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!
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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
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