Grady Jim Robinson is a writer, humorist and storyteller. His tales about growing up in Arkansas as the second son of a football coach have been published in Sports Illustrated, Reader's Digest and dozens of other magazines. Many of his stories share the common theme of a young boy struggling to find manhood, parental approval and acceptance through sports. He later played college basketball and semi-pro baseball.

His experience as both a minister and standup comic ("As a minister I was way too funny and as a comedian I was way too serious") led to the lecture circuit as an inspirational humorist where he combined sermonizing and funny stories.

He joined the National Speakers Association in 1979 and became a fulltime professional speaker and freelance writer. He has written radio scripts for legendary speakers Art Linkletter and Zig Ziglar. He also wrote a popular column for the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.

Aware that his childhood stories connect with audiences at a mysteriously soulful level, he sought deeper understanding of storypower. Through a study of the work of Joseph Campbell, he found that his stories are exact psychological parallels to Hero's Journey myths; from Beowulf, to Star Wars to Lonesome Dove. His book "Did I Ever Tell You About The Time..." (McGraw-Hill 2000) explores the mythological and psychological impact of a personal story.

He is also the author of "The InnerAxis Golf Swing", the story of his life long pursuit of the perfect golf swing. From the struggle with dozens of external physical components to the flow of the InnerAxis.

Grady Jim divides his time between Palm Desert, Ca., where he plays golf and dreams of the senior tour, and the Arkansas Ozarks where he works in a garden and pursues big bass and a masters degree in creative writing at the University of Arkansas.

Programs

How the World Works:

The ultimate trip of personhood, the life of work, the life of love, and the life passionate, spiritual, and always humorous with Grady Jim's own hilarious and entertaining style . . . with substance, sizzle and soul.

One Leg at a Time:

Grady tells the hilarious stories of his youth as the second son of an Arkansas football coach. For all organizations, corporations and associations who seek to connect on the most human level, the shared experiences of growing up The American Way.

The Reinvention of Work:

How corporations are bringing meaning, values and vision back to the workplace. A program designed to show how our Inner Work aligns with The Great Work of All Creation to enliven and renew our Daily Work.

Leader as Hero and Helper:

True leadership comes from within one's own courageous journey from Hero to Helper. By using the Hero's Journey model every leader will see leadership as the result of going beyond management to Heroic Guide.

Women Are From Venus and Men Are STILL Hunting Big Game!:

Insights from recent research on gender differences at work, communication differences, learning differences, strengths and weakness of both the masculine and feminine styles.

• Grady Jim customizes his programs to meet the needs of your specific group.

• Grady Jim's presentation delivers powerful messages of vision, motivation, self-evaluation, change and transformation.

• The S formula is powerful:
      Substance = information and education
      Sizzle = application, integration and transformation
      Soul = motivation and inspiration.

• Whether the audience be bankers, sales people, educators, or truckers, they feel the deepest of connections as Grady Jim shares universal childhood experiences that shape all our lives and are essential in understanding who we are today.

• As recipient of the National Speakers Association's coveted (CPAE) Council of Peers Award for Excel- lence, Grady represents professional speaking at its finest.