Steven Kayser
Stories for Business and life
Smash Success
“This story has everything it possibly needs to become a smash success. It will make every possible reader happy.”
–Frederick Marx, Warrior Films.org– Producer, Director, Writer, “Hoop Dreams,” Named Best Film of the Decade by Roger Ebert.
What Heart!
What a fine story and screenplay! What heart! Acceptance Bridge will make a memorable film.” – Mark Miller, legendary leading man, producer, and writer of “A Walk in the Clouds,” “Savannah Smiles,” “Christmas Mountain,” and “Diff’rent Strokes.
Couldn't Put It Down!
Acceptance Bridge is so entertaining and exciting I couldn’t put it down. It’s ‘Glory Road,’ ‘Hoosiers’ and ‘Rudy’ combined as teams and individuals overcome handicaps and roadblocks on all levels. Inspiring is not a strong enough word for Acceptance Bridge… but it certainly works.” – Donn Burrows, Director, “The Big O: The Oscar Robertson Story.”
Ecelectic & Unique!
“Eclectic and unique, the stories in The Greatest Words You’ve Never Heard by Steven Kayser will engage your heart and inspire your soul.”
Ken Blanchard, coauthor of The One Minute Manager® and Legendary Service
Heroism, Heart, Hope
“True stories of heroism, hope and heart that salute the brave victorious souls that choose to create and live lives of significance and meaning even if they die trying. ”
Steven Pressfield, bestselling author of Gates of Fire and The Lion’s Gate
A Gifted Storyteller
“A gifted storyteller, Steve Kayser has written a book that will touch your heart and compel you to reflect deeply on your own faith, courage, and most importantly, relationships. I couldn’t put it down.”
Lt. Col. Rob “Waldo” Waldman, author of the New York Times bestseller Never Fly Solo
Raw, Powerful, Inspirational
A raw, powerful book. Anyone going through a dark night of the soul will be inspired.”
Ms. Sam Horn, author of POP! and Tongue Fu!
Profoundly Motivational
“One of the most profoundly motivational books I’ve seen in years! These stories will help you succeed in business, raise your kids, be a better person and friend and leave a legacy.
Dr. Rick Kirschner, coauthor of the international bestseller Dealing with People You Can’t Stand
Live a Life of Significance
The stories in this book will inspire you to live a life of significance and will give you the wisdom to see that your best years are ahead of you, not behind you.
Mark Whitacre, Ph.D., Chief Science Officer of Cypress Systems, Inc., also former whistleblower in the historical ADM price-fixing case (“The Informant”)
Writing Riffs
Steve’s Blog
Social Media from 1969 to 2013: What a Long Strange Trip It’s Been – INFOGRAPHIC
Can you imagine a world without email, selfies, tweets, likes, shares, +’s, Pins, goofy YouTube videos … or Google?
Even the Grateful Dead would call this a long strange trip.
Salute to Warriors Throughout Time General George S. Patton Jr.
He was charming. Reckless. Brilliant. Rash. Kind and callous. Vicious and violent. Yet gentle and a gentleman. Prayed on his knees but cussed like a sailor. His men called him “Old Blood and Guts.” But a writer, a poet … a soul of old too?
3 Positive Ways to Deal with the Negative World
Recent world events that have brought such overwhelming tragedy and negativity can make us spiral downward, creating despairing attitudes and dismal spirits. These affect our work. We’re less productive. We miss our sales goals. We wander away from family and friends. How do we get back on track? Find. Focus. Finish.
Lurchuffling with the Third Hand
The old man was singled out by the crowd at a family get together. Dressed in bib overalls, worn T-shirt and a past prime denim cap. He was a hard-working farmer. It showed. The crowd urged him on…
“Come on old man, play! Bring out the third hand.”
Heartbeats of Healing: A Celebration of People, Process and Technology
“We must not allow the clock and the calendar to blind us to the fact that each moment of life is a miracle and mystery.” – H.G. Wells.
Queasy easy? Stop here.
This is a true story. It’s graphic. Reality is rough. Truth is tough. So if you get queasy easy, stop here.
This story describes a complex melding of, and interplay between, some spectacular people, processes and technologies that combine to create a real-life, dynamic human organism. An organism that breathes, reacts, corrects, heals and cures. And, it’s powered by the …
New Year’s Resolution Dissolution – When Good Intentions Go Bad
Featuring an interview with Lynne McTaggart, author of “The Intention Experiment,” the first book to invite readers to take an active part in original research and featured in Dan Brown’s new book – “The Lost Symbol.”
Who is There to Mourn for Logan? No One … Not One
“I may challenge the whole orations of Demosthenes and Cicero, and of any more eminent orator, if Europe has furnished more eminent, to produce a single passage superior to Logan’s Lament.” – Thomas Jefferson
Like a Hero Going Home
“He is one of those uncommon geniuses which spring up occasionally to produce revolutions, and overturn the established order of things. If it were not for the vicinity of the United States, he would, perhaps, be the founder of an empire that would rival in glory Mexico or Peru.”
William Henry Harrison – 1811
Why Good Companies Go Bad How Great Leaders Remake Them
You know the company. It’s yours, or may have been. An industry leader. Once. Competitors emulate it. Analysts preach the company gospel. The CEO’s mug is on every magazine cover. Stock prices soar above the Milky Way. Then
CRASH.
Why? Donald N. Sull, Harvard Business School Press author of “Revival of The Fittest: Why Good Companies Go Bad and How Great Managers Remake Them” answers that question in an easy-to-read “Shoot the Donkey” – style interview format, combining theory, real-life examples and practical advice.
Mark Twain’s Best Writing Was Not Funny
In 100 years from now … when green sod lies above, when there is no one left to mourn for you, will something you have said or done, be …
Guess Who’s Two?
How Fake Are Your Twitter Followers?
Ever wonder about celebrities, politicians and others who have huge numbers following them on Twitter? How do they amass those big numbers – millions of followers? I used to think about it occasionally. Not that I was jealous. I mean I rocketed up to 10 followers and held steady there for three straight years.
The “Secret” is a Trick
Times are tough. If you’ve lost your job, your house, or your hope for a better future it’s enough to make you feel like a loser. Make you feel completely alone. How to turn it around?
Find the Heart of the Story through the Art of a Rose … Charlie Rose
For over 19 years and 20,000 interviews the Charlie Rose show has profiled some of the best, brightest and most original minds in the world. His interview style, wit, wisdom and hard work make it the place to go for great insights and inspirational stories. It gets no better. But how does Charlie Rose get people to engage the way he does? To authentically open up? How does he get to the heart of the drama – and perfect the “Art of the Story?”
Creative Problem-Solving … Accidentally On Purpose
A paradox is not a conflict within reality. It is a conflict between reality and your feeling of what reality should be like.