by Dave Ursillo | May 14, 2020 | Chronicles of a Self-Storied Life
Years ago, my dad and I drove in a white rental van to somewhere in Connecticut to move furniture out of my sister’s college house. She had already graduated and moved out, but a few larger pieces remained — a bed frame, bureau, desk, and the like. My dad asked me to...
by Dave Ursillo | Apr 28, 2020 | Chronicles of a Self-Storied Life
In 2008, I was a bright, doe-eyed, overconfident-in-his-abilities 22-year-old college graduate moving to Washington D.C. just five days after receiving his diploma to start an internship at an Office of the White House. Everything, you could say, was looking up. Ever...
by Dave Ursillo | Apr 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
The following is an unedited transcript for Season 2, Episode 1 of my podcast, Written, Spoken, provided to help all of my readers and listeners — especially those with hearing disabilities or for whom English is not a primary language — access and enjoy...
by Dave Ursillo | Apr 19, 2020 | Chronicles of a Self-Storied Life
One of my all-time favorite poets, Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, says, “Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass the world is too full to talk about.” When Rumi speaks about...
by Dave Ursillo | Apr 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
I receive a lot of emails from my readers asking for recommendations on great books, so today, I want to introduce you to hand-selected some of my favorite books that changed my worldview in my 20s Whether or not you’re in your 20s, I think you’ll love...
by Dave Ursillo | Apr 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
In the first few months of every New Year, I’m constantly asking myself to look into the future and imagine what the year could entail. I look back on the year-that-was and story it into meaning and memory. I try to predict what’s coming. I choose a couple of words to...
by Dave Ursillo | Mar 23, 2020 | Journaling and Writing Prompts
If you’re finding these days that you suddenly have a lot of time on your hands for self-reflection, self-inquiry, and contemplation — you know, like, if you’re maybe in a state of social distancing, self-quarantine, or shuttering in place —...
by Dave Ursillo | Mar 17, 2020 | Chronicles of a Self-Storied Life
Hey there! What you’re about to read is ordinarily something that would remain an exclusive update to my newsletter subscribers, but during these strange times I wanted to open it up to you on my blog so that you can stay apprised of what’s going on for...
by Dave Ursillo | Feb 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
I have a special treat to share with you. After receiving a lot of interest and positive response in my last newsletter, 34 Things You May Not Know About Me, in which I mentioned the idea of teaching a new and free webinar for you, I’m excited to officially...
by Dave Ursillo | Jan 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
I celebrated my 34th birthday this month and thought it would be fun to reintroduce myself to you by sharing 34 things that you may not know about me. The only other time I shared a list like this, I was 25. And, let me tell you, I am mortified and embarrassed to look...
by Dave Ursillo | Jan 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
Do you feel like you’re on a hamster wheel trying to figure out your career, purpose, love language, gifts, voice, or path? If you feel trapped and worry that you may never “figure it out,” here’s a powerful reframe that I have been using and...
by Dave Ursillo | Jan 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
Over thousands of hours of conversations with coaching clients, friends, peers, and folks all over the world, I’ve gotten used to hearing this one idea: “Once I get some free time, I’ll finally be able to make the important choices that I want to...
by Dave Ursillo | Jan 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
What did the Persian poet Hafiz mean when he said, “The words we speak become the house we live in”? As a writer, poet, word-nerd, and life coach, I understand Hafiz’s words to mean that the words that we use to communicate, think to ourselves, and...
by Dave Ursillo | Jan 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
Happy New Year! Let’s begin our 2020 together with one of my favorite quotes from the poet Hafiz, who said: “The words we speak become the house we live in.” I absolutely love that saying, and remind myself of it often. The phrase evokes an image in my head of a house...
by Dave Ursillo | Dec 31, 2019 | Journaling and Writing Prompts
What’s the difference between feeling like a year has happened to you and feeling like a year has happened for you? For me, it’s all in the story you tell. Take my last two years, for example. At this time last year, I was not describing my year to you in the...
by Dave Ursillo | Dec 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
I WILL REMEMBER 2019 as the year that I learned to love again. 2019 is the year that I fell in love with the city of Paris. It was the year that I fell in love with trying 100 new things in 100 days. It was the year that I fell in love with baking — a whim of last...
by Dave Ursillo | Dec 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
Dear friend, A few years ago when the calendar flipped from 2010 to 2011, I thought I was doing my best, and trying my hardest, and fully living my truth. I thought that I was free and that I was on the verge of making some real change in the world. I had been...
by Dave Ursillo | Nov 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
When we last left off in our story, I was walking through the door of someone’s home in Arlington, Virginia to attend a White House office reunion party. Because more than 11 years had passed since I had worked at the Office on Environmental Quality, I worried...
by Dave Ursillo | Oct 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
In the summer of 2008, I was an intern at an Office of the White House in Washington D.C. called the Council on Environmental Quality. CEQ’s offices are located across the street from the White House inside a Secret Service secured square on a road called Jackson...
by Dave Ursillo | Sep 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
“Don’t use that word!” a friend, who I hadn’t seen in months, reflexively snapped back. “If you say ‘debt’,” she continued, “The Universe hears it and gives exactly that back to you.” “Yeah, you’re right,” I somewhat-snarkily acknowledged, “I should really call it my...
by Dave Ursillo | Sep 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
Ever since I was a kid, I’ve had a frustrating relationship to boredom. When I was young, minor fits of boredom would set in and drive me suddenly-stir-crazy. “I’m so boredddddd,” I would complain to anyone within earshot, usually my mom. I would resort to opening our...
by Dave Ursillo | Aug 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
INTRO: All 10 episodes of my new podcast’s debut season are now live and available for streaming. Click here for details on what a podcast is, why I’ve started one, and how to listen to all 10 episodes at your leisure. Hi friend, It’s been nearly a month...
by Dave Ursillo | Aug 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
Can we agree on something? We all want things in our lives to get better. We want our salaries and savings to go up, and our credit card and student loan debts to go down. We want our families and all friends to be healthy, well, and happy. We want to feel more space,...
by Dave Ursillo | Aug 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
The following is an unedited transcript for Season 1, Episode 10 of my podcast, Written, Spoken, provided to help all of my readers and listeners — especially those with hearing disabilities or for whom English is not a primary language — access and enjoy...
by Dave Ursillo | Aug 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
The following is an unedited transcript for Season 1, Episode 9 of my podcast, Written, Spoken, provided to help all of my readers and listeners — especially those with hearing disabilities or for whom English is not a primary language — access and enjoy...
by Dave Ursillo | Jul 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
The following is an unedited transcript for Season 1, Episode 8 of my podcast, Written, Spoken, provided to help all of my readers and listeners — especially those with hearing disabilities or for whom English is not a primary language — access and enjoy...
by Dave Ursillo | Jul 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
The following is an unedited transcript for Season 1, Episode 7 of my podcast, Written, Spoken, provided to help all of my readers and listeners — especially those with hearing disabilities or for whom English is not a primary language — access and enjoy...
by Dave Ursillo | Jul 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
The following is an unedited transcript for Season 1, Episode 6 of my podcast, Written, Spoken, provided to help all of my readers and listeners — especially those with hearing disabilities or for whom English is not a primary language — access and enjoy...
by Dave Ursillo | Jul 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
The following is an unedited transcript for Season 1, Episode 5 of my podcast, Written, Spoken, provided to help all of my readers and listeners — especially those with hearing disabilities or for whom English is not a primary language — access and enjoy...
by Dave Ursillo | Jul 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
The following is an unedited transcript for Season 1, Episode 4 of my podcast, Written, Spoken, provided to help all of my readers and listeners — especially those with hearing disabilities or for whom English is not a primary language — access and enjoy...