Of the few things I know, I know I was born a leader.
My young life has consisted of little else than a determined search to fulfill an unremitting drive so ingrained in my soul—the innate calling of a leader within. As desperate and diverse as this search has been, it was not until I began to emulate the very characteristics of what I now call THE QUIET LEADER that I began to understand a unique, subtle and unconventional form of highly influential leadership.
Writing Background
I have been writing on the subjects of leadership, politics and personal excellence since 2003. My publishing experiences have spanned four self-run political and self-help websites, currently including DaveUrsillo.com, TheQuietLeader.com, TheDelibero.com; dozens of guest pieces written for websites and blogs; as former editor-in-chief of the College of the Holy Cross newspaper, The Crusader; and forthcoming book Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanks Dad.
Why do I write?
I write as a personal journey of exploration. Because of the subjects I write about and my personal writing style, critics contend that I’m a conceited “know-it-all” trying to explain the world to everyone else who “doesn’t get it.” To the contrary, I write as a part of a lifelong journey to explore all that I realize I do not know, and may never fully comprehend. My writing is less an explanation, and more of a writer’s exploration of humanity, the ways of the world, and our collective and individual purposes in life.
What will I read on DaveUrsillo.com?
Human beings are inherently good but imperfect by their nature. We all long to be free, to be happy, and to live life to the fullest and maximize our individual and collective potentials in order to better the world around us. My writing style tends to consist of vivid imagery and descriptive emotion, often intending to convey assumptions and ideals about the human condition, society, politics, freedom, leadership, personal and social responsibility, love and life and much more.
While I try to state a thesis outright, I often utilize allusions, vagaries and other subtle references to allow the reader to interpret the writing openly. This gives the reader the ability to make “someone else’s” words and thoughts their own. The beauty of written word — like a musician’s cryptic rhymes and lyrics — is the reader’s ability to interpret freely.
Who is “the Renegade of Written Word”?
I call my writing persona the “Renegade of Written Word.” Mostly a marketing and branding strategy, I use the slogan as tongue-in-cheek aspiration of achieving “rock star status” some day (musical ineptness aside), but more seriously as a reminder that my writing should be bold, ambitious, and defy convention. The “Renegade of Written Word” brand and platform consists of:
- My vision is a world wherein men and women better understand sociopolitical current affairs developments, become engaged in the political process based upon well-established core values, and feel empowered to become leaders in everyday life.
- My purpose is to use writing as a method to empower men and women to become leaders and gain a new sense of purpose in life.
- My core values are the power of positive thinking, the inherent goodness of people, and the importance of following one’s heart.
- My passions are writing, public speaking, and forging meaningful connections and friendships with people.
- My top brand attributes are that my writing defies conventional thinking and challenges the status quo through inherently good human qualities like Love, Selflessness, and Giving.
- My core strengths are effective communication, steadfast persistence, and integrating varied means to forge creative solutions to problems.
- My target audience is made up of “Generation Y” young adults and young professionals and Baby Boomer adults who wish to think differently about the world around them.
- What differentiates me from my competition is my unrelenting dedication to the art of written word, my enjoyment of working under tight deadlines, and my openness to the editorial process.
Above all else, the alias serves as a reminder that my writing should challenge the status quo and truly seek to shatter barriers of the mind.
About The Quiet Leader
THE QUIET LEADER is a current affairs and self-help cross-genre set against the backdrop of a disturbing escalation in the American public’s discontent with modern elected leaders. Styled in the vein of Malcolm Gladwell as a behavioral investigation, THE QUIET LEADER diagnoses the American people’s mounting anger and growing impatience with their elected leaders as a unique sociopolitical byproduct of the last two decades. This discontent is an aggregate reaction to the presumed plight of modern American leadership and mounting fear America’s best days are in the past.
Because Americans are becoming so impatient and angry with modern leaders, we are beginning to lose the very concept of what it means to be a leader. In order to reclaim the true meaning of leadership—devoid of its dependencies on power, money, and status—THE QUIET LEADER offers readers a unique and highly personal philosophy on “leadership without follows” that can be embodied by ordinary Americans in everyday life. By exemplifying principals of thankfulness, selflessness, and positivity, the reader becomes a “quiet leader” whose selfless and optimistic demeanor influences others to emulate the reader’s behavior, consciously or subconsciously. In doing so, they, in essence, become followers.
By embodying the leadership philosophy behind THE QUIET LEADER, readers regain a purer sense of leadership and free themselves from their perverted perceptions of modern American leadership.
THE QUIET LEADER currently stands completed in nonfiction book proposal format. I am courting literary agents to represent me and this work as I pursue it’s publication. I have begun to write the core of the manuscript, while simultaneously reaching out to contacts, friends, and family, in order to gather pertinent anecdotes, stories, and interviews with real life quiet leaders that will supplement the manuscript when it is completed.
Dave’s Mission Statement
A true writer does not write to exclusively convey his/her own thoughts and beliefs. A true writer uses one’s gift of word to open realms of thought and feeling in a reader’s mind that might otherwise remain untapped. Written word is a powerful tool and an art form, and one that beckons great responsibility. Insofar as this is but one step on my own Path of Life, I intend to use my words through this technological medium to fulfill the inner-calling of a leader, to reach out across physical borders and barriers of the mind, and to enrich the lives of others.
Hi there, I’m Dave, the Renegade of Written Word.
Who I is, and where you at.
Of the few things I know, I know I was born a leader. At 23, I’ve already sought to fulfill that inner calling in many fields, from student government, to military, collegiate, journalistic, and political – from the Rhode Island State House to the White House in Washington DC. But to date, no career path has really clicked. I’ve found glaring flaws – if only minor incompatibilities with my personality – in each field.
But luckily, the second thing I’ve ever known is that I have a deep interest in spoken and written word. More than a passion, I’m here to showcase my writing on the web as I pursue another form of leadership as a career writer. And that’s why you’re here.
I am not too cool for school.
I jokingly refer to my writing persona as “the Renegade of Written Word.” The slogan is mostly a marketing strategy, but I also use it as a daily reminder that my writing should be bold, declarative, daring, and different. I also like to pretend that I’m badass. But, short of my grand writing ambitions, I don’t take myself very seriously. So take it all in stride!
What will I find on DaveUrsillo.com?
My writing style tends to consist of vivid imagery and descriptive emotion, often intending to convey assumptions and ideals about the human condition, society, politics, freedom, leadership, personal and social responsibility, love and life and much more.
A reader will find in my writings that I am an idealist in many regards, and an optimist if nothing else. Many statements I make in writing are often idyllic, but isn’t an idyllic future a goal with striving toward?
While I try to state a thesis outright, I often utilize allusions, vagaries and other subtle references to allow the reader to interpret my writing openly. This gives the reader the ability to make “someone else’s” words and thoughts their own. The beauty of written word, just like a musician’s cryptic rhymes and lyrics, is the reader’s ability to interpret freely.
Dave’s Mission Statement
A true writer does not write to either exclusively or mostly convey his own thoughts and beliefs. A true writer uses his gift of written word to open realms of thought and feeling in the reader’s mind that might otherwise remain untapped. Written word is a powerful tool and an art form, and one that beckons great responsibility.
Insofar as this is but one step on my personal Path of Life, I intend to use my words through this technological medium in order to fulfill the inner calling of a leader and to reach out across physical borders and barriers of the mind and enrich the lives of others.
Please feel free to drop me a line.
Happy reading.
