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

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