"The essential meaning and purpose of life is to become the best-version-of-yourself."- Mathew Kelly"You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.- James AllenOur brain is sometimes compared to a computer in that you can only take out what you put in. Our brains are infinitely more complex than a computer and are capable of creative thought. Yet the comparison has some merit in that it is a strong cautio...

Psychologist Greg Chambers doesn't plan to surround himself with strange people, but somehow they find him. In this collection of ten quirky short stories, career, love, food, ego, memory lapses and even softball provide the raw material for crazy misunderstandings.Was Greg Chambers asking for trouble when he first displayed his psychologist shingle? As he counsels a motley group of patients and deals with odd colleagues in this short story collection, can Greg retain his own sanit...

EducationMost parents emphasize the importance of education for their children. As parents we are concerned that our children will have the knowledge and skills to successfully navigate tomorrow's challenges – providing for themselves economically and socially.GoalsFortune or Fate are not made by waiting for them to come to you. Plan and aim high. The likelihood of landing where you want without planning is like winning a race without running.Make sure that a ...

Psychologist Greg Chambers knows God is in control. And because no one else on the planet is, Greg has a job. What happens when a client who recently lost his wife experiences another loss? And asks a very uncomfortable question? There's nothing remotely humorous about that. Right?

In "Wednesday's Commute," the commonplace is highlighted in a group of people getting to work on a bus in the same, old way. But when something very unexpected happens on-board, the commuters are changed forever.What happens when the unexpected threatens our comfort and safety? And in a confined space, at that? Is this a reason for unbounded fear or a reason to watch how God might be working? "Wednesday's Commute" tells the story of how one group of people responds -- and grows.

What is it about psychologist Greg Chambers and the Christmas season anyway? Isn't his life quirky enough without weird Yuletide goings-on? Find out in two short stories.

A psychologist is convinced his pastor-patient has an all-too-common and depressing story to tell. Or does he?Can Dr. Greg Chambers, a veteran Christian psychologist, get to the bottom of his latest patient's difficulties? With friends, his own biases, the patient himself, and even inanimate objects all complicating his quest, who knows?

Tomorrow will find us ever more connected; ever more urban; ever more challenged to keep pace with technological, social, and economic changes. Although responses to these challenges must necessarily accommodate these changes, my experience is that, these timeless declared principles and values transcend the ages and can transform the current and future challenges.Life ends when you stop Dreaming.Hope ends when you stop Believing.Love ends when you stop Caring....

ATTITUDE(Mission Driven)The willingness to see our own errors in judgments, actions, and attitudes is the basis for personal wisdom and offers the seeds for personal growth. Michael Josephson, advised, we are responsible to choose the attitudes, actions, and reactions that shape our lives. It is this claiming of personal power that puts us in the driver's seat (cockpit).Continually ask yourself:- What attitudes am I nurturing?- What attitudes am I smot...

COURAGE (Tailwind)Courage is an essential ingredient in Success and personal development. The absence of Courage results in many missed opportunities and too many painful ones. Although Courage can be learned, it is not learned from another. It something you discover from within yourself. Discovering for oneself what is needed or wanted is more important than the potential feeling of failure.Courage refrains from taking foolish risks with safety or resources. Courage is not...

Lessons in Responsibility. (Duty)An imperative subset of Responsibility is Discipline – doing What needs to be done When it needs to be done – especially when you don't feel like it.Mark Twain said, "If it's your job to eat a frog, it's best to do it first thing in the morning. And If it's your job to eat two frogs, it's best to eat the biggest one first." We don't have to eat frogs – but we frequently have to do something outside our comfort zone or 'want to' zone....

Lesson in Success -'One Bite at a Time'"Be all that you can be." - US Army"Do all that you can do." - AnonymousAlthough thoughtful planning precedes success, planning that supplants 'doing' locks-in inertia. Hoping is not a strategy. Waiting for 'just the right time' is like eagerly waiting for the delivery man and then refusing to answer the door when he comes.Remember: changing your thinking is only the first step in changing your life. Life changes only oc...