by Tony Zampella | Apr 8, 2024 | Wisdom
Our obsession with happiness leads us to seek out elixirs and excitement, often undermining the happiness we seek to attain. Given that we enshrine a pillar of our Constitution to the Pursuit of Happiness, it is curious that we’ve slid to number 23 in this year’s...
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 | Jan 22, 2024 | Mental Models
Decades ago, I recall when I first heard the term “organic.” It captured my imagination and intrigued me. Later, in 2002, I attended facilitator training by Harrison Owen, founder of Open Space Technology (OST), where he kept using organic to describe the nature of...
by Tony Zampella | Dec 11, 2023 | Communication
What if our interactions, experiences, and situations in life are all a conversation? Consider leadership, identity, love, trust, science, learning, and suffering as a conversation. What if we view life as a network of conversations? Everything says something. Our...
by Tony Zampella | Oct 31, 2023 | Mental Models
Concepts like perfectionism, individualism, problem-solving, and multitasking are often considered virtues. Notice when reviewing the list if you feel a twinge. Might you identify with any of these concepts as “virtues?” Might you lean into these as “skills” when...