Podcast appearances and mentions of dave ursillo

Resilience is all the rage in education, mental health, and self-help circles these days. But what is resilience, really? And, what isn't resilience?Dr. Kate Lund is a licensed clinical psychologist of nearly 20 years, a peak performance coach, a best-selling author, and a TEDx speaker. Dr. Kate's specialized training in pediatric medical psychology has spanned world-renowned Shriners Hospital for Children; Boston, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, all of which are affiliated with Harvard Medical School. She uses a strengths-based approach to help her clients improve their confidence in school, sports, and life while helping them to become more resilient and reach their full potential at all levels. In this interview with host Dave Ursillo, Dr. Kate explains:How resilience is a practiced mindset that reflects one's baseline stress and ability to regulate stress over timeHow her diagnosis of hydrocephalus at age four gave Kate a hard-earned, life-long lesson in resilienceWhat we can do to help our kids develop resilience, including through modeling and finding age-appropriate tools and practices to help kids self-regulateDr. Kate is also the host of The Optimized Mind, a podcast that explores how we can define our own unique context, build resilience and maximize potential through engaging with today's top thought leaders in the business and personal development space.Please rate and review our show on Apple Podcasts and Spotify to help other listeners find our work!Want to get in touch? Leave us a voicemail Support our partners and affiliates for exclusive discounts:Fathom Analytics: Get beautiful, secure website data without trading your customers' private browsing data to Google and FacebookFlywheel: Seamless WordPress website hosting on US-based serversHover: Register domains with ease. Save $2 on your first purchaseMailerLite: A lite, powerful, affordable email marketing platform with premium plans starting at just $9/mo.Sanebox: Take back your inbox with machine learning to automatically organize your emails. Save $5 when you join.Trint: Turn recordings of meetings, calls, and interviews into transcripts with 99% accuracy.Affiliate Disclosure: Our show is listener supported through affiliate and partner links. By clicking one of the above links and registering or making a purchase, we may earn a small commission, which helps pay for the costs of our show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this solo-pod episode, host Dave Ursillo breaks down some of the big — and daunting! — ideas that emerged in our last interview with best-selling author and thought leader Margaret Wheatley. Dave editorializes an overview of his understanding of a philosophical concept called The Three Stories of Our Time, which was created by ecologist, philosopher, and author Joanna Macy in her book Active Hope (revised): How to Face the Mess We're in with Unexpected Resilience and Creative Power (2022).Listen back to our recent interview with Margaret Wheatley on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at TheNewStory.Is.Pre-order the updated second edition of Who Do We Choose To Be? Facing Reality, Claiming Leadership, Restoring Sanity (June 6, 2023)Also mentioned in this episode: Dr. Irvin Yalom and his 2013 book, Love's Executioner.Stream our curated podcast playlist on Spotify!Please rate and review our show to help other listeners find our work.Support our partners and affiliates for exclusive discounts:Bookshop.org: Buy cheap books and support local, independent bookstores with every purchaseFathom Analytics: Get beautiful, secure website data without trading your customers' private browsing data to Google and FacebookFlywheel: Seamless WordPress website hosting on US-based serversHover: Register domains with ease. Save $2 on your first purchaseMailerLite: A lite, powerful, affordable email marketing platform with premium plans starting at just $9/mo.Sanebox: Take back your inbox with machine learning to automatically organize your emails. Save $5 when you join.Trint: Turn recordings of meetings, calls, and interviews into transcripts with 99% accuracy.Affiliate Disclosure: Our show is listener supported through affiliate and partner links. By clicking one of the above links and registering or making a purchase, we may earn a small commission, which helps pay for the costs of our show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Henry David Thoreau famously called the morning a time "...when I am awake and there is a dawn in me." In the 1840s, he implored his readers to "...learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake," not only physically but spiritually. Over 150 years later and as we all struggle with distractions from technologies that impede our precious attention spans, what can we learn about valuing personal space, our desires, our priorities, and our limited time?Amy Landino is a YouTube influencer, a keynote speaker, and a productive lifestyle coach whose book, Good Morning, Good Life: 5 Simple Habits to Master Your Mornings and Upgrade Your Life, encourages readers to reclaim personal space — especially from the demands of social media — to get clarity on their priorities in life, their passions, and their desires.Amy's award-winning YouTube series, AmyTV, has over 24 million views. Her work has been featured in prestigious publications such as Business Insider, Fortune, Entrepreneur, and Inc.Please rate and review our show on Apple Podcasts and Spotify to help other listeners find our work!Email us at Hello@TheNewStory.is and visit TheNewStory.is to listen to our full catalog of interviews.This episode is sponsored by Writing the Personal, a writing class with Dave Ursillo. Learn more at DaveUrsillo.com/wtp .Support our partners and affiliates for exclusive discounts:Bookshop.org: Buy cheap books and support local, independent bookstores with every purchaseFathom Analytics: Get beautiful, secure website data without trading your customers' private browsing data to Google and FacebookFlywheel: Seamless WordPress website hosting on US-based serversHover: Register domains with ease. Save $2 on your first purchaseMailerLite: A lite, powerful, affordable email marketing platform with premium plans starting at just $9/mo.Sanebox: Take back your inbox with machine learning to automatically organize your emails. Save $5 when you join.Trint: Turn recordings of meetings, calls, and interviews into transcripts with 99% accuracy.Affiliate Disclosure: Our show is listener supported, including through affiliate and partner links. By clicking one of the above links and registering or making a purchase, we may earn a small commission, which helps pay for the costs of our show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A brief update from host Dave Ursillo and an invitation to his upcoming installment of Writing the Personal, a 4-week writing class for storytellers of all levels!Join a small, supportive class for an intellectual and engaging creative experience. You'll learn how to tell personal stories, sourced from your real life, in ways that are self-honoring and resonant with readers. Perfect for everyday storytellers, helping professionals and creative entrepreneurs who tell stories, and those who have lessons, experiences, and more to share. Pricing starts at $199 (until Feb 9). We begin, live on Zoom, on Thursday, February 23, 2023!Register now or learn more at daveursillo.com/wtp!Not for you? Please share with a friend! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Supposedly, 81% of Americans — around 228 million people! — think they have a book in them, and, that they should write one.Clearly, books are revered in American society. But what does it take to become one of the few people who actually do it?Nikki Groom is a brand strategist, the host of the Movement Makers podcast, and the author of A Power of Your Own: How to Awaken Your Potential, Experiment With Purpose, And Do Work That Matters. Having worked together in a coaching capacity, Nikki and Dave go behind the scenes to recount her book's slow formulation—and, how the expectation of what it means to write a book oftentimes differs in reality.Overcoming imposter syndrome, shame scripts, self-limiting beliefs, and a world of learned doubts from a society that tells many, especially those from historically marginalized identities, to remain small, Nikki shares how book writing was an invitation to learn, grow, and heal.Hailed as “a force of nature” and “a rising superstar”, Nikki is on a mission to help women entrepreneurs recognize their worthiness, own their power, and amplify their impact—without checking their integrity at the door. She has been involved in dozens of projects and partnerships that focus on empowering women in business. Please rate and review our show on Apple Podcasts and Spotify to help other listeners find our work!Email us at Hello@TheNewStory.is and visit TheNewStory.is to listen to our full catalog of interviews.This episode is sponsored by Writing the Personal, a writing class with Dave Ursillo. Learn more at DaveUrsillo.com/wtp.Support our partners and affiliates for exclusive discounts:Bookshop.org: Buy cheap books and support local, independent bookstores with every purchaseFathom Analytics: Get beautiful, secure website data without trading your customers' private browsing data to Google and FacebookFlywheel: Seamless WordPress website hosting on US-based serversHover: Register domains with ease. Save $2 on your first purchaseMailerLite: A lite, powerful, affordable email marketing platform with premium plans starting at just $9/mo.Sanebox: Take back your inbox with machine learning to automatically organize your emails. Save $5 when you join.Trint: Turn recordings of meetings, calls, and interviews into transcripts with 99% accuracy.Affiliate Disclosure: Our show is listener supported, including through affiliate and partner links. By clicking one of the above links and registering or making a purchase, we may earn a small commission, which helps pay for the costs of our show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For some time, lifestyle design was commodified by social media influencers for its envy-stirring appeal. But can lifestyle design actually help us get back into healthy and healing relationships to ourselves?Gemma Stone is a registered psychologist, neuroscientist, executive coach, speaker, and author based in Calgary, Canada. Gemma bridges lifestyle design concepts and practices into her clinical practice to help clients remember that they possess the power of choice, especially when they are feeling down, victimized, or like they are not living lives of their own making. In this interview with host Dave Ursillo, Gemma shares how her early personal experiences with trauma led her to study psychology, what overcompensating for a healing journey looks like (and what's wrong with over-compensating), and how lifestyle design helped her to finally bring true balance to her healing and wellness journey, so she could support others in doing the same. This interview was originally recorded in September 2020.Please rate and review our show on Apple Podcasts and Spotify to help other listeners find our work!Email us anytime at Hello@TheNewStory.is and visit us at TheNewStory.is to learn about The New Story Company, or to listen to our full catalog of interviews.Support our partners and affiliates for exclusive discounts:Acorns: Easily save money and invest in your future, starting with a free $5 investmentBookshop.org: Buy cheap books at this Amazon competitor that supports local and independent bookstores with every purchaseFathom Analytics: Get beautiful, secure website data without trading your customers' private browsing data to Google and FacebookFlywheel: Seamless, secure WordPress website hostingHover: Safe, secure domain registration. Save $2 on your first purchase.MailerLite: Make the switch to a lite, powerful, affordable email marketing platform, with premium plans starting at just $9/mo.Sanebox: Make your inbox a sane place again with an invisible, machine-learning tool that learns how to organize your emails. Save $5 when you join.Trint: An innovative transcription service that uses AI technology to improve transcription quality with 99% accuracy.Affiliate Disclosure: Our show is listener supported, including through affiliate and partner links. By clicking one of the above links and registering or making a purchase, we may earn a small commission, which helps pay for the costs of our show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The New Story Is is a podcast from Dave Ursillo (DaveUrsillo.com) and The New Story Company (TheNewStory.is) that explores the shared stories, perceptions, and ideas that have come to shape the world today, as we know it—including some of the most daunting social issues of our time.Along the way, we speak to talented guests to help us better understand the collective stories and shared narratives behind record-high levels of dissatisfaction, dread, disillusionment, and cynicism throughout society. Finally, we ask our guests, from public servants to academics and clinical mental health professionals, to share the "new" stories that may help to reshape our collective future, for the good.Join us every other week on Tuesday mornings for thoughtful, uninterrupted conversations with authors, entertainers, and thought leaders from all backgrounds.Subscribe, stream and follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Email us anytime at Hello@TheNewStory.is and visit us at TheNewStory.is to learn about The New Story Company, or to listen to our full catalog of interviews.Support our partners and affiliates for exclusive discounts:Acorns: Easily save money and invest in your future, starting with a free $5 investmentBookshop.org: Buy cheap books at this Amazon competitor that supports local and independent bookstores with every purchaseFathom Analytics: Get beautiful, secure website data without trading your customers' private browsing data to Google and FacebookFlywheel: Seamless, secure WordPress website hostingHover: Safe, secure domain registration. Save $2 on your first purchase.MailerLite: Make the switch to a lite, powerful, affordable email marketing platform, with premium plans starting at just $9/mo.Sanebox: Make your inbox a sane place again with an invisible, machine-learning tool that learns how to organize your emails. Save $5 when you join.Trint: An innovative transcription service that uses AI technology to improve transcription quality with 99% accuracy.Affiliate Disclosure: Our show is listener supported, including through affiliate and partner links. By clicking one of the above links and registering or making a purchase, we may earn a small commission, which helps pay for the costs of our show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tea has been bringing people together for hundreds of years, but could its role in facilitating connection and celebrating culture may be more important than ever in today's siloed, socially-distanced world?Amber Jackson is a food scientist, entrepreneur, and the Owner and Chief Operating Officer of The Black Leaf Tea and Culture Shop, an online loose-leaf tea company that uses its platform to create spaces to engage the community, encourage connection, and celebrate Black culture in New England.In this interview with host Dave Ursillo, Amber shares how her identities and upbringing in Chicago inspired her entrepreneurship, how her love of food science was born at a young age, and some of the successes and challenges she's faced with her 3-year-old business — through praise and public fanfare, among other high highs and low lows.Please rate and review our show on Apple Podcasts and Spotify to help other listeners find our work!Email us anytime at Hello@TheNewStory.is and visit us at TheNewStory.is to learn about The New Story Company, or to listen to our full catalog of interviews.Support our partners and affiliates for exclusive discounts:Acorns: Easily save money and invest in your future, starting with a free $5 investmentBookshop.org: Buy cheap books at this Amazon competitor that supports local and independent bookstores with every purchaseFathom Analytics: Get beautiful, secure website data without trading your customers' private browsing data to Google and FacebookFlywheel: Seamless, secure WordPress website hostingHover: Safe, secure domain registration. Save $2 on your first purchase.MailerLite: Make the switch to a lite, powerful, affordable email marketing platform, with premium plans starting at just $9/mo.Sanebox: Make your inbox a sane place again with an invisible, machine-learning tool that learns how to organize your emails. Save $5 when you join.Trint: An innovative transcription service that uses AI technology to improve transcription quality with 99% accuracy.Affiliate Disclosure: Our show is listener supported, including through affiliate and partner links. By clicking one of the above links and registering or making a purchase, we may earn a small commission, which helps pay for the costs of our show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The tables are turned on host, Dave Ursillo, as he is interviewed by fellow podcaster, former radio DJ, longtime friend, and creative entrepreneur Greg Berg of the Life on Purpose, in a special 10-year retrospective that marked the anniversary of their first interview, so long ago.In this interview, Dave is asked to relitigate his personal and professional journeys across 10 years, reflect on the social and cultural forces that inspired creative and career endeavors, and question "personal development" as a construct. You'll hear about...The counter-cultural moment of the early 2010s in light of the Great RecessionHow certain values around work-as-purpose are being corrected todayThe privilege embedded in "doing what you love for a living," and more!A big thank you to Greg for allowing us to republish this episode! We'll be back with new interviews soon.Email us at Hello@TheNewStory.is to share your feedback, concerns, and questions, or just to say hello.Visit us at TheNewStory.is to learn about The New Story Company or to listen to our full catalog of interviews.Please rate and review our show on Apple Podcasts and Spotify to help other listeners find our work!Support our partners and affiliates for exclusive discounts:Acorns: Easily save money and invest in your future, starting with a free $5 investmentBookshop.org: Buy cheap books at this Amazon competitor that supports local and independent bookstores with every purchaseFathom Analytics: Get beautiful, secure website data without trading your customers' private browsing data to Google and FacebookFlywheel: Seamless, secure WordPress website hostingHover: Safe, secure domain registration. Save $2 on your first purchase.MailerLite: Make the switch to a lite, powerful, affordable email marketing platform, with premium plans starting at just $9/mo.Sanebox: Make your inbox a sane place again with an invisible, machine-learning tool that learns how to organize your emails. Save $5 when you join.Trint: An innovative transcription service that uses AI technology to improve transcription quality with 99% accuracy.Affiliate Disclosure: Our show is listener supported, including through affiliate and partner links. By clicking one of the above links and registering or making a purchase, we may earn a small commission, which helps pay for the costs of our show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why do we need new stories, anyway? Aren't there enough stories being told these days? Hasn't every story been told before? And, if so, why should we each feel motivated to tell, share, or explore our own?In this solo podcast, your host Dave Ursillo hits pause on the last 7 months of interviewing amazing guests to share his own story with you, our dear listeners. Dave opens up to share how he stumbled into the art of storytelling as a practice of self-knowledge (and connecting with others); why poignant criticism of stories, expectations, and ideas today is so important, the ways in which the tools in our pockets are overwhelming the human species, and consider an offering on why being your story's teller feels more important than ever, today.We hope you enjoy this special, slightly different episode! Email us anytime at Hello@TheNewStory.is to share your feedback, or just to say hello.Visit us at TheNewStory.is to learn about The New Story Company or to listen to our full catalog of interviews.Please rate and review our show on Apple Podcasts and Spotify to help other listeners find our work!Support our partners and affiliates for exclusive discounts:Acorns: Easily save money and invest in your future, starting with a free $5 investmentBookshop.org: Buy cheap books at this Amazon competitor that supports local and independent bookstores with every purchaseFathom Analytics: Get beautiful, secure website data without trading your customers' private browsing data to Google and FacebookFlywheel: Seamless, secure WordPress website hostingHover: Safe, secure domain registration. Save $2 on your first purchase.MailerLite: Make the switch to a lite, powerful, affordable email marketing platform, with premium plans starting at just $9/mo.Sanebox: Make your inbox a sane place again with an invisible, machine-learning tool that learns how to organize your emails. Save $5 when you join.Affiliate Disclosure: Our show is listener supported, including through affiliate and partner links. By clicking one of the above links and registering or making a purchase, we may earn a small commission, which helps pay for the costs of our show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Han Ren is calling for more accessible, culturally-affirming care in mental health—and to decolonize the white-centered, racist, marginalizing expectations of clients in therapeutic settings.As a licensed clinical psychologist, educator, and mental health influencer, Dr. Ren specializes in liberation-oriented, anti-oppressive, and culturally-informed therapy. Her advocacy and education on decolonized mental health have sparked an organic, fast-growing social media audience with hundreds of thousands of followers, in recent years. Her advocacy and education on decolonized mental health have sparked an organic, fast-growing social media audience (@dr.han.ren on Instagram, @drhanren on TikTok) with hundreds of thousands of followers, in recent years.With a growing audience and influential voice, Dr. Ren has made her name by translating science and theory into snack-sized applications for liberated, intentional lives, and striving to make mental health accessible and applicable to one and all.In this interview with host Dave Ursillo, Dr. Ren shares her personal immigration story and its connection to her journey into a career in mental health, how ideas like perfectionism and overachievement are rooted in historical white supremacy, and how systemic trauma can be passed on inter-generationally.Visit us at TheNewStory.Is. Please rate and review our show on Apple Podcasts and Spotify to help other listeners find our work.Support our partners and affiliates* for exclusive discounts:Acorns: Easily save money and invest in your future, starting with a free $5 investmentBookshop.org: Buy cheap books at this Amazon competitor that supports local and independent bookstores with every purchaseFathom Analytics: Get beautiful, secure website data without trading your customers' private browsing data to Google and FacebookFlywheel: Seamless, secure WordPress website hostingSanebox: Make your inbox a sane place again with an invisible machine learning tool that organizes your emails. Save $5 when you join.*Affiliate disclosure: Our show is listener supported, and by clicking one of the above links and making a purchase, we may earn a small commission, which helps pay for the costs of our show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marta Tellado says that consumer rights are civil rights, and it's time for us all to start acting like it. The president and CEO of Consumer Reports—an 85+ year consumer advocacy organization with over 6 million members today—since 2014, Marta's new book comes out swinging against the exploitation of tech's so-called Big Four (Amazon, Google, Apple, and Facebook), a government that refuses to take action to protect consumers today, and the low standards that we have today as consumers. Her new book is Buyer Aware: Harnessing Our Consumer Power for a Safe, Fair and Transparent Marketplace.In this interview with host Dave Ursillo, Marta shares her family's origin story of fleeing from Communist Cuba in 1961 (and how it inspired her career in public service), the connections between a healthy democracy and a healthy consumer marketplace, and what a consumer-first economy could look like in the near future—if consumers like us harness our consumer rights as civil rights, and start to demand more action.She tells us about what makes Consumer Reports a unique nonprofit organization, shares new initiatives by Consumer Reports to shape a fair and equitable marketplace, how discrimination runs rampant in clandestine practices and invisible algorithms across the Internet today, and what we can do about it.Support our partners and affiliates:Acorns: Easily save money and invest in your future, starting with a free $5 investmentBookshop.org: Buy cheap books at this Amazon competitor that supports local and independent bookstores with every purchaseFathom Analytics: Get beautiful, secure website data without trading your customers' private browsing data to Google and FacebookFlywheel: Seamless, secure WordPress website hostingSanebox: Make your inbox a sane place again with an invisible machine learning tool that organizes your emails. Save $5 when you join. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What we call "soccer" in the U.S. and Canada, the rest of the world calls football: the "beautiful game" is the world's most popular sport, with over 3.5 billion fans globally, an estimated 250 million players across 200 countries, and televised events can dwarf even the viewership of the Super Bowl—up to 4x and 5x.But football has become a microcosm of issues throughout society, from rampant corporatization and club ownership takeovers by authoritative regimes, racism and misogyny among some fan circles and footballing institutions, and allegations of significant human rights abuses in the build-up to the 2022 Qatar World Cup.To make sense of what's happening in the world's most popular game, Dave Ursillo is joined by Luke Aaron Moore, cohost and producer of the United Kingdom's biggest independent football show, The Football Ramble. They discuss how the Russian invasion of Ukraine rippled across Europe to disrupt the Premier League's Chelsea F.C., the lack of regulation that allowed the Saudi-led takeover of Newcastle F.C., and how the women's game may be one particular bright spot in the global game.Luke is also an author, a radio presenter, a broadcaster, and the cohost and producer of a number of shows with Stak, a London-based, award-winning independent podcast company that brings authentic conversation to life. He co-authored the 2016 book, The Football Ramble: By Four Friends Who Love the Game They Hate.Support our partners and affiliates:Acorns: Easily save money and invest in your future, starting with a free $5 investmentBookshop.org: Buy cheap books at this Amazon competitor that supports local and independent bookstores with every purchaseFathom Analytics: Get beautiful, secure website data without trading your customers' private browsing data to Google and FacebookFlywheel: Seamless, secure WordPress website hostingSanebox: Make your inbox a sane place again with an invisible machine learning tool that organizes your emails. Save $5 when you join. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dave Ursillo speaks to entrepreneur and prison reform activist Coss Marte, founder of ConBody and ConBud, which employ formerly incarcerated persons as part of a wider social mission to de-stigmatize the formerly incarcerated community, ease their integration back into society, and change the systemic inequity of the criminal justice system.Coss is also the author of ConBody: The Revolutionary Bodyweight Prison Boot Camp, Born from an Extraordinary Story of Hope.Nonprofit organizations helping formerly incarcerated people: Defy Ventures, Thrive for Life, and Fortune Society.Coss's brother, Christopher Marte, who was elected to District 1's City Council in New York City in 2021.Support our authors, help our show, and local/independent bookstores at our Bookshop.org Affiliate Bookstore Visit The New Story Company to leave feedback or nominate a future guest for our series.Our theme song is by Coma Media.Affiliate Disclosure: Our show is supported by listeners, including small commissions that we may earn through affiliate links. If you make a purchase after clicking an affiliate link, we may earn a small commission. This helps support the costs of our show's production and hosting. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dave Ursillo is someone who I have been privileged enough to know for a number of years as a friend, yoga teacher, writing instructor, and also book coach, when I began to think about writing A Power of Your Own. Dave is a masterful storyteller and has been using storytelling throughout his career.  Together, we talk about the ways in which we can use storytelling to drive meaningful change. Through the art of story, we explore the gradual evolution of entrepreneurship and how we can deepen into the work that's calling us forward. We also discuss how stories help us better relate to one another. Finally, we touch on how to reframe stories (aka shadow work) to our advantage. 

Kat Vellos (KatVellos.com) is tired of hearing people on social media tell this one story: "I'm out of f**ks to give!"While the declaration started out as good-humored—a way to jest and say, "I'm just so over it!", today, she says, the story behind the saying now reeks of toxic individuality. In a world that needs more caring—and, in which people who care about bad outcomes are doing a lot of harm—Kat encourages us to take pride in caring, even more. But how do we care even more in a time when it feels so hard to keep caring?Kat Vellos is an author, speaker, facilitator, researcher, and former user experience designer who is on a mission to help people to experience greater authentic connections with each other, and healthy friendships in their personal lives. She is the author of two books, We Should Get Together: The Secret to Cultivating Better Friendships and Connected from Afar: A Guide for Staying Close When You're Far Away. Her words and work have been seen across TEDx, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Fast Company, and dozens of other outlets.In this interview with host Dave Ursillo, Kat shares wisdom and inspiration including...Why the saying, "I'm out of f**ks to give!" has come to grate her as someone who caresWhat her extensive research on the modern pandemic of loneliness reveals about the importance of relationshipsHow her experience as a UX designer taught her to be outcome-focused and solution-orientedWhat we can all learn about caring, including how to care even more, in a time that needs more of us to care about outcomesThank you to Kat for joining us on The New Story Is!If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and review our show wherever you listen—it helps others find and enjoy our show.Send your feedback or nominate a guest for a future episode at TheNewStory.Is/Podcast.Want to become a sponsor of our show? Contact us today.This episode was produced and mixed by host Dave Ursillo (DaveUrsillo.com).Our theme song is by Yrii Semchyshyn of Coma Media.Learn more about The New Story Company at TheNewStory.is.Affiliate Disclosure: Our show is supported in part by our users, including small commissions that we may earn through the use of affiliate links. If you purchase after clicking an affiliate link to our guest's books, we may earn a small commission. This helps support the costs of our show's production and hosting. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The New Story Is is a podcast from Dave Ursillo (DaveUrsillo.com) and The New Story Company (TheNewStory.is) that seeks to better understand the collective stories and shared narratives of our time—especially those that are contributing to record high levels of dissatisfaction, dread, disillusionment and cynicism throughout society.From news headlines to trending topics on social media to everyday conversations, stories of doubt and distrust seem to be perpetuating more of themselves:Where are these stories coming from?What is our individual and collective responsibility in telling them?In the face of such big narratives, how do we begin to change the tide?What we do want our new stories to become?Join us for conversations with authors, entertainers, and thought leaders from all backgrounds as we explore the new stories that may change our collective future, for the good.Check out Dave's newly reimagined and renamed business, The New Story Company, at TheNewStory.is.Nominate a guest or potential interviewee at TheNewStory.Is/Podcast.This trailer was mixed by Karl Cooper of Podcast Partners UK.Our new theme song is by Yrii Semchyshyn of Coma Media.Please rate and review The New Story Is wherever you get your pods; it helps others find our show.Thank you for your patience, and we can't wait to share new stories with you soon! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Written, Spoken is no more... but, don't fret!The old podcast is being reborn with a new vision, mission, and intention under the name of The New Story Is...The New Story Is... is a podcast from Dave Ursillo and his business, The New Story Company (TheNewStory.is), that seeks to better understand the collective stories and shared narratives of our time—especially those that are contributing to record high levels of dissatisfaction, dread, disillusionment and cynicism throughout society. From news headlines to trending topics on social media to everyday conversations, stories of doubt and distrust seem to be perpetuating more of themselves:Where are these stories coming from?What is our individual and collective responsibility in telling them?In the face of such big narratives, how do we begin to change the tide?What we do want our new stories to become?Join host Dave Ursillo (DaveUrsillo.com) and a range of new guest interviewees, from authors to entertainers and thought leaders from all backgrounds, as we explore the new stories that may change our world, for the good.Check out Dave's newly reimagined and renamed business, The New Story Company, at TheNewStory.is.Nominate a guest or potential interviewee at TheNewStory.Is/Podcast.This teaser episode was mixed by Karl Cooper of Podcast Partners UK.Our new theme song is by Yrii Semchyshyn of Coma Media.Please leave a helpful review for The New Story Is wherever you get your pods; it helps others find our show.Thank you for your patience, and we can't wait to share new stories with you soon! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

For Life on Purpose Episode #99, my guest is author, writing, and leadership coach Dave Ursillo.    Dave played a major role in my podcasting journey as not only have we talked multiple times on this show, but 10 years ago, he was guest #1 on my first podcast Radio Enso. So I invited him back to talk about where we were then, where we are now, and our respective journeys through the years.   “The key to living a full and whole life comes down to how well you know your True Self — and how you express that inner truth in your little corner of our planet.”   About Dave Ursillo:   "I'm a writer, an 11-time author, and a writing coach and leadership coach. I'm on a mission to help creatives, business owners and professionals share their voices, stories, and messages in our world. I also love to travel, I'm an avid home cook and baker, and I treat my morning coffee like some do fine wines. Beyond my writing and publishing occasional books, I'm a fully self-employed creative professional and have been working for myself in a small business-of-one called Lead Without Followers, LLC., since 2009. Once upon a time, I quit my job in politics and left a young career path in public service behind so that I could follow my dream to share my words with others — and to share some good in the world. Today, I spend my days immersed in clarifying conversations as a writing and creativity coach, a leadership coach to small business owners and creative entrepreneurs, and occasionally as a communications strategist and story consultant. In between my client work, I write an every-other-weekly newsletter called Chronicles of the Self-Storied Life, which is read by a few thousand readers worldwide, and publish occasional free resources like writing and journaling prompts. I am always creating new and thoughtful educational content like e-courses, hosting occasional in-person workshops, and putting on digital experiences like webinars to help the creatively-curious, conscientious journeyers, everyday-yogis, self-employed entrepreneurs, bloggers, self-starters, and personal development practitioners express themselves more fully." To learn more about Dave and his work, visit: https://daveursillo.com.  

Dave Ursillo has so much to teach through coaching and writing. One of my favorite parts of this interview was when he talked about prioritizing passions and desires. It's the intersection of both that help us build a career that we are proud of.  When we understand the identity that we construct for ourselves then we can begin to sliver off the things that don't work and rebuild ourselves into who we would like to be. As you listen to the interview see how you can find little parts of yourself to improve and grow.  Highlights from the show: 1:17 - What Dave is grateful for. 3:53 - What it is like to be a body aid for someone running for governor. 6:02 - What caused his depression. 8:25 - How he pulled himself out of depression. 9:35 - The identity he created and how he rewrote this view of himself. 11:01 - How Gen Y is wired. 12:09 - Narrative therapy. 17:25 - Getting support when he needed time for a healing process. 24:03 - Dealing with the failure of his first book. 26:04 - Pivoting his career into something more powerful. 30:22 - Uncertainty and freedom are two sides of the same coin. 34:01 - Picking the choices that have the highest upside. 35:20 - Where self-knowledge meets self-expression. 38:29 - Truly understanding the difference between a “want” and a “need”. 41:34 - Prioritizing passions and desires. 46:55 - How do you pivot your career when you don't feel like you have options. 49:32 - Using an abundance mindset in your career. 53:11 - Understanding the hard to process concept that life is limitless. You can learn more about Dave Ursillo and his Leadership Incubator by clicking on the links. He is definitely one person that you'll want to learn more about.  And as always if you have any questions or want to submit a guest for the podcast that you think would be amazing just reach out on Dig to Fly and I'll do my best to get them on.

Gemma Stone is focused on helping her clients, readers, retreat-goers, and community build emotional intelligence and resilience so that they can deal with hard things and live lives that they love. In this interview, Gemma and Dave discuss her journey of overcoming trauma and struggles with substance abuse to becoming a psychologist and author today, including:Why Gemma says she is “very suspicious of therapists who don’t have their own therapist”How to identify your struggle in 3 steps, and design an appropriate responseThe importance of asking ourselves, "What choice do we have?"A big thanks to Gemma for joining us for her author reading and interview on Written, Spoken!Please rate our show and leave a review to help others find us. In your review, tell us which authors you would most love to hear on a future episode of the podcast. Thank you for listening!The author's book, Your Great Life: A Soulful and Strategic Guide to Designing a Life You LoveVisit the author's online home at GemmaStone.orgVisit Dave at DaveUrsillo.com and follow him on InstagramSubscribe to Dave's newsletter, Chronicles of a Self-Storied LifeLive the story you want to be telling: Life Coaching with Dave UrsilloDevelop the relationship to writing that lasts a lifetime: Writer's Group of TwoThanks to Rokkwood Audio for composing our theme song

Nikki is a messaging expert and a business, brand, and marketing strategist who is on a mission to help you amplify your impact and your income so you can create a life that is meaningful and fulfilling. She does that by helping you align your strengths and your values with the way that you lead so you can do more work that matters.Nikki is also the Host of the Movement Makers podcast and the Founder of The 100 Stories Worth Telling Project.As a former coaching client of Dave's, Nikki and Dave discuss her journey to first-time authorship as she prepares to publish her first book -- a lifelong dream becoming real.In this interview, Nikki and Dave discuss:How what we're avoiding the most often mirrors our strengths, talents, and unique giftsHow Nikki "backed her way into" writing her first book, and why starting before you're ready may be the best path for getting more accomplished in your life and careerWhy, according to Nikki, resentment is a good thing (because it reveals boundaries) and how self-love generates in community, not in isolationA big thanks to Nikki for joining us for her author reading and interview on Written, Spoken!Please rate our show and leave a review to help others find us. In your review, tell us which authors you would most love to hear on a future episode of the podcast. Thank you for listening!Thanks to today's sponsor, Bear App. Try the same word-processor and note-taking app that I've switched to in 2020. Visit Bear.App or check out Bear in the Apple StoreThe author's book, A Power of Your Own: How to Awaken Your Potential, Experiment With Purpose, And Do Work That MattersVisit the author's online home at NikkiGroom.comVisit Dave at DaveUrsillo.com and follow him on InstagramSubscribe to Dave's newsletter, Chronicles of a Self-Storied LifeLive the story you want to be telling with Dave's support in life coaching, The Self-Storied LifeDevelop the relationship to writing that lasts a lifetime with Dave's coaching for writers, Writer's Group of TwoThanks to Rokkwood Audio for composing our theme song 

Alex Franzen has been writing professionally for years, specializing in working with brands in the health, wellness, mindset, psychology, yoga, fitness, and food industries.After publishing books and achieving successes as a talented copywriter, Alex renounced social media and has become a staunch advocate of work-life balance. In this interview, Alexandra and Dave discuss her love of checklists, where pressure to "do more" comes from, and more, including:How checklists have helped Alex strike a much healthier balance between “work” and “the rest of her life.”How Alex mobilized a group of friends to write a tiny book in wake of the murder of George Floyd in MinneapolisWhy, to Alex, checklists establish containers for clarifying, inspiring, and keeping you in the spaces that you want to be living inAlex writes about a wide range of topics: life, love, death, grief, unplugging from technology, creativity, focus, productivity, simplicity, time – and how we spend it. Her sixth book is The Checklist Book: Set Realistic Goals, Celebrate Tiny Wins, Reduce Stress and Overwhelm, and Feel Calmer Every Day.Alexandra’s newsletter, in which she shares inspiring true stories, checklists, music playlists, and exciting surprises to more than 13,000 readers, has been called one of the “14 newsletters you need in your inbox” by Brit+Co. She has written articles for Time, Forbes, Newsweek, The Huffington Post, and Lifehacker. Her work has been mentioned in The New York Times Small Business Blog, The Atlantic, The Los Angeles Times, and Inc.A big thanks to Alex for joining us for the author reading and interview on Written, Spoken!Please rate our show and leave a review to help others find us. In your review, tell us which authors you would most love to hear on a future episode of the podcast. Thank you for listening!The author's book, The Checklist Book: Set Realistic Goals, Celebrate Tiny Wins, Reduce Stress and Overwhelm, and Feel Calmer Every DayVisit the author's online home at AlexandraFranzen.comVisit Dave at DaveUrsillo.com and follow him on InstagramSubscribe to Dave's newsletter, Chronicles of a Self-Storied LifeLive the story you want to be telling with Dave's support in life coaching, The Self-Storied LifeDevelop the relationship to writing that lasts a lifetime with Dave's coaching for writers, Writer's Group of TwoThanks to Rokkwood Audio for composing our theme song

Farnoosh Brock grew up in Iran during the Iranian Revolution, immigrated with her family to the United States as a child, and became an electrical engineer and rising leader at a Fortune 100 company. But her self-described boredom -- and a challenge from her husband to attend a blogging conference in 2010 -- spun her life into an entirely new direction. Today, Farnoosh is a consultant, executive coach, author, speaker and trainer who is on a mission to change conversations around selling to serving, which she says can be a competitive advantage in not only in business and career, but in life.In this interview, Farnoosh and Dave discuss:Why so many people resist and resent sellingThe difference between being of service and being subservient to othersHow Farnoosh immigrated to the United States with her family and has gone on to now train the likes of the United States Air Force in leadership crisis trainingShe is the author of The Serving Mindset: Stop Selling and Grow Your Business. In addition, she is the creator of several leadership and advancement courses.A big thanks to Farnoosh for joining us for the author reading and interview on Written, Spoken!Please rate our show and leave a review to help others find us. In your review, tell us which authors you would most love to hear on a future episode of the podcast. Thank you for listening!The author's book, The Serving Mindset: Stop Selling and Grow Your BusinessVisit the author's online home at FarnooshBrock.comVisit Dave at DaveUrsillo.com and follow him on InstagramSubscribe to Dave's newsletter, Chronicles of a Self-Storied LifeLive the story you want to be telling with Dave's support in life coaching, The Self-Storied LifeDevelop the relationship to writing that lasts a lifetime with Dave's coaching for writers, Writer's Group of TwoThanks to Rokkwood Audio for composing our theme song

Dave reads a spoken-word piece based on his white privilege and what it means for other white people of privilege to engage in a true and whole journey of self-knowledge, including acknowledging those privileges afforded to them.

In this interview, you'll learn Coby's definition of yoga, which defies notions of stretchy pants, sweaty workout rooms, and downward-facing dogs. Instead, Coby introduces us to a personal philosophy for engaging with and living your life in stronger integrity to your own sense of inner wisdom. Coby and I discuss her yoga teaching career, how a life-changing injury redefined her understanding of yoga in her 20s, and much more:What are "crimes commited against wisdom" and how do we stop making them?How do we navigate matters of control and uncertainty during the age of COVID-19?Why did you consider omitting the word "yoga" from your book, altogether?Coby Kozlowski is a speaker, life coach trainer, and contemporary yoga and meditation educator. She has appeared on the covers of Yoga Journal and Mantra Wellness Magazine and was named “one of seven yoga teachers who have changed the practice.” She is a senior faculty member and presenter at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health and the Esalen Institute. She received her master’s degree in transformative leadership.A big thanks to Coby for joining us in this interview of Written, Spoken!Please rate our show and leave a review to help others find us. In your review, tell us which authors you would most love to hear on a future episode of the podcast. Thank you for listening!The author's book, One Degree Revolution: How the Wisdom of Yoga Inspires Small Shifts That Lead to Big ChangesVisit Coby's online home at CobyK.comCoby's online training, Quarter-Life Calling™: Creating an Extraordinary Life In Your 20’sVisit Dave at DaveUrsillo.com and follow him on InstagramSubscribe to Dave's newsletter, Chronicles of a Self-Storied LifeExplore Dave's life coaching, The Unavoidable Life, and writing coaching, Writer's Group of Two, for unparalleled support and guidance in your journeyThanks to Rokkwood Audio for composing our theme song

In this interview, you'll hear how Amy's background as a YouTube influencer with over 24 million views has inspired her to help people ditch social media "scroll envy" to instead begin to discover the lives that they want, beginning with every morning.Amy and I discuss her story, how her mission has evolved over 10 years, and much more:Why are mornings (or whenever you start your day) are so vital for getting in touch with passion, desire, and living a life you want?What's the difference between "being a morning person" and making conscious, deliberate time and space for yourself?How do we escape the trap of external validation, and why does that usually motivate hollows pursuits and goals?How did the untimely passing of her younger brother motivates her to live in integrity to what matters most, every day?Amy Landino is a bestselling author, keynote speaker, and the World’s #1 Productive Lifestyle Coach. With her award-winning YouTube series, AmyTV, and as Director at GATLUW House, Amy inspires women worldwide to chase financial freedom and go after the life they want. Her work has been featured by prestigious publications such as Business Insider, Fortune, Entrepreneur, and Inc.A big thanks to Amy for joining us in this interview of Written, Spoken!Please rate our show and leave a review to help others find us. In your review, tell us which authors you would most love to hear on a future episode of the podcast. Thank you for listening!The author's book, Good Morning, Good Life: 5 Simple Habits to Master Your Mornings and Upgrade Your LifeVisit AmyTV, Amy's popular YouTube channel, and GATLUW HouseJulia Cameron's Morning Pages practice, from The Artist's Way, which is one of Amy's morning ritualsVisit Dave at DaveUrsillo.com and follow him on InstagramSubscribe to Dave's newsletter, Chronicles of a Self-Storied LifeExplore Dave's life coaching, The Unavoidable Life, and writing coaching, Writer's Group of Two, for unparalleled support and guidance in your journeyThanks to Rokkwood Audio for composing our theme song

Full Body Beginner Yoga This full body beginner yoga class is a prop free and wrist free yoga class. It is day 19 of our 30 day beginner yoga challenge. We will begin with some centering to connect with our body and breathing. As we continue to rest back we will move our hips to release tension and then come up to lunge to further release our hips and hamstrings. Our standing posture today is warrior two with some interesting side bending to open up your thoracic spine. A wide legged standing forward bend will release your spine, back and hamstrings. In sphinx we will strengthen your back and open your chest. We will finish with a simple knees to chest pose to release your low back. In savasna your poem today is: I Will Be Your Sun by DAVE URSILLO from I AM WE: POEMS Today's 10 minute yoga class is designed for the complete beginner. You can do this class if you have never done a yoga class before in your life. I will give you slow, easy to follow, step-by-step instructions and tell you exactly how to get in and out of each and every pose. Detailed instructions will be given for even the most basic poses and how to breathe. You will be given lots of cues of how to pay attention to your body and where to feel the effects of the yoga poses. You do not have to be athletic, flexible, strong, balanced, skinny or coordinated to do this class. The slow, step-by-step instructions will give you the confidence to let go of your self-judgment and stay focused with commitment and motivation. This 30 day beginner yoga challenge with short 10 minute beginner yoga videos will support you in coming to your mat every single day for a month. I will help you to improve your flexibility, strength and posture. You will stretch and tone your muscles with beginner yoga poses that I will teach you step by step in an easy to learn way.

Jennifer Louden kicks off Season 2 of 'Written, Spoken' by reading an excerpt from her new book, 'Why Bother: Discover the Desire for What’s Next', and then joins Dave Ursillo for an interview about her book and creative journey.You'll hear how Jen's new book was born of an 11-year journey of not publishing a thing, what it felt like for her book coach to tell her that her memoir wasn't working, and what asking the rhetorical question of "Why bother?" actually reveals when we ask it.Big thanks to Jen for joining us in the debut episode of 'Written, Spoken', Season 2! PS - We recorded this interview on March 19, 2020. We're working on improving our audio fidelity as we record remotely during the COVID-19 crisis, so thank you for understanding about lack of quality in the meantime.Please remember rate our show and leave a brief review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you subscribe to help other listeners find and enjoy series.Buy Jennifer's Book, Why Bother? Discover the Desire for What’s Next on AmazonVisit Jennifer's online home, JenniferLouden.com, for writing tips and moreVisit Dave's online home, DaveUrsillo.com and follow Dave on InstagramSubscribe to Dave's newsletter, Chronicles of a Self-Storied LifeOur theme song composed by Rokkwood Audio

Why is it so much easier to avoid than it is to confront what, deep down, we know is good for us? Behavioral scientists and ancient philosophers have struggled to answer why. Here's my best attempt. Episode 4 of 'Written, Spoken' shares a true story about avoiding a letter that was in my possession for upward of 10 years, until now... Please rate our show and leave a brief review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you subscribe. It goes a long way to help other listeners find the series. Visit Dave's online home, DaveUrsillo.com Follow Dave on Instagram Subscribe to Dave's reader-loved newsletter to receive even more personal narrative essays and human interest stories Transcripts for each episode of 'Written, Spoken' are available with each episode's release at DaveUrsillo.com/Articles If you're a writer, you can work 1-on-1 with Dave in a Writer's Group of Two, a monthly coaching and creative support system for those intent to share their words with the world Our original music is composed by Rokkwood Audio, who also mixed and produced the show

What do you do when change catches you off-guard? Where do you put your energy? How do you figure out what to do next? How do you… simply survive? What do you do to heal? How do you keep going? In Episode 2 of 'Written, Spoken' with Dave Ursillo, Dave explores how to survive the "other half" of the creative equation, destruction, which rears its ugly head whenever change enters your life. Whether you're going through a breakup, managing a big transition, or are exploring a creative endeavor for the first time, this episode is for you. Remember to subscribe to 'Written, Spoken' wherever you get your podcasts to make sure you don't miss a new episode. Please take a moment to rate our show and leave a brief review to help others find and listen to the series, it goes a long way! Learn more about Writer's Group of Two, Dave's 1-on-1 monthly coaching program and support system for writers of all levels Learn more about Dave at DaveUrsillo.com Follow Dave on Instagram Subscribe to Dave's reader-loved newsletter to receive even more personal narrative essays and human interest stories. You'll actually look forward to receiving these in your inbox Transcripts for each episode of 'Written, Spoken' are available with each episode's release at DaveUrsillo.com/Articles Original music and production by Rokkwood Audio

Written, Spoken is a podcast in which the written word comes to life as the spoken word through the voices of the writers who wrote them. Created and hosted by writer, author, and teacher of creative self-expression Dave Ursillo (DaveUrsillo.com, UnavoidableWriting.com). In Season 1 of Written, Spoken, you'll hear 10 personal narrative essays and human interest stories as they leap off the page and into your earbuds for the very first time. Over the first 10-episode season, you'll witness an intimate moment of transition in Dave's personal life. You'll step into the uncomfortable reality that is exploring a brand new creative endeavor for the first time, and discover how navigate it firsthand. You'll hear the story of a secret language spoken on the streets of Paris, and what it reminds us about people everywhere. You'll also do a little soul-work, questioning the stories that govern our perceptions of life, who we are, and what we're capable of. Episode 1 of Written, Spoken debuts on Monday June 17th, 2019. Subscribe now to make sure you don't miss an episode and can listen along with our small community of lovers of the written word (and the spoken word, too, for that matter). Learn more about Dave at DaveUrsillo.com Follow Dave on Instagram Subscribe to Dave's reader-loved newsletter to receive more personal narrative essays and human interest stories that you'll actually look forward to receiving in your inbox

Learn about all the things I've done “wrong” in business and my key takeaways. Inspired by my conversation with Dave Ursillo in which we talked about his “failed” book launch, I open up and talk about two whole companies that I launched, which didn't quite work out quite as planned... Enjoy my post-mortem on my experiences, including the lessons I took away. These learnings helped me form the successful yoga business that I love running today.    --- Brett is the founder of Uplifted Yoga, an online yoga and meditation community empowering students to personalize their practice and ignite their best life - on and off the mat. She's instructed at top studios, companies like Google and Pinterest, and leads the world's most interactive Online Yoga Teacher Training program. She teaches to a social media following of over 300K people. Her content on Youtube is streamed for 2 million minutes each month. Learn more at BrettLarkin.com   Creator & Host: Brett Larkin http://www.brettlarkin.com/   Sound Engineer: Zach Cooper www.zmcmusic.tumblr.com   Producer: Benn Mendelson www.sivanaspirit.com www.sivanapodcast.com   Please consider leaving us a rating or review on iTunes! Not sure how? Follow the steps at www.sivanaspirit.com/review   Screenshot your review and send it to info@brettlarkin.com and I'll send you my favorite affirmations and journaling prompts as a free PDF! Thanks for your support!   Use code TAKE25 for $25 off anything in your shopping cart at SivanaSpirit.com – new customers only

Let's talk about failure - Woohoo! Social media tends to showcase all the highs. But every successful author and entrepreneur has battle wounds and failures that helped shape who they are today. In this episode, successful author Dave Ursillo takes us deep into the story of his failed first book. Together, we reverse engineer all the things that went TERRIBLY wrong with this first book and extract gold nuggets of wisdom and insight for YOU. This post-mortem of a failed book launch contains both practical and spiritual wisdom that's relevant to everyone. Thank you Dave for being so humble, amazing, and speaking so honestly about this on the show! --- Dave has self-published 7 books spanning spiritual poetry, nonfiction and memoir. He has published over 500 articles at his online home, DaveUrsillo.com, and has been published in 6 more books including the international Chicken Soup for the Soul series and in independent projects like End Sex Trafficking alongside Seth Godin and Danielle LaPorte. His work as a traveling teacher of writing, creative self-expression, storytelling and yoga has led him to work with over 4,000 students from 30 countries. Dave has been seen on CBS News Sunday Morning, Psychology Today, INC.com, Zenhabits and CreativeLive. He is a member of the Forbes Coaches Council. Dave has spoken at the College of the Holy Cross, American University, and Full Sail University, while donating time to teach writing and storytelling at Rhode Island area high school and junior high schools.   Special Guest: Dave Ursillo https://daveursillo.com/ https://instagram.com/daveursillo https://unavoidablewriting.com   Creator & Host: Brett Larkin http://www.brettlarkin.com/   New yoga series ELEMENTAL all about the lower 4 chakras: www.brettlarkin.com/elemental   Sound Engineer: Zach Cooper www.zmcmusic.tumblr.com   Producer: Benn Mendelson www.sivanaspirit.com www.sivanapodcast.com   Support the Show:   Please consider leaving us a rating or review on iTunes! Not sure how? Follow the steps at www.sivanaspirit.com/review   Use code TAKE25 for $25 off anything in your shopping cart at SivanaSpirit.com – new customers only

How do we breakthrough and face what we're avoiding in 2019? Why is focusing on avoidance so valuable? Author Dave Ursillo provides us with a six-word journaling prompt he believes can radically transform our lives this year. We talk about SHAME, FEAR, and UNCERTAINTY – the vortex of emotions that might be holding you back. This episode is raw and filled with tons of personal tips. Make sure to listen to the very end!  --- Dave has self-published 7 books spanning spiritual poetry, nonfiction and memoir. He has published over 500 articles at his online home, DaveUrsillo.com, and has been published in 6 more books including the international Chicken Soup for the Soul series and in independent projects like End Sex Trafficking alongside Seth Godin and Danielle LaPorte. His work as a traveling teacher of writing, creative self-expression, storytelling and yoga has led him to work with over 4,000 students from 30 countries. Dave has been seen on CBS News Sunday Morning, Psychology Today, INC.com, Zenhabits and CreativeLive. He is a member of the Forbes Coaches Council. Dave has spoken at the College of the Holy Cross, American University, and Full Sail University, while donating time to teach writing and storytelling at Rhode Island area high school and junior high schools.   Special Guest: Dave Ursillo https://daveursillo.com/ https://instagram.com/daveursillo https://unavoidablewriting.com   Creator & Host: Brett Larkin http://www.brettlarkin.com/   New yoga series ELEMENTAL all about the lower 4 chakras: www.brettlarkin.com/elemental   Sound Engineer: Zach Cooper www.zmcmusic.tumblr.com   Producer: Benn Mendelson www.sivanaspirit.com www.sivanapodcast.com   Support the Show:   Please consider leaving us a rating or review on iTunes! Not sure how? Follow the steps at www.sivanaspirit.com/review   Use code TAKE25 for $25 off anything in your shopping cart at SivanaSpirit.com – new customers only   Transformation, joy, love, happiness

If you could be anyone or anything – who would you be? What does it mean to live a life that is full of learning, loving and leaving a meaningful legacy? Would achieving mastery in all of these areas lead us to a sense of wholeness? And how do we invest our time most effectively to create the success we looking for? In this short action episode, writer, teacher and healer, Dave Ursillo, guides us. We explore the three promises of writing: Home, harmony and wholeness. Hear how these promises lead to a life full of creative joy, meaning and purpose. And how creative ‘success’ can be achieved on a daily basis. http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast/254-how-to-lead-a-life-full-of-creative-joy-by-being-your-whole-self Free e-book --> https://daveursillo.com/wb-is-dead/ https://unavoidablewriting.com/

Writing and journalling changed Dave Ursillo’s life. In episode 251, part one of my chat with writer, healer and Unavoidable Writingteacher, Dave Ursillo, helped us to pull apart writer’s block to find out what’s really going on… Dave helped us to understand our fear shadows. In this episode, part two of our chat, we go deeper into Dave’s own personal story Hear how journalling can change your life. Dave introduces us to our soul-code and how writing can help us become the whole of who we are. We also explore the benefit of creating a dedicated writing environment: Making a home for your writing – somewhere you belong and a place for meaningful endeavour. We also explore the interplay between home, harmony and wholeness. http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast/253-dave-ursillo-part-2 Free e-book Writer's Block is Dead https://unavoidablewriting.com/

Is your best creative work causing disruption in your life? How do you know? How do you find the time and energy to do more of what’s important without creating more chaos and struggle? In this short action episode, we explore the difference between two types of creative resistance: Discomfort and struggle. Writer, healer and Unavoidable Writing teacher, Dave Ursillo, from episode 251, reveals the idea that our fear shadow is the very thing that is often between us and our very best creative work; The lives we are attempting to create. We explore what the fear shadow is… Hear how you can spot it and to move forward with your creative work in the most effective way possible. On the website Free e-book Unavoidable Writing

Have we found the cure for writer’s block? What does it feel like to be a free, unstuck, creative? Does writer’s block really exist and, if so, what is it? In this episode, we pull writer’s block apart and find out what’s really going on…to find out what’s on the other side. Healer, teacher and writer, Dave Ursillo, returns to the show, for the third time, to unpack what we mean by writer’s block. Sharing the last ten years of his life’s work, Dave reveals what he has learned helping hundreds of other writers to become an unstuck and thriving artist in their writing again. In part one of this two part chat, hear about the three shadow behaviours and how the fear shadow can stop our creative progress. Hot off the back of his recent Creative Live appearance, Dave shares his most recent wisdom, teaching us what writer’s block can reveal to us about being human. Listen to what Dave’s early yogic experiences revealed to him as a writer and as a person. And the value of self-awareness plus the 3 promises of writing. http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast Free e-book --> https://daveursillo.com/wb-is-dead/ https://unavoidablewriting.com/

For Life on Purpose Episode #49, my guest is writer, author, yoga teacher, and traveler Dave Ursillo, who returns for a fourth conversation on my shows. Dave was Guest #1 on my very first podcast (Radio Enso) back in 2011 and his wisdom, tools, and life experience always make for an excellent chat! Throughout the various threads of his work, he helps creatives, self-starters and everyday yogis use their words to live the stories they want to be telling. Dave joined me for a great conversation about conscious life evolution, creativity, the freedom of NOT knowing, what he's learned from teaching yoga, habit change, cultivating the right container for personal and creative growth, the notion of "service", the importance of tribe, karma vs. dharma, and much more! About: Dave Ursillo is a teacher of writing, yoga and self-expression. He helps self-starters use their words, stories and voices to create healing within and share love in our world. In his former life, Dave was an aspiring presidential speechwriter and sought a path of leadership after 9/11/2001 to become a part of positive change in our world. He abandoned his career in 2009 to dedicate his life to his writing, through which he knew he could lead by example. Today, as a teacher, workshop leader and founder of an online writers' group, The Literati Writers (LiteratiWriters.com), Dave teaches conscientious creatives, self-starters and everyday-yogis how to cultivate their gifts, speak their truth and embody their deepest values. He has brought his teachings to hundreds of thousands of readers and across three continents, and has been seen on CBS News Sunday Morning, Psychology Today, Zen Habits, Inc.com and the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series. He lives in Rhode Island. To learn more about Dave and his work, visit: https://www.daveursillo.com/.

Courage and Writing A lot of people have books in them... But how many take the time to actually write them? Enter: Dave Ursillo - a multi-published author and entrepreneur who helps creative self-starters live their leadership through artistry. Dave’s written 8 books, is the leader of the Literati Writers – a small, private community of writers, and has done numerous speaking engagements around the country on the topics of communication and leadership. In today's broadcast, Dave and I sat down to discuss a topic near and dear to my heart: COURAGE in writing Dave shares his journey from working in politics to writing books and coaching writers full time.  While his story is interesting in and of itself, Dave also walks us through actionable steps to developing courage in writing and entrepreneurship. Weather you are interested in writing, or you want actionable steps to develop courage and self-belief in your own artistry and business, today's broadcast is for you. Oh, and if you enjoyed today's broadcast, leave us a comment and let us know what you think! What Dave Ursillo and I talk about: How Dave got his start in writing on September 11 2001 How this incredible event changed the scope of his writing (and his life) The power of writing to create constructive thought and dialogue. Dave’s start in the political world and how the nature of politics compelled him to start writing Dave’s journey from the job he hated,to hitting 4 months of depression and working his way out using his creativity and passion How Dave created the exclusive writers group: Literatti Writers How to cultivate courage in your writing and life Why we need to be fearless with our writing (and all our actions) Why we need to surround ourselves with similar values (hint: it has to do with courage) 3 Tenets of Cultivating Courage in Writing (and Life): Daily Practice Surround Yourself With People who Have the Same Values Have Mentors and Role Models you Follow and Aspire to be Like *note: we go in depth on each of these in the interview, so definitely check out the interview! Awesome Quote from Dave Ursillo:       "Courage in writing is everything." [Click to Tweet] "The journey in life is the greatest reward."  [Click to Tweet]   Where You can Find Dave Ursillo Online: Website: daveursillo.com Twitter: @daveursillo Additional Resources and Links: literatiwriters.com * * * If you enjoyed today's podcast, leave a review on iTunes here. And let us know what you think in the comments below!

On the first official episode of the podcast, Mike talks about Meeting Hero, Checkmark 2.1, and Dave Ursillo's new book. He also has a conversation with Troy Christmas of TaskClone. Relevant Links http://www.meetinghero.com/ (MeetingHero) http://www.productivityist.com/blog/look-less-meeting (A Look at LessMeeting) http://www.productivityist.com/blog/the-one-meeting (The One Productive Weekly Meeting You're Not Having (But Should)) http://blog.builtbysnowman.com/post/96004041192/checkmark-2-1-with-snoozing-and-improved-recurring (Checkmark 2.1) http://www.productivityist.com/blog/review-checkmark-2-for-ios (Review: Checkmark 2.0) http://amzn.to/1Cnj2nh (Big Apple, Black Sand and The Midnight Sun by Dave Ursillo) http://www.taskclone.com/ (TaskClone) Want to send Mike an app, book, or something similar to discuss on the show? Email me at podcast@productivityist.com and I'll see what I can do. Support The Productivityist Podcast by becoming a patron! http://www.patreon.com/Productivityist (Click here) to visit The Productivityist Podcast's Patreon page and see what perks await those who pitch in a buck or more.

In 2011 Dave Ursillo published his first book Lead Without Followers. In an inspiring uphill battle, Dave has shown a tremendous amount of grit. In the last year his business has experienced a dramatic turnaround. Here are some of the highlights from our conversation Lessons from the world of politics and leadershipThe role of self belief in your successWhy a mission of service matters so muchThe subtle nuances of your language the impact your mindsetUnderstanding what you think, feel and believe Why what you say is going to be heard How to push yourself to the place of true authenticityWhy making your life about other people gives them powerThe Importance of not getting attached to your successWhy the art matters more than the mechanicsWhy showing up everyday is just a prerequisiteHow the failure of a book changed Dave's perception of artDealing with a business on the brink of failure How Following through on a simple idea drastically changed Dave's businessStructuring a writer's group where the journey is the rewardThe key values that were the foundations of the Literati writer's groupCritical Elements of Being Unapologetically You Dave Ursillo is the founder of The Literati Writers Group, and the author or Lead without Followers. You can follow him on twitter @daveursillo. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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