by Tony Zampella | Jul 20, 2026 | Learning/Coaching
A client, Kathy, arrives at a coaching session exhausted. “I know exactly what I need to do,” she says. “I just can’t seem to do it.” The coaching conversation quickly turns toward goals, accountability, habits, and confidence. Together, coach and client begin...
by Tony Zampella | Jun 15, 2026 | Learning/Coaching
Life unfolds through creative tension. The ancient Greeks captured this tension through two mythic figures: Apollo and Dionysus, both sons of Zeus (though born of different mothers: Leto and Semele, respectively). Popularized by Nietzsche in The Birth of Tragedy, the...
by Tony Zampella | Aug 26, 2024 | Spirituality
About 10 years ago, I noticed a pattern in my coaching practice: Clients arrived at sessions more drained, exhausted, fragmented, and increasingly distracted. As I inquired about this, I uncovered how our seduction with technology had enabled a series of issues such...
by Tony Zampella | Mar 11, 2024 | Wisdom
In the coaching field, “co-creating” refers to the collaborative process between the coach and client, in which both parties actively participate in shaping the coaching relationship, discovering ideas, setting goals, and designing strategies for growth and...
by Tony Zampella | Apr 17, 2023 | Mental Models
Coming Out of the closet as a gay man is a choice. Yet, making that choice requires considering several consequences. As a coach, the experience of coming out offers many lessons we can use to support people in living their truth. I contributed a chapter to the book...