life. He has authored several books, Insider Thought Trading, its companion the Insider Thought Trading - Life Book, Whose Are You? and the Recovery Journal. James is a Certified Christian Life Coach, Certified Human Behavior Consultant a member of the National Bible Association and the Christian Small Publishers Association. You can obtain James Bars books through Amazon.com or HomeOfLovePublications.com. His coaching services are available through BreakingFreeLifeCoaching.com