by Dave Ursillo | Apr 27, 2021 | Chronicles of a Self-Storied Life
Whenever someone asks me what outcomes they can expect from coaching, I smile. In return, I usually ask, “What is the outcome that you desire the most right now?” The answer is, oftentimes, “Well, actually, I guess I’m not quite sure.”...
by Dave Ursillo | Apr 8, 2021 | Chronicles of a Self-Storied Life
Self-knowledge is an experiential practice: a conversation with ourselves that is continuous and never-ending. The never-ending nature of self-knowledge as a practice is true, to me, because our understandings of who we are, what we require, what our souls clamor for,...
by Dave Ursillo | Mar 25, 2021 | Chronicles of a Self-Storied Life
We left off with Part One of my “reintroduction story,” a fresh, honest, up-to-date, and personal version of how I understand you and I have come to connect today. I prioritize sharing my personal stories, beliefs, and professional experiences with you because...
by Dave Ursillo | Mar 9, 2021 | Chronicles of a Self-Storied Life
Over the last few weeks, we’ve been exploring some beliefs and philosophy around storying and re-storying our outlook through practices and experiences. The question that sparked this exploration for me was this: How do we maintain our sense of personal freedom in our...
by Dave Ursillo | Feb 23, 2021 | Chronicles of a Self-Storied Life
In some shamanic traditions, there is a concept that stories recreate reality as soon as they are spoken aloud. Taken to its most literal extreme, this idea would (wrongly) imply that every word spoken holds the power to create or destroy reality, perhaps instantly,...