It Shouldn’t Take a Renegade to Believe
The word “Renegade” is derived from the medieval Latin word renegatus, the perfect participle of renego, meaning “deny.” Here on DaveUrsillo.com, “Renegadeism” is an unwaveringly positive and defiant attitude embodied by men and women who call themselves “dreamers.” We dreamers who brandish the name “Renegade” live, defy, believe and thrive in spite of what often feels like an increasingly cynical world that surrounds us. As Renegades, we deny convention for the sake of convention, deny mounting cynicism, and deny disbelief.
Under the name of “Renegades” we brandish a determined and resolute mindset through which we individually engage in Self-Exploration, as we strive to explore who we truly are on the inside; better ourselves through intellectual growth and emotional exploration; become Self-Aware, realizing and coming to trust our constitution, unique gifts and talents; and develop ourselves to be the best men and women that we can be, for the sake of everyone around us. Renegadeism is about “believing” in defiance of naysayers and developing the Self on behalf of others.
If You’re Like Me…
…you embrace the challenges upon us and want to make a difference. Of the few things I know, I know I was born a leader. I’m Dave Ursillo, a 24-year-old writer and author based in my home state of Rhode Island. I have been an avid writer of the subjects of self-improvement, alternative leadership and politics since 2003.
My recent experiences have spanned five political offices in the last six years, including the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) in 2008 and as an executive aide to a gubernatorial candidate in 2009.
My publishing experiences range from have spanned recent book Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanks Dad; freelance writing for the AOL Network; four self-run websites, currently including DaveUrsillo.com and TheQuietLeader.com; dozens of guest written pieces for others’ websites and blogs; and as former editor-in-chief of the College of the Holy Cross newspaper, The Crusader. My writing and personal story have garnished local media attention in East Greenwich Magazine (circulation 9,000) and The Warwick Beacon (circulation 9,000) in late 2009.
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What is Renegadeism?
The defiant and motivated spirit of Renegadeism is what will raise our country and the lives of those around us from the lowly ranks of cynicism, pessimism, and disheartenment.
In today’s cynical world, a mindset that espouses the merit of following one’s heart, the value of pursuing one’s dreams and the relentless drive to strive to better ourselves and those around us is frowned upon by many. Being a Renegade is about believing and being the change we wish to see in the world — a world that we are about to inherit as our sole responsibility. If we wish to change the status quo and forge a better tomorrow, we’ll need to do more than simply reject convention. We need to embrace an attitude of Renegadeism and force the issue. To succeed, we will need each other to do it.
How to Become a Renegade
DaveUrsillo.com is a self-improvement and personal development blog that hopes to inspire men and women to rethink the ordinary; be the means to help men and women strive to maximize their individual and unlimited human potential; and encourage young leaders to rise to the occasion of these momentous and challenging days for our nation. This website is broken up into three distinct categories, which also comprise the philosophy of Renegadeism:
– Self Improvement: Striving to Better Yourself; Get “Back to Even”
On an individual level, each of us must strive to better ourselves: our mindset, and our outlook in life. Essentially, if we feel disheartened, dejected or depressed, we need to regain a sense of peaceful inner balance — getting our state of minds “back to even” — before we can go forward and strive to maximize our unlimited potentials as human beings.
— Personal Excellence: Strive to Maximize Your Potential
On an individual level, now having regained a sense of peaceful inner balance, we can move forward and strive to maximize our potentials. Human beings are limitless creatures: there is no restriction on the amount of creativity, thought, love or innovation that humans can possess. As such, we owe it to ourselves and to those around us to strive to become the best men and women that we possibly can be.
– Alternative Leadership (TheQuietLeader.com): Helping Others Do the Same
What it means to be a leader is rapidly changing amid these days of economic and political strife. Our collective, societal understanding of the word “leader” is becoming intertwined with negativity. The consequence is that Americans are becoming completely disenfranchised with leaders and are all-the-more dissuaded to become leaders. This is incredibly dismaying, because the next generation of American leaders will hold more responsibility for the direction of our country and our world than we may realize.
What it means to be a Renegade
What it means to be a Renegade is as limitless as our human potential. Even better, it’s a “living philosophy” — open to evolution and constant refinement, Renegadeism is not confined or restrained by laws, rules or limits. Renegadeism will evolve, change, and strengthen as men and women like you join the ranks of the Renegades and express your thoughts, opinions and ideas.
Do you have what it takes to join the ranks of the Renegades? Do you wish to break and defy traditional modes of thinking and methods of leadership that are antiquated, regressive and backwards? If you do, welcome. I’m happy you found my website. Welcome to the the Ranks of the Renegades.
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