Ep 162 Eric Pfeiffer Gr8 Q's - His Plumbline “You can’t coach what you haven’t cultivated.”

The Great Eight Answers

1. Best Coaching Advice Ever Received:

“You cannot give to others what you have not first cultivated within yourself.”

Eric lives this. From journaling to marriage counseling to feedback loops with his kids, he believes the inside work fuels the outside impact.

2. What He’s Still Improving:

He’s intuitive and strategic but admits he can “wing it” too much. He’s learning to bring in structure and process to support long-term client journeys without squashing creativity.

3. Most Outrageous Coaching Move:

Challenging billionaires and C-suite execs—calling out toxic behaviors with clarity and grace. He calls it outrageous. We call it next-level courage.

4. What Still Makes Him Uncomfortable:

Sharing his own failures in sessions. It’s not about making it about him—it’s about being real, modeling vulnerability, and building trust. Still awkward. Still necessary.

5. Advice for New Coaches:

• Apprentice with someone great
• Get a framework
• Practice on guinea pigs for free
  Also: imitate before you innovate. (Spoiler: YouTube isn’t a mentor.)

6. What He’s Had to Conquer:

Himself. His insecurities. And surprisingly—his fear of success. As the stakes get higher, he wrestles with staying uncomfortable in the right ways.

7. How He Uses AI:

He’s feeding all his content into an “EmpowerBot” that mimics his voice and philosophy. It's still early, but it’s all in service of scaling his leadership operating system and putting it in more hands.

8. What He’s Learned About Himself:

He’s a firefighter. Not just one who runs into burning buildings—but one who shows others they have the courage and capacity to do it, too. He’s most alive when helping people navigate chaos—and helping them see they can do it without him.

Bonus Streaming Pick:

🧨 Succession. Because dysfunction and family drama are universal—and coaching can be the thing that diffuses all the emotional landmines.