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Eric Kaufmann - Mirror, Flame, & Threshold
Episode 761
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Eric Kaufmann
There are moments when the world doesn’t need another leader in a tailored suit with bullet points and buzzwords.
It needs an elder.
A mirror.
A firestarter.
Today’s guest initiates warriors. He walks them to the edge of their identity, hands them the flint, and says: “Now light it up.”
For over two decades, Eric Kaufmann has been guiding CEOs, founders, and senior leaders through the crucible—helping them break down the illusions of self-importance, shed the skin of performative leadership, and step into something real… something forged in the fire of clarity, presence, and sacred responsibility.
He’s the author of Leadership Breakdown and The Four Virtues of a Leader—books that don’t just sit pretty on a bookshelf. They initiate.
Eric’s work is where Zen meets the boardroom, where ancient wisdom meets modern chaos, and where the rite of leadership is not handed to you—it’s earned through trials. Through courage, grit, faith, and focus.
This is not about optics. This is not about quarterly gains.
This is about inner revolution.
The kind that echoes outward and recalibrates the system itself.
So if you’re ready to trade comfort for consciousness…
If you’re ready to drop the mask and meet the mirror…
Then hold fast.
Because today, we’re not interviewing a guest.
We’re crossing a threshold.
Welcome to the show… Eric Kaufmann.
INITIATION, THRESHOLDS & THE INNER FIRE
 1. “What is the price of initiation—and how does one know they’ve truly paid it?”
(Not with money, not with time, but with something that doesn’t grow back.)
 2. “In your experience, what is the pattern of the soul’s evolution through leadership? Is there a universal map—or must each leader carve their own labyrinth?”
 3. “When a leader finally sees the mask they’ve been wearing… what should they do nex
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