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GRADY JIM ROBINSON
INSPIRATIONAL STORYTELLER
Grady Jim Robinson, CSP, CPAE, 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 speaking circuit as an inspirational humorist where he combined sermonizing and funny stories.
Aware that his childhood stories connect with audiences at a mysteriously soulful level, he sought deeper understanding of story power. 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.
