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 | Mar 12, 2026 | Wisdom
In the Star Trek: Voyager episode “Sacred Ground,” Captain Kathryn Janeway—a trained scientist with a background in quantum cosmology and a former chief science officer—faces a crisis she cannot solve through conventional means. When crewmember Kes is rendered...
by Tony Zampella | Feb 2, 2026 | Mental Models
A client once told me they were exhausted because they “cared too much.” They had tried caring less. They set boundaries, reduced commitments, and even stepped back from a role they loved. Nothing changed. The exhaustion returned, now accompanied by confusion and...
by Tony Zampella | Dec 8, 2025 | Practice
The holidays can be confusing. They swing between obligations, unrealistic expectations, and the aspiration to “finally relax.” A great deal of this confusion stems from how we view rest. We use words such as “relaxation” and “rest” casually, as if they...
by Tony Zampella | Oct 20, 2025 | Learning/Coaching, Wisdom
About six years ago, I realized that many of the issues I cared most about would not be resolved in my lifetime; some might even be regressing. It was a quiet but unsettling reckoning. For a while, I resisted it, holding onto the hope that enough effort or conviction...
