
Jim taught personal development and creativity for over thirty years, first as a Professor of Sociology at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and more recently in community workshops. His mission in life is to help people increase their happiness, expand their creativity, deepen their wisdom, and do all those things for himself. He is the creator of the Life Gardening Project, which includes self-help books to inspire change. He’s an award-winning teacher, artist, husband, father, grandfather, and athlete.