Emotional Intelligence, Insecurities, and the Journey of Growth with Eric Pfeiffer of MPWR Coaching

In Episode 5, Eric Pfeiffer, Founder and Senior Consultant of MPWR Coaching and Collegiate Soccer Player, talks with Phil about emotional intelligence, dealing with insecurities, self-love, permission to fail, the journey of growth, and conflict resolution. Specifically, he discusses:

• His story and how his experience playing soccer intersects with other areas of his life and leadership (2:05)
• Emotional intelligence and why it is critical to success in soccer and leading others in any area of life (6:16)
• How coaching sports organizations is the same as coaching any other organizations (8:27)
• Insecurities, how they affect us in soccer and other areas of life, and how we can overcome them in sport and life (12:41)
• How self-love is different from narcissism and why the distinction is important to understand (17:46)
• Permission to fail and why it's necessary to learn how to embrace failure and fail forward (21:01)
• How insecurities and emotional unintelligence manifest themselves in our lives (and on the soccer pitch) and why overcoming them is essential to flourishing in life (23:59)
• The journey of growth and phases of development for anything worth doing (28:58)
• Creating a culture that celebrates healthy failure (29:07)
• What soccer teaches us about conflict resolution and how we can work through conflict together in a healthy way (40:49)
• How he uses the lessons he learned from soccer in his marriage and parenting (47:19)
• His recommendation of a book that impacted his thinking of the intersection of soccer, life, and leadership (52:14)

Resources and Links from this Episode

Audio with subtitles available on our YouTube channel (video not available due to technical difficulties)

MPWR Coaching website – https://www.mpwrcoaching.com

Eric Pfeiffer on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-pfeiffer-53964b173/

How Soccer Explains Leadership Facebook Group -- https://www.facebook.com/groups/howsoccerexplainsleadership

Das Reboot: How German Football Reinvented Itself and Conquered the World, by Raphael Honigstein