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Next Level University

Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros

Success isn't a secret. It's a system and we teach it every day.

Next Level University is a top-ranked daily podcast for dream chasers, entrepreneurs, and self-improvement addicts who are ready to get real about what it takes to grow.

Hosted by Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros, this show brings raw, honest conversations about how to build a better life, love more deeply, lead with purpose, and level up in every area... from health to wealth to relationships.

With over 2,000 episodes and listeners in more than 175 countries, we combine experience, data, and deep coaching insights to help you:
Master your mindset and habits
Scale your effort and income
Create deep, aligned relationships
Stay consistent when motivation fades
Build a life you’re proud of one day at a time

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September 29 · 27 min
Kevin’s Mom Passed Away But Left A Lot Of Lessons (2570)
Book Alan’s Business Breakthrough Session. Your first 30-minute coaching call is FREE. Learn how to prioritize success and let your quality of life become the byproduct. - https://calendly.com/alanlazaros/30-minute-breakthrough-session Fitness isn’t temporary; it’s a lifelong lifestyle. Get jacked and join the Next Level Strength Challenge. This group is invite-only. Reach out to Kevin or Alan on Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ _______________________ In today’s deeply personal episode of Next Level University, Alan Lazaros interviews Kevin Palmieri about the recent loss of his mother and the difficult decisions, responsibilities, and perspective shifts that followed. Kevin reflects on what it meant to navigate grief as an only child, face an irreversible end-of-life decision, and remain present during one of the hardest moments of his life. Drawing from nearly a decade of working together and more than 2,500 episodes of personal development conversations, Alan challenges Kevin to examine what this experience revealed about courage, identity, mortality, and the difference between the easy choice and the right one. They also discuss how adversity can permanently change your perspective, why difficult moments expose what truly matters, and how to support someone who is grieving without adding more weight to what they already carry. Some moments change your life. The question is what you allow them to change in you. _______________________ NLU is more than a podcast. From the Next Level Dreamliner to Group Coaching, we provide tools and communities to help you grow with more clarity, consistency, and accountability. Visit our website and socials through the links below. 👇 Website: http://www.nextleveluniverse.com Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ Facebook: Alan: https://www.facebook.com/alan.lazaros Kevin: https://www.facebook.com/kevin.palmieri.90/ Email: Kevin@nextleveluniverse.com Alan@nextleveluniverse.com LinkedIn: Kevin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-palmieri-5b7736160/ Alan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanlazarosllc/ _______________________ Show notes: (2:05) Kevin opens up about losing his mother (7:13) Holding both good and painful memories (11:24) Carrying responsibility through grief (13:17) Making an irreversible end-of-life decision (15:05) Choosing courage over avoidance (16:45) The easy choice Vs. The right choice (20:00) Living with mortality in perspective (24:05) How to support someone through grief (26:19) Outro Send a text to Kevin and Alan! 🎙️ Hosted by Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros Next Level University is a top-ranked daily podcast for dream chasers and self-improvement lovers. With over 2,100 episodes, we help you level up in life, love, health, and wealth one day at a time. Subscribe for real, honest, no-fluff growth every single day.
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September 28 · 19 min
Can You Win If You’re Not Curious? (2569)
Book Alan’s Business Breakthrough Session. Your first 30-minute coaching call is FREE. Learn how to prioritize success and let your quality of life become the byproduct. - https://calendly.com/alanlazaros/30-minute-breakthrough-session Fitness isn’t temporary; it’s a lifelong lifestyle. Get jacked and join the Next Level Strength Challenge. This group is invite-only. Reach out to Kevin or Alan on Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ _______________________ The quality of your life depends on what you are curious enough to understand. In this episode, Kevin and Alan converse about how curiosity shapes self-awareness, confidence, decision-making, and long-term personal growth. They examine the difference between learning with intention and consuming information without direction, why clear goals influence what you notice, and how deeper questions can expand your perspective. The conversation also looks at the role of critical thinking in a world of increasing automation and easy access to information. Curiosity alone is not the advantage. The advantage comes from directing it toward the areas of life that matter most. _______________________ NLU is more than a podcast. From the Next Level Dreamliner to Group Coaching, we provide tools and communities to help you grow with more clarity, consistency, and accountability. Visit our website and socials through the links below. 👇 Website: http://www.nextleveluniverse.com Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ Facebook: Alan: https://www.facebook.com/alan.lazaros Kevin: https://www.facebook.com/kevin.palmieri.90/ Email: Kevin@nextleveluniverse.com Alan@nextleveluniverse.com LinkedIn: Kevin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-palmieri-5b7736160/ Alan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanlazarosllc/ _______________________ Show notes: (2:48) Curiosity builds confidence (4:17) Goals direct what you notice (7:04) Bigger goals require deeper curiosity (12:41) Self-awareness through contemplation (15:31) Curiosity creates perspective (17:15) Awareness creates real choice (19:00) Outro Send a text to Kevin and Alan! 🎙️ Hosted by Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros Next Level University is a top-ranked daily podcast for dream chasers and self-improvement lovers. With over 2,100 episodes, we help you level up in life, love, health, and wealth one day at a time. Subscribe for real, honest, no-fluff growth every single day.
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September 27 · 28 min
How Do You Know If You’re Chasing The Right Goals? (2568)
Book Alan’s Business Breakthrough Session. Your first 30-minute coaching call is FREE. Learn how to prioritize success and let your quality of life become the byproduct. - https://calendly.com/alanlazaros/30-minute-breakthrough-session Fitness isn’t temporary; it’s a lifelong lifestyle. Get jacked and join the Next Level Strength Challenge. This group is invite-only. Reach out to Kevin or Alan on Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ _______________________ What if the goal you are working so hard to achieve is quietly building a life you will not want to maintain? In today’s episode, Kevin and Alan elucidate the difference between chasing an outcome and choosing a direction that still fits once the sacrifice, responsibility, and repetition become real. Drawing from years of coaching, business building, leadership, and more than 2,500 episodes of personal development conversations, they examine how goals shape identity, habits, environment, and long-term behavior. They also discuss the hidden costs behind success, how to recognize whether a goal is genuinely aligned, and why studying the full life behind an achievement matters before committing years to it. Before you climb another mountain, make sure you actually want the view, and the hike back down. _______________________ Episode Reference: #1 - How to Set Goals That Actually Work: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/quantum-goal-setting-alan-lazaros/ Digital Asset: True North Questions - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QSOlLmiRP7eeW6-D6ID1MNZ56sb5Vdwj/view?usp=drive_link _______________________ NLU is more than a podcast. From the Next Level Dreamliner to Group Coaching, we provide tools and communities to help you grow with more clarity, consistency, and accountability. Visit our website and socials through the links below. 👇 Website: http://www.nextleveluniverse.com Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ Facebook: Alan: https://www.facebook.com/alan.lazaros Kevin: https://www.facebook.com/kevin.palmieri.90/ Email: Kevin@nextleveluniverse.com Alan@nextleveluniverse.com LinkedIn: Kevin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-palmieri-5b7736160/ Alan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanlazarosllc/ _______________________ Show notes: (2:14) The hidden cost of success (6:34) Choosing the right goal (9:45) When success looks different than expected (12:27) What are you genuinely obsessed with? (14:49) The downsides of the life you wanted (16:14) Study the life behind the goal (21:57) Questions that reveal your True North (24:10) Raise your standards through your environment (27:33) Outro Send a text to Kevin and Alan! 🎙️ Hosted by Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros Next Level University is a top-ranked daily podcast for dream chasers and self-improvement lovers. With over 2,100 episodes, we help you level up in life, love, health, and wealth one day at a time. Subscribe for real, honest, no-fluff growth every single day.
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September 26 · 38 min
But What If I Lose My Edge? (2567)
Book Alan’s Business Breakthrough Session. Your first 30-minute coaching call is FREE. Learn how to prioritize success and let your quality of life become the byproduct. - https://calendly.com/alanlazaros/30-minute-breakthrough-session Fitness isn’t temporary; it’s a lifelong lifestyle. Get jacked and join the Next Level Strength Challenge. This group is invite-only. Reach out to Kevin or Alan on Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ _______________________ In this episode of Next Level University, hosts Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros assess what it really means to keep your edge without letting it control you. They break down the difference between grit and self-destruction, scarcity and reliability, discipline and overcorrection. The conversation also examines how certain behaviors can help you succeed early, then become liabilities as your responsibilities, capacity, and standards change. You’ll learn how to identify the traits that give you a competitive advantage, recognize when those traits are being overused, and make better adjustments without becoming complacent. Sustainable growth requires more than effort. It requires self-awareness, accurate thinking, and the ability to evolve without abandoning the fundamentals that built your progress. Keep the edge. Upgrade the way you use it. _______________________ NLU is more than a podcast. From the Next Level Dreamliner to Group Coaching, we provide tools and communities to help you grow with more clarity, consistency, and accountability. Visit our website and socials through the links below. 👇 Website: http://www.nextleveluniverse.com Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ Facebook: Alan: https://www.facebook.com/alan.lazaros Kevin: https://www.facebook.com/kevin.palmieri.90/ Email: Kevin@nextleveluniverse.com Alan@nextleveluniverse.com LinkedIn: Kevin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-palmieri-5b7736160/ Alan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanlazarosllc/ _______________________ Show notes: (1:49) Fear of losing your edge (3:02) When burnout feels productive (8:21) Grit without self-destruction (9:47) Using your edge intelligently (14:23) Scarcity Vs. Reliability (20:01) Learning through failure (24:06) When sacrifice becomes automatic (26:25) Finding the sustainable middle (34:06) Rebuilding your competitive advantage (37:46) Outro Send a text to Kevin and Alan! 🎙️ Hosted by Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros Next Level University is a top-ranked daily podcast for dream chasers and self-improvement lovers. With over 2,100 episodes, we help you level up in life, love, health, and wealth one day at a time. Subscribe for real, honest, no-fluff growth every single day.
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September 25 · 27 min
How Do You Know If You’re Justifying? (2566)
Book Alan’s Business Breakthrough Session. Your first 30-minute coaching call is FREE. Learn how to prioritize success and let your quality of life become the byproduct. - https://calendly.com/alanlazaros/30-minute-breakthrough-session Fitness isn’t temporary; it’s a lifelong lifestyle. Get jacked and join the Next Level Strength Challenge. This group is invite-only. Reach out to Kevin or Alan on Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ _______________________ The hardest decisions are often the ones where your emotions sound the most logical. In today’s episode, Kevin and Alan dissect the difference between rational decision-making, impulsivity, and self-justification. They examine how short-term emotion, confirmation bias, delayed gratification, and personal blind spots can quietly shape choices that feel reasonable in the moment but work against your long-term goals. Drawing from their own experiences, years of coaching, and thousands of conversations on personal development, Kevin and Alan break down how to tell the difference between fast action and impulsive behavior. They also discuss the role of self-awareness, focus, calculation, and long-term alignment in making better decisions across health, wealth, relationships, and performance. This episode is about learning to recognize when you are making a deliberate choice and when you are simply giving yourself a convincing excuse. _______________________ Digital Asset: The Top 10 Distractions Holding You Back - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FDUSnbitxR4E2G4hlgkpm0T-BZxLVto6/view _______________________ NLU is more than a podcast. From the Next Level Dreamliner to Group Coaching, we provide tools and communities to help you grow with more clarity, consistency, and accountability. Visit our website and socials through the links below. 👇 Website: http://www.nextleveluniverse.com Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ Facebook: Alan: https://www.facebook.com/alan.lazaros Kevin: https://www.facebook.com/kevin.palmieri.90/ Email: Kevin@nextleveluniverse.com Alan@nextleveluniverse.com LinkedIn: Kevin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-palmieri-5b7736160/ Alan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanlazarosllc/ _______________________ Show notes: (2:46) Doing what is actually best (4:01) Investment Vs. Impulsive consumption (7:48) What you want Vs. What you need (9:53) Three tests for better decisions (13:12) Impulsivity and delayed gratification (16:40) Fast action Vs. Impulsive action (18:40) Where are you still impulsive? (20:03) Distractions that weaken self-control (21:23) Fundamentals that never go out of style (26:41) Outro Send a text to Kevin and Alan! 🎙️ Hosted by Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros Next Level University is a top-ranked daily podcast for dream chasers and self-improvement lovers. With over 2,100 episodes, we help you level up in life, love, health, and wealth one day at a time. Subscribe for real, honest, no-fluff growth every single day.
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September 24 · 29 min
The Problem With Internet Advice… (2565)
Book Alan’s Business Breakthrough Session. Your first 30-minute coaching call is FREE. Learn how to prioritize success and let your quality of life become the byproduct. - https://calendly.com/alanlazaros/30-minute-breakthrough-session Fitness isn’t temporary; it’s a lifelong lifestyle. Get jacked and join the Next Level Strength Challenge. This group is invite-only. Reach out to Kevin or Alan on Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ _______________________ What if the advice that sounds most confident online is the least useful for the life you are actually building? In this episode, Kevin and Alan illuminate why internet advice often fails when it ignores your goals, resources, experience, and current stage of growth. They examine the difference between guidance rooted in durable principles and advice shaped by a short-term trend, a different season of life, or someone else’s definition of success. You will learn how to recognize advice that does not fit your circumstances, avoid distractions that pull you away from the work in front of you, and stay focused on the fundamentals that create long-term success. The right strategy is not always the loudest one. It is the one that matches your direction, capacity, and willingness to do the work. Before you borrow another blueprint, make sure it was drawn for your address. _______________________ NLU is more than a podcast. From the Next Level Dreamliner to Group Coaching, we provide tools and communities to help you grow with more clarity, consistency, and accountability. Visit our website and socials through the links below. 👇 Website: http://www.nextleveluniverse.com Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ Facebook: Alan: https://www.facebook.com/alan.lazaros Kevin: https://www.facebook.com/kevin.palmieri.90/ Email: Kevin@nextleveluniverse.com Alan@nextleveluniverse.com LinkedIn: Kevin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-palmieri-5b7736160/ Alan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanlazarosllc/ _______________________ Show notes: (1:47) The problem with internet advice (3:28) Different goals require different strategies (7:36) Why early-stage advice gets distorted (13:46) Principles Vs. Situation-specific advice (15:08) Timeless principles, shifts, and trends (21:00) Use trends without losing true north (26:44) Give advice for their current stage (29:00) Outro Send a text to Kevin and Alan! 🎙️ Hosted by Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros Next Level University is a top-ranked daily podcast for dream chasers and self-improvement lovers. With over 2,100 episodes, we help you level up in life, love, health, and wealth one day at a time. Subscribe for real, honest, no-fluff growth every single day.
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September 23 · 31 min
Are You Looking For The Results… Or The Experience (2564)
Book Alan’s Business Breakthrough Session. Your first 30-minute coaching call is FREE. Learn how to prioritize success and let your quality of life become the byproduct. - https://calendly.com/alanlazaros/30-minute-breakthrough-session Fitness isn’t temporary; it’s a lifelong lifestyle. Get jacked and join the Next Level Fitness Accountability Group. This group is invite-only. Reach out to Kevin or Alan on Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ _______________________ In today’s episode of Next Level University, hosts Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros examine the difference between being experience-driven and results-driven. They discuss how short-term comfort, convenience, and distraction can quietly weaken long-term progress in your health, wealth, relationships, and personal development. Drawing from client work, demanding travel schedules, fitness goals, and years of coaching, Kevin and Alan explain why your future outcomes are shaped by the decisions you repeatedly make in the present. They address delayed gratification, discipline, goal setting, and the need to orient your daily choices around what you truly want to achieve. You will also hear why results do not require eliminating rest, relationships, or enjoyable experiences, but they do require clear priorities and honest self-awareness. Your future self is being built today. Choose accordingly. _______________________ NLU is more than a podcast. From the Next Level Dreamliner to Group Coaching, we provide tools and communities to help you grow with more clarity, consistency, and accountability. Visit our website and socials through the links below. 👇 Website: http://www.nextleveluniverse.com Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ Facebook: Alan: https://www.facebook.com/alan.lazaros Kevin: https://www.facebook.com/kevin.palmieri.90/ Email: Kevin@nextleveluniverse.com Alan@nextleveluniverse.com LinkedIn: Kevin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-palmieri-5b7736160/ Alan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanlazarosllc/ _______________________ Show notes: (1:46) Experience-driven Vs. Results-driven living (6:20) When connection supports the goal (10:47) Choosing priorities across health, wealth, and love (13:04) The cost of prioritizing results (18:00) Present comfort Vs. Future results (22:47) Goals that create discipline (28:01) Orient your life around results (30:30) Outro Send a text to Kevin and Alan! 🎙️ Hosted by Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros Next Level University is a top-ranked daily podcast for dream chasers and self-improvement lovers. With over 2,100 episodes, we help you level up in life, love, health, and wealth one day at a time. Subscribe for real, honest, no-fluff growth every single day.
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September 22 · 22 min
Your Responsibility Can’t Exceed Your Capacity (2563)
Book Alan’s Business Breakthrough Session. Your first 30-minute coaching call is FREE. Learn how to prioritize success and let your quality of life become the byproduct. - https://calendly.com/alanlazaros/30-minute-breakthrough-session Fitness isn’t temporary; it’s a lifelong lifestyle. Get jacked and join the Next Level Fitness Accountability Group. This group is invite-only. Reach out to Kevin or Alan on Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ _______________________ The success you want requires more capacity than you think. In this episode, Kevin and Alan investigate the hidden cost of bigger goals and the responsibility that comes with them. Many people assume success will make life easier, but greater opportunities often bring more pressure, decisions, expectations, and complexity. They explain why your current capacity can determine how well you handle growth, and why feeling overwhelmed is often a signal that your skills, systems, or self-awareness need to catch up. Kevin and Alan also break down two practical approaches to building capacity: preparing before the pressure arrives or learning through the challenge itself. This conversation offers a clearer framework for setting realistic expectations, narrowing your focus, and developing the discipline required to sustain higher levels of performance. _______________________ NLU is more than a podcast. From the Next Level Dreamliner to Group Coaching, we provide tools and communities to help you grow with more clarity, consistency, and accountability. Visit our website and socials through the links below. 👇 Website: http://www.nextleveluniverse.com Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ Facebook: Alan: https://www.facebook.com/alan.lazaros Kevin: https://www.facebook.com/kevin.palmieri.90/ Email: Kevin@nextleveluniverse.com Alan@nextleveluniverse.com LinkedIn: Kevin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-palmieri-5b7736160/ Alan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanlazarosllc/ _______________________ Show notes: (2:58) Two ways to build capacity (7:37) Success becomes harder before sustainable (9:45) Set realistic expectations for growth (12:14) Focus responsibility through specialization (15:24) The unseen work behind excellence (19:46) Capacity must match responsibility (22:04) Outro Send a text to Kevin and Alan! 🎙️ Hosted by Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros Next Level University is a top-ranked daily podcast for dream chasers and self-improvement lovers. With over 2,100 episodes, we help you level up in life, love, health, and wealth one day at a time. Subscribe for real, honest, no-fluff growth every single day.
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September 21 · 15 min
The Problem That Took Years To Grow, Won’t Disappear Overnight (2562)
Book Alan’s Business Breakthrough Session. Your first 30-minute coaching call is FREE. Learn how to prioritize success and let your quality of life become the byproduct. - https://calendly.com/alanlazaros/30-minute-breakthrough-session Fitness isn’t temporary; it’s a lifelong lifestyle. Get jacked and join the Next Level Fitness Accountability Group. This group is invite-only. Reach out to Kevin or Alan on Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ _______________________ In this episode of Next Level University, hosts Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros deliberate on the fine line between anxiety and arrogance. Both mindsets can weaken performance when they distort how you see yourself, your goals, and the work required to achieve them. They discuss why productive concern is not the same as fear, why blind confidence is not the same as self-belief, and how accurate self-awareness creates better decisions. You will learn how to use small wins to build confidence, set realistic goals without lowering your standards, and recognize when preparation becomes avoidance or optimism becomes delusion. This conversation offers a practical framework for humility, consistency, personal growth, and long-term success. _______________________ NLU is more than a podcast. From the Next Level Dreamliner to Group Coaching, we provide tools and communities to help you grow with more clarity, consistency, and accountability. Visit our website and socials through the links below. 👇 Website: http://www.nextleveluniverse.com Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ Facebook: Alan: https://www.facebook.com/alan.lazaros Kevin: https://www.facebook.com/kevin.palmieri.90/ Email: Kevin@nextleveluniverse.com Alan@nextleveluniverse.com LinkedIn: Kevin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-palmieri-5b7736160/ Alan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanlazarosllc/ _______________________ Show notes: (1:47) Why lasting change takes time (5:56) The cost of long-term habits (8:28) How one percent improvement compounds (10:42) When awareness makes change feel overwhelming (12:18) Be careful what you make normal (14:44) Outro Send a text to Kevin and Alan! 🎙️ Hosted by Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros Next Level University is a top-ranked daily podcast for dream chasers and self-improvement lovers. With over 2,100 episodes, we help you level up in life, love, health, and wealth one day at a time. Subscribe for real, honest, no-fluff growth every single day.
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September 20 · 24 min
There's A Fine Line Between Anxious And Arrogant (2561)
Book Alan’s Business Breakthrough Session. Your first 30-minute coaching call is FREE. Learn how to prioritize success and let your quality of life become the byproduct. - https://calendly.com/alanlazaros/30-minute-breakthrough-session Fitness isn’t temporary; it’s a lifelong lifestyle. Get jacked and join the Next Level Fitness Accountability Group. This group is invite-only. Reach out to Kevin or Alan on Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ _______________________ In this episode of Next Level University, hosts Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros deliberate on the fine line between anxiety and arrogance. Both mindsets can weaken performance when they distort how you see yourself, your goals, and the work required to achieve them. They discuss why productive concern is not the same as fear, why blind confidence is not the same as self-belief, and how accurate self-awareness creates better decisions. You will learn how to use small wins to build confidence, set realistic goals without lowering your standards, and recognize when preparation becomes avoidance or optimism becomes delusion. This conversation offers a practical framework for humility, consistency, personal growth, and long-term success. _______________________ NLU is more than a podcast. From the Next Level Dreamliner to Group Coaching, we provide tools and communities to help you grow with more clarity, consistency, and accountability. Visit our website and socials through the links below. 👇 Website: http://www.nextleveluniverse.com Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ Facebook: Alan: https://www.facebook.com/alan.lazaros Kevin: https://www.facebook.com/kevin.palmieri.90/ Email: Kevin@nextleveluniverse.com Alan@nextleveluniverse.com LinkedIn: Kevin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-palmieri-5b7736160/ Alan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanlazarosllc/ _______________________ Show notes: (1:45) The fine line between anxiety and arrogance (4:50) When confidence becomes delusion (7:40) Accurate optimism Vs. Naïve optimism (12:41) Why small wins build self-belief (15:47) Set goals with realistic self-awareness (17:53) How to practice productive paranoia (21:38) Take action despite discomfort (23:21) Outro Send a text to Kevin and Alan! 🎙️ Hosted by Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros Next Level University is a top-ranked daily podcast for dream chasers and self-improvement lovers. With over 2,100 episodes, we help you level up in life, love, health, and wealth one day at a time. Subscribe for real, honest, no-fluff growth every single day.
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September 19 · 24 min
What Are The Non-Negotiables For YOUR Success? (2560)
Book Alan’s Business Breakthrough Session. Your first 30-minute coaching call is FREE. Learn how to prioritize success and let your quality of life become the byproduct. - https://calendly.com/alanlazaros/30-minute-breakthrough-session Fitness isn’t temporary; it’s a lifelong lifestyle. Get jacked and join the Next Level Fitness Accountability Group. This group is invite-only. Reach out to Kevin or Alan on Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ _______________________ The gap between average and exceptional is often found in the standards you refuse to compromise. In today’s episode, Kevin and Alan expound upon the core non-negotiables that consistently show up behind high-level success, including focus, discipline, strategy, consistency, delayed gratification, measurable goals, and the ability to think further into the future. Drawing from their own performance goals, years of coaching clients, and patterns observed across thousands of conversations about personal development, they examine why success is rarely the result of one exceptional trait. Kevin reflects on how experience and evidence shape better goal setting in strength training, while Alan shares how coaching has reinforced the importance of measurement, mentorship, supportive relationships, and accurate self-assessment. Together, they clarify why these principles do not guarantee success, but consistently neglecting them can severely limit your potential. This episode offers a practical framework for identifying the standards, skills, and environmental factors that influence long-term performance, personal growth, self-discipline, and achievement. _______________________ NLU is more than a podcast. From the Next Level Dreamliner to Group Coaching, we provide tools and communities to help you grow with more clarity, consistency, and accountability. Visit our website and socials through the links below. 👇 Website: http://www.nextleveluniverse.com Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ Facebook: Alan: https://www.facebook.com/alan.lazaros Kevin: https://www.facebook.com/kevin.palmieri.90/ Email: Kevin@nextleveluniverse.com Alan@nextleveluniverse.com LinkedIn: Kevin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-palmieri-5b7736160/ Alan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanlazarosllc/ _______________________ Show notes: (3:08) Focus and discipline (5:01) Strategy for long-term success (9:42) Why mentors matter (14:02) Goals and time perspective (17:35) Delayed gratification and measurement (18:04) Building a supportive peer group (20:20) The ten success non-negotiables (23:21) Outro Send a text to Kevin and Alan! 🎙️ Hosted by Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros Next Level University is a top-ranked daily podcast for dream chasers and self-improvement lovers. With over 2,100 episodes, we help you level up in life, love, health, and wealth one day at a time. Subscribe for real, honest, no-fluff growth every single day.
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September 18 · 34 min
“But I Don’t Want My Passion To Feel Like A Job…” (2559)
Book Alan’s Business Breakthrough Session. Your first 30-minute coaching call is FREE. Learn how to prioritize success and let your quality of life become the byproduct. - https://calendly.com/alanlazaros/30-minute-breakthrough-session Fitness is forever, it's a lifestyle. Get jacked and join the Next Level Fitness Accountability Group. This group is invite-only. Reach out to Kevin or Alan on Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ _______________________ What if protecting your passion from pressure is the very thing keeping it from becoming meaningful work? In this episode, Kevin and Alan scrutinise the belief that doing what you love should always feel effortless. They examine what happens when passion becomes responsibility and starts carrying expectations, deadlines, accountability, and measurable results. They also challenge the idea that meaningful work should always feel enjoyable, especially when long-term growth requires consistency, discipline, and sacrifice. They break down the difference between being experience-driven and results-driven, why turning a passion into sustainable income changes the stakes, and how responsibility can reshape your relationship with something you once did purely for enjoyment. You’ll also hear why career alignment, personal development, skill building, and long-term success depend less on avoiding hard work and more on choosing work worth committing to. If your passion only works when nothing is required of it, that may be useful information. _______________________ NLU is more than a podcast. From the Next Level Dreamliner to Group Coaching, we provide tools and communities to help you grow with more clarity, consistency, and accountability. Visit our website and socials through the links below. 👇 Website: http://www.nextleveluniverse.com Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ Facebook: Alan: https://www.facebook.com/alan.lazaros Kevin: https://www.facebook.com/kevin.palmieri.90/ Email: Kevin@nextleveluniverse.com Alan@nextleveluniverse.com LinkedIn: Kevin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-palmieri-5b7736160/ Alan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanlazarosllc/ _______________________ Show notes: (1:48) When passion starts feeling like work (4:41) When enjoyment becomes responsibility (7:48) Results driven Vs. Experience driven (15:47) The myth of effortless meaningful work (17:42) What turning passion into profit requires (24:34) Crossing the passion-to-profit gap (29:05) Building career alignment in stages (33:26) Outro Send a text to Kevin and Alan! 🎙️ Hosted by Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros Next Level University is a top-ranked daily podcast for dream chasers and self-improvement lovers. With over 2,100 episodes, we help you level up in life, love, health, and wealth one day at a time. Subscribe for real, honest, no-fluff growth every single day.
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September 17 · 30 min
The 5 Pillars Of Clarity (2558)
Book Alan’s Business Breakthrough Session. Your first 30-minute coaching call is FREE. Learn how to prioritize success and let your quality of life become the byproduct. - https://calendly.com/alanlazaros/30-minute-breakthrough-session Fitness is forever, it's a lifestyle. Get jacked and join the Next Level Fitness Accountability Group. This group is invite-only. Reach out to Kevin or Alan on Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ _______________________ In today’s episode of Next Level University, hosts Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros deconstruct why most people do not lack ambition. They lack clarity. Using a practical framework they apply with clients, Kevin and Alan explain how clear targets, realistic timelines, identity, responsibility, and measurable progress create stronger goal-setting systems. They discuss why vague goals often feel safer, why accountability can feel uncomfortable, and how tracking the right habits helps you build consistency over time. If you want better results in your health, relationships, career, or business, you need more than motivation. You need a clear standard for what success requires and a way to measure whether your daily actions support it. Build the system. Then earn the result. NLU Dictionary: 1. Target → This is a clear and specific goal that you want to achieve. 2. Timeline → This is an exact start and end date for that goal to be achieved by. 3. Title → This is a job title (Identity) that best fits the position you must hold to achieve it. 4. DRI → This stands for "Directly Responsible Individual" and is one sentence that best describes exactly what you're most responsible for. 5. KPI → This stands for “Key Performance Indicator” and is the most important metric that needs to be tracked consistently to achieve the goal. _______________________ NLU is more than a podcast. From the Next Level Dreamliner to Group Coaching, we provide tools and communities to help you grow with more clarity, consistency, and accountability. Visit our website and socials through the links below. 👇 Website: http://www.nextleveluniverse.com Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ Facebook: Alan: https://www.facebook.com/alan.lazaros Kevin: https://www.facebook.com/kevin.palmieri.90/ Email: Kevin@nextleveluniverse.com Alan@nextleveluniverse.com LinkedIn: Kevin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-palmieri-5b7736160/ Alan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanlazarosllc/ _______________________ Show notes: (2:08) Why clarity must be a system (6:31) The five pillars of clarity (7:25) Set a clear target and timeline (9:51) Build the identity your goal requires (11:16) Define responsibility and track key metrics (13:01) Why vague goals weaken accountability (20:56) Build the structure around your goal (25:03) Start small and build consistency (29:38) Outro Send a text to Kevin and Alan! 🎙️ Hosted by Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros Next Level University is a top-ranked daily podcast for dream chasers and self-improvement lovers. With over 2,100 episodes, we help you level up in life, love, health, and wealth one day at a time. Subscribe for real, honest, no-fluff growth every single day.
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September 16 · 33 min
The Top 5 Ways To Identify Arrogant People (2557)
Book Alan’s Business Breakthrough Session. Your first 30-minute coaching call is FREE. Learn how to prioritize success and let your quality of life become the byproduct. - https://calendly.com/alanlazaros/30-minute-breakthrough-session Fitness is forever, it's a lifestyle. Get jacked and join the Next Level Fitness Accountability Group. This group is invite-only. Reach out to Kevin or Alan on Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ _______________________ Strong self-belief becomes dangerous when your confidence grows faster than your competence. In today’s episode, Kevin and Alan elucidate the subtle differences among confidence, arrogance, and inexperience, and why those distinctions are often harder to recognize than they seem. You’ll learn how arrogance shows up through poor self-awareness, resistance to feedback, blame, and an inflated sense of ability. They also explain why real confidence is built through evidence, accountability, competence, and a track record that can withstand honest evaluation. This conversation offers a grounded look at self-belief, humility, personal growth, and the importance of seeing yourself as accurately as possible. _______________________ NLU is more than a podcast. From the Next Level Dreamliner to Group Coaching, we provide tools and communities to help you grow with more clarity, consistency, and accountability. Visit our website and socials through the links below. 👇 Website: http://www.nextleveluniverse.com Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ Facebook: Alan: https://www.facebook.com/alan.lazaros Kevin: https://www.facebook.com/kevin.palmieri.90/ Email: Kevin@nextleveluniverse.com Alan@nextleveluniverse.com LinkedIn: Kevin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-palmieri-5b7736160/ Alan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanlazarosllc/ _______________________ Show notes: (1:57) Defining arrogance accurately (3:57) How arrogance shows up (9:48) Confidence Vs. Arrogance (11:05) Blame and lack of accountability (16:01) Naive, confident, or arrogant (18:12) Track record Vs. Talk (20:50) Experience changes how confidence appears (25:44) Self-belief still requires accurate feedback (30:42) Humility and seeking help (32:52) Outro Send a text to Kevin and Alan! 🎙️ Hosted by Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros Next Level University is a top-ranked daily podcast for dream chasers and self-improvement lovers. With over 2,100 episodes, we help you level up in life, love, health, and wealth one day at a time. Subscribe for real, honest, no-fluff growth every single day.
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September 15 · 29 min
Do You Run Away From What You Don’t Believe In? (2556)
Book Alan’s Business Breakthrough Session. Your first 30-minute coaching call is FREE. Learn how to prioritize success and let your quality of life become the byproduct. - https://calendly.com/alanlazaros/30-minute-breakthrough-session Fitness is forever, it's a lifestyle. Get jacked and join the Next Level Fitness Accountability Group. This group is invite-only. Reach out to Kevin or Alan on Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ _______________________ What if the part of your life you criticize, dismiss, or avoid is actually the area where you believe in yourself the least? In this episode, Kevin and Alan delve into how low self-belief can quietly turn into avoidance, distorted thinking, and resistance around health, wealth, and love. They explain why confidence often grows from competence, how small improvements create evidence, and why avoiding a weakness only gives it more control over your future. Kevin reflects on his current struggle to improve sleep while balancing business demands and travel, while Alan shares how years of studying relationships, coaching couples, and learning through failure strengthened his confidence in an area where he once had very little certainty. You do not need complete self-belief before taking action. You need enough humility to identify the problem, enough discipline to build the skill, and enough consistency to stay in the arena. _______________________ NLU is more than a podcast. From the Next Level Dreamliner to Group Coaching, we provide tools and communities to help you grow with more clarity, consistency, and accountability. Visit our website and socials through the links below. 👇 Website: http://www.nextleveluniverse.com Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ Facebook: Alan: https://www.facebook.com/alan.lazaros Kevin: https://www.facebook.com/kevin.palmieri.90/ Email: Kevin@nextleveluniverse.com Alan@nextleveluniverse.com LinkedIn: Kevin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-palmieri-5b7736160/ Alan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanlazarosllc/ _______________________ Show notes: (1:53) Running from low self-belief (5:07) Confidence comes from understanding (8:06) Errors in thinking limit growth (14:08) Build competence in weak areas (19:12) Why confidence requires action (22:19) Attack the problem directly (24:25) Mastery is a long-term process (29:12) Outro Send a text to Kevin and Alan! 🎙️ Hosted by Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros Next Level University is a top-ranked daily podcast for dream chasers and self-improvement lovers. With over 2,100 episodes, we help you level up in life, love, health, and wealth one day at a time. Subscribe for real, honest, no-fluff growth every single day.
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September 14 · 18 min
How Your Belief And Behavior Are Connected (2555)
Book Alan’s Business Breakthrough Session. Your first 30-minute coaching call is FREE. Learn how to prioritize success and let your quality of life become the byproduct. - https://calendly.com/alanlazaros/30-minute-breakthrough-session Fitness is forever, it's a lifestyle. Get jacked and join the Next Level Fitness Accountability Group. This group is invite-only. Reach out to Kevin or Alan on Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ _______________________ In today’s episode of Next Level University, hosts Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros examine the connection between belief and behavior. What you believe about yourself, other people, and what is possible affects what you notice, what you attempt, and how you respond when results fall short. Kevin and Alan discuss why accuracy matters more than blind optimism, how external messages can influence performance, and why your current beliefs should be tested through real action. They also break down the difference between using evidence wisely and allowing statistics, doubt, or comforting stories to limit your potential. This episode offers a direct look at self-awareness, personal responsibility, and the practical feedback loop that helps you build stronger beliefs through consistent behavior. _______________________ NLU is more than a podcast. From the Next Level Dreamliner to Group Coaching, we provide tools and communities to help you grow with more clarity, consistency, and accountability. Visit our website and socials through the links below. 👇 Website: http://www.nextleveluniverse.com Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ Facebook: Alan: https://www.facebook.com/alan.lazaros Kevin: https://www.facebook.com/kevin.palmieri.90/ Email: Kevin@nextleveluniverse.com Alan@nextleveluniverse.com LinkedIn: Kevin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-palmieri-5b7736160/ Alan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanlazarosllc/ _______________________ Show notes: (1:36) Why beliefs shape your future (4:16) Accuracy over comforting beliefs (5:57) Belief determines what you see (9:14) How priming affects performance (10:48) Self-belief Vs. External doubt (14:54) The belief-behavior feedback loop (17:35) Outro Send a text to Kevin and Alan! 🎙️ Hosted by Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros Next Level University is a top-ranked daily podcast for dream chasers and self-improvement lovers. With over 2,100 episodes, we help you level up in life, love, health, and wealth one day at a time. Subscribe for real, honest, no-fluff growth every single day.
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September 13 · 26 min
How Much Are You ACTUALLY Supposed To Believe In Yourself? PT 2 (2554)
Book Alan’s Business Breakthrough Session. Your first 30-minute coaching call is FREE. Learn how to prioritize success and let your quality of life become the byproduct. - https://calendly.com/alanlazaros/30-minute-breakthrough-session Fitness is forever, it's a lifestyle. Get jacked and join the Next Level Fitness Accountability Group. This group is invite-only. Reach out to Kevin or Alan on Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ _______________________ Real growth comes from building confidence at a pace your capacity can handle. In this episode, Kevin and Alan share why self-belief without self-awareness can create unnecessary risk, pressure, and setbacks. They discuss the difference between healthy discomfort and destructive overwhelm, the role competence plays in sustainable confidence, and why the right opportunity can still arrive before you are ready for it. Kevin reflects on the moments he had to work through panic and uncertainty instead of walking away. Alan explains how years of taking incremental risks built the capacity to lead at a higher level. Together, they offer a more accurate framework for pursuing ambitious goals without confusing reckless leaps for real growth. Build the capacity. Then earn the next level. _______________________ NLU is more than a podcast. From the Next Level Dreamliner to Group Coaching, we provide tools and communities to help you grow with more clarity, consistency, and accountability. Visit our website and socials through the links below. 👇 Website: http://www.nextleveluniverse.com Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ Facebook: Alan: https://www.facebook.com/alan.lazaros Kevin: https://www.facebook.com/kevin.palmieri.90/ Email: Kevin@nextleveluniverse.com Alan@nextleveluniverse.com LinkedIn: Kevin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-palmieri-5b7736160/ Alan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanlazarosllc/ _______________________ Show notes: (2:11) The right amount of self-belief (4:50) When growth becomes too much, too fast (8:06) Why you must reassess your beliefs (13:21) Building competence alongside confidence (14:36) The challenge-skills sweet spot (21:38) Opportunities beyond your current readiness (23:03) Take growth one level at a time (25:52) Outro Send a text to Kevin and Alan! 🎙️ Hosted by Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros Next Level University is a top-ranked daily podcast for dream chasers and self-improvement lovers. With over 2,100 episodes, we help you level up in life, love, health, and wealth one day at a time. Subscribe for real, honest, no-fluff growth every single day.
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September 12 · 15 min
How Much Are You ACTUALLY Supposed To Believe In Yourself? (2553)
Book Alan’s Business Breakthrough Session. Your first 30-minute coaching call is FREE. Learn how to prioritize success and let your quality of life become the byproduct. - https://calendly.com/alanlazaros/30-minute-breakthrough-session Fitness is forever, it's a lifestyle. Get jacked and join the Next Level Fitness Accountability Group. This group is invite-only. Reach out to Kevin or Alan on Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ _______________________ Do you believe in yourself based on what you are capable of today, or based on what consistent effort could make possible over time? In today’s episode, Kevin and Alan discuss the fine line between healthy self-belief, arrogance, and self-doubt. They examine why some people feel motivated by a clear path while others resent what it requires, how current skill level can distort your view of future potential, and why knowing what to do is different from doing it for years. This conversation will help you assess your confidence with more honesty, patience, and precision. _______________________ NLU is more than a podcast. From the Next Level Dreamliner to Group Coaching, we provide tools and communities to help you grow with more clarity, consistency, and accountability. Visit our website and socials through the links below. 👇 Website: http://www.nextleveluniverse.com Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ Facebook: Alan: https://www.facebook.com/alan.lazaros Kevin: https://www.facebook.com/kevin.palmieri.90/ Email: Kevin@nextleveluniverse.com Alan@nextleveluniverse.com LinkedIn: Kevin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-palmieri-5b7736160/ Alan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanlazarosllc/ _______________________ Show notes: (1:53) How much should you believe in yourself? (2:21) When a roadmap creates resentment (7:11) Understanding your current level of competence (8:34) Why long-term consistency is difficult (9:35) When demand exceeds current capacity (10:41) The role of talent and deliberate practice (13:37) Are you accurate about your potential? (14:53) Outro Send a text to Kevin and Alan! 🎙️ Hosted by Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros Next Level University is a top-ranked daily podcast for dream chasers and self-improvement lovers. With over 2,100 episodes, we help you level up in life, love, health, and wealth one day at a time. Subscribe for real, honest, no-fluff growth every single day.
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September 11 · 26 min
Acceptance Vs Adjustment Pt 2 (2552)
Book Alan’s Business Breakthrough Session. Your first 30-minute coaching call is FREE. Learn how to prioritize success and let your quality of life become the byproduct. - https://calendly.com/alanlazaros/30-minute-breakthrough-session Fitness is forever, it's a lifestyle. Get jacked and join the Next Level Fitness Accountability Group. This group is invite-only. Reach out to Kevin or Alan on Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ _______________________ In this episode of Next Level University, hosts Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros explain why ambitious goals can expose a gap between the person you are and the person your desired results require. Success is not always about becoming someone else. Sometimes it is about accepting your natural strengths. Other times, it requires building discipline, emotional regulation, consistency, and skills that do not come naturally. Kevin reflects on what changed as the business, client work, and personal demands accelerated. Alan examines the difference between amplifying your real strengths and trying to imitate someone whose path was never meant to be yours. Together, they discuss self-awareness, fitness, likability, capability, and the uncomfortable reality that meaningful growth often asks for more than the original goal revealed. If you want better results without losing your identity in the process, this episode will help you assess what to keep, what to adjust, and what your next level actually costs. _______________________ NLU is more than a podcast. From the Next Level Dreamliner to Group Coaching, we provide tools and communities to help you grow with more clarity, consistency, and accountability. Visit our website and socials through the links below. 👇 Website: http://www.nextleveluniverse.com Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ Facebook: Alan: https://www.facebook.com/alan.lazaros Kevin: https://www.facebook.com/kevin.palmieri.90/ Email: Kevin@nextleveluniverse.com Alan@nextleveluniverse.com LinkedIn: Kevin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-palmieri-5b7736160/ Alan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanlazarosllc/ _______________________ Show notes: (1:49) The real cost of ambitious goals (3:40) When to accept Vs. Adjust (6:57) Discipline beyond your feelings (8:46) Natural strengths and developed skills (14:10) Fitness as a performance advantage (16:34) Stop trying to become someone else (18:23) Significance Vs. Belonging (22:47) Capability, potential, and self-belief (26:04) Outro Send a text to Kevin and Alan! 🎙️ Hosted by Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros Next Level University is a top-ranked daily podcast for dream chasers and self-improvement lovers. With over 2,100 episodes, we help you level up in life, love, health, and wealth one day at a time. Subscribe for real, honest, no-fluff growth every single day.
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September 10 · 23 min
Acceptance Vs Adjustment (2551)
Book Alan’s Business Breakthrough Session. Your first 30-minute coaching call is FREE. Learn how to prioritize success and let your quality of life become the byproduct. - https://calendly.com/alanlazaros/30-minute-breakthrough-session Fitness is forever, it's a lifestyle. Get jacked and join the Next Level Fitness Accountability Group. This group is invite-only. Reach out to Kevin or Alan on Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ _______________________ Growth is not about becoming someone else. It is about knowing what to accept, what to adjust, and what your goals truly require. In today’s episode, Kevin and Alan examine the tension between self-acceptance and self-improvement. They break down why accepting yourself is not the same as settling, and why growth should not require you to reject the traits that make you who you are. Learn how to identify your natural strengths, recognize the limitations that can come with them, and separate a meaningful adjustment from a performative attempt to fit in. Kevin and Alan also discuss identity, introversion, compatibility, belonging, and the cost of every strength. The deeper challenge is aligning your goals with the person you are and the person you are genuinely willing to become. Real personal development starts with honest self-awareness, then turns that awareness into intentional action. _______________________ NLU is more than a podcast. From the Next Level Dreamliner to Group Coaching, we provide tools and communities to help you grow with more clarity, consistency, and accountability. Visit our website and socials through the links below. 👇 Website: http://www.nextleveluniverse.com Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ Facebook: Alan: https://www.facebook.com/alan.lazaros Kevin: https://www.facebook.com/kevin.palmieri.90/ Email: Kevin@nextleveluniverse.com Alan@nextleveluniverse.com LinkedIn: Kevin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-palmieri-5b7736160/ Alan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanlazarosllc/ _______________________ Show notes: (2:15) When self-awareness becomes an excuse (4:09) The problem with changing your nature (6:39) Difference Vs. Incompatibility (11:00) Stop manufacturing belonging (15:20) Every strength has a cost (20:04) Align your nature with your goals (22:20) Outro Send a text to Kevin and Alan! 🎙️ Hosted by Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros Next Level University is a top-ranked daily podcast for dream chasers and self-improvement lovers. With over 2,100 episodes, we help you level up in life, love, health, and wealth one day at a time. Subscribe for real, honest, no-fluff growth every single day.
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