Coaching for Consultants: Michael Zipursky on Investing in Themselves

Any have great book recommendations on coaching? The more I work in the CEO role, the more I perceive my job as a player-coach. Managing a player roster constrained by a salary cap. Organizing the team to get the best results for our clients. Motivating players to get the best work out of everyone. Playing to win. All book, article, or podcast recommendations welcome!

Re-accreditation used to feel like a deadline. Now, I see it differently. It is a mirror. A moment to step back and ask: • Who have I become as a coach? • What have I learned? • Where am I still growing? In our latest podcast episode, we unpack the reality of coaching re-accreditation and why so many coaches leave it too late. We cover: • What actually counts as CPD • Why coaching logs matter more than you think • The hidden pressure of supervision and mentor coaching • How to avoid the last-minute scramble The biggest shift? Stop treating re-accreditation as an admin task. Start treating it as a strategy for growth. If you are a coach who wants to build a sustainable, ethical, and evolving practice, this episode will change how you approach it. Listen now and take control of your re-accreditation journey: https://lnkd.in/eiBwUSrz #Coaching #ProfessionalDevelopment #ICF #EMCC #CoachGrowth #LeadershipDevelopment

If your spouse could coach you to lose the weight… it likely would have worked by now. The same goes for trying to do it entirely on your own. That’s not a criticism… it’s a pattern I see often. Because if information alone solved the problem, most people would already have the result. In this episode of my podcast, I break down why having your spouse act as your coach or trainer often leads to frustration… for both people. Not because they don’t care. But because caring about someone and coaching them are two very different roles. A good coach provides: • structure • a clear plan • objective feedback • accountability without emotion A partner provides: • support • encouragement • perspective • and a relationship that matters far more than debating nutrition or training decisions When those roles overlap, things can get complicated quickly. If you’ve ever tried to coach your partner… or be coached by them… this will likely resonate. Comment PODCAST and I’ll send the episode your way. -Joey

You know more about discipline than most coaches. And you still can't execute on your own life. Think about that for a second. Atomic Habits. Goggins. The planner. The app. The podcast you fell asleep to last Tuesday. And you're still stuck in the same place. Information isn't the answer. It's become the hiding place. Every book you read, every podcast you consume, every YouTube rabbit hole at 11pm. Your brain files it all under "working on it." That all creates the Same dopamine hit as actually doing something........with zero risk of failing. THAT’S THE CON And the more you consume the worse it gets. You've got seventeen frameworks competing in your head every time you try to move. As you try and make sense of them all you consume a little more. Looking for the one thing that will finally make it feel safe to start. It never comes. It never comes because the only thing that makes starting feel safe is starting. Here's how we deal with this. Pick the thing you've been consuming content about instead of doing. The thing you could teach a class on at this point. Next close every other [mental] tab but that one. And finally do one embarrassingly imperfect version of it today. Unformatted, misspelled, unorganized. Not the perfect version. The messy version. This is the version that proves to your brain that doing is safe. That's it. That's the only information that actually moves you forward. What have you been researching instead of doing? Tag someone who needs to hear this. Talk soon.

What makes coaching such a unique relationship? Coaching offers a collaborative environment grounded in psychological safety, personal agency, and the belief that the person being coached already holds wisdom worth accessing. The coach does not hand someone a set of answers. The coachee is not there to be fixed. Coaching creates space for people to think for themselves, set goals that matter to them, and follow through on the work that supports change. Much of that work happens after the session ends. The conversation may spark awareness, but the deeper shift takes shape in the choices a person makes afterward: how they reflect, what they practice, what they notice, and whether they take the next step they identified for themselves. This reflection is a highlight from the pilot episode of The Heart and Purpose of the Holistic Physician Coaching Podcast by Jessica Singh, MD, NBC-HWC, ACC. Listen to the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/gfXTaMzZ #PhysicianCoaching #Coaching #HolisticPhysicianCoaching #PhysicianWellbeing

Sales content does not need to be “enticing” or “refined.” The more you *try* to make it enticing — the less enticing it will be. Your work is to understand what makes YOU and your programs worth investing in. What makes YOU unique & relevant. When you know what makes your coaching so valuable, selling becomes easy. When you know why it’s worth someone’s time and energy, selling becomes easy. Not in an I’m-trying-to-sell-to-you way — in an I-know-exactly-how-to-help-you way. When you’re creating content, writing copy, or outlining a podcast episode, there are four things you’re trying to make clear: 1. The result you want is possible 2. The result you want is doable — in any circumstance 3. The result you want is simpler than you think 4. I can help you create it Selling your coaching has less to do with theatrics, trends, and perfectly edited content — and everything to do with another human feeling like they know you, trust you, and can actually win with your help. That’s the whole thing. Build the connection. Communicate clearly. Show up real. If you want to become the obvious choice — wor with me in private 1:1 coaching. Details in comments.

What if the answers your clients are searching for aren’t in their thoughts… but in their body? 🌱 In the latest edition of choice, the magazine of professional coaching, Lisa Murrell explores a powerful shift in how we approach decision-making through her article “Coaching from the Ground Up.” Her work brings forward the idea that true choice comes from the integration of mind, body, and intuition, offering coaches a deeper, more grounded way to guide their clients. The Beyond The Page Podcast episode featuring Lisa Murrell is now live. Tune in to hear her unpack this approach and explore how you can bring it into your coaching practice. 👉 Listen now and discover a more grounded way to guide your clients.

What if the answers your clients are searching for aren’t in their thoughts… but in their body? 🌱 In the latest edition of choice, the magazine of professional coaching, Lisa Murrell explores a powerful shift in how we approach decision-making through her article “Coaching from the Ground Up.” Her work brings forward the idea that true choice comes from the integration of mind, body, and intuition, offering coaches a deeper, more grounded way to guide their clients. The Beyond The Page Podcast episode featuring Lisa Murrell is now live. Tune in to hear her unpack this approach and explore how you can bring it into your coaching practice. 👉 Listen now and discover a more grounded way to guide your clients.

I always love the podcasts from Jo & Zoe. Helpful, thought provoking and often a good reminder about coaching techniques and trusting your own style.

Is coaching for you as an educator or leader? 👉🏻 Developing my coaching toolbox transformed how I showed up as an educator, and it continues to shape how I lead today 👉🏻 Coaching isn’t about telling people what to do — it’s about creating space for clarity, reflection, and confidence. And right now, education needs that more than ever. In this new podcast episode, I share: ✨ Why education needs coaching (especially in the current climate) ✨ What coaching actually is — and why it’s not advice‑giving ✨ How coaching becomes a powerful tool for reflective practice 👉🏻 If you’ve ever wondered how coaching fits into your role, or how it can support you to lead with more intention and less overwhelm, this episode will really resonate. LISTEN NOW 👇🏼 🎧 Listen on your favourite podcast places, including Spotify and Apple. 🎧 COMMENT below with ‘COACH’ and I’ll send you the direct link 
 #education #podcast