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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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August 20 · 22 min
Your Beliefs Are Controlling Everything (2530)
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/ _______________________ Your life follows the beliefs you reinforce. In this episode, Kevin and Alan explore how the belief that “it doesn’t matter” can quietly shape your habits, relationships, health, and future. They explain how small acts of avoidance compound over time, why responsibility can feel heavy, and how constructive beliefs create a more intentional life. Kevin reflects on the years when he saw himself as a victim and how goals forced him to take greater ownership. Alan shares how facing mortality after his car accident reshaped his standards, purpose, and sense of responsibility. Together, they break down the difference between self-belief, self-worth, and the beliefs you inherited without questioning. Your choices may feel small, but they are never meaningless. Choose the belief that makes your next action count. _______________________ 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: (2:38) Upward and downward belief cycles (5:12) Belief, responsibility, and consequences (10:51) Inherited beliefs shape your choices (12:37) Self-worth drives self-investment (14:09) Responsibility grows with maturity (18:49) Escaping the victim mindset (19:56) Three levels of personal responsibility (22:06) 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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August 19 · 20 min
Redefining Success For Yourself (2529)
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 definition of success you are chasing is no longer the one that serves you? In today’s episode, Kevin and Alan dig into why goals must be revisited as your priorities, circumstances, and self-awareness evolve. They break down how to identify the real constraint holding you back, recognize when competing goals are creating friction, and distinguish a strategic adjustment from inconsistency. You will learn why clarity matters before action, how identity can shape your daily decisions, and why long-term progress requires more than following the same plan forever. Success is not about forcing an outdated standard. It is about staying honest about what matters most and building the skills to move forward with intention. _______________________ 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: (2:52) Find the constraint behind your goal (4:50) Start with what you want (5:46) Sleep, longevity, and identity (8:17) Failure tolerance and disappointing others (12:04) Prioritize the current bottleneck (13:16) When goals conflict (16:40) Strategic adjustment versus inconsistency (18:17) What remains consistent over time (20:09) 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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August 18 · 27 min
What Does Health Actually Mean To You? (2528)
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 share an honest conversation about health, fitness standards, and the private frustration of knowing you are capable of more. Kevin and Alan have both trained for years, built businesses, and experienced the challenge of keeping physical goals at the center as life, work, and responsibility expand. They explain why being “better than average” can still feel unfulfilling when your current actions do not match your personal standard. The issue is not comparison. It is self-awareness. This episode explores the psychology of high standards, the difference between effort and results, and why long-term health requires more than motivation. You will hear why aging is not a free pass, why priorities show up in your calendar, and why external praise cannot replace personal respect. If you know you have more to give, this conversation will challenge you to get honest about what your next level requires. _______________________ 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) What health actually means to you (4:20) The cost of unearned expectations (7:14) Aging without using it as an excuse (9:28) Why your standards must be personal (11:01) Priorities shape your physical results (15:05) You cannot skip what you refuse to invest (18:04) Taking responsibility as a leader (20:11) Capability makes settling more difficult (22:31) Why your own approval matters most (25:04) Bettering your best over being done (27:00) 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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August 17 · 16 min
If You’re Doing It For The Wrong Reasons, Results Don’t Ever Come (2527)
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/ _______________________ Build goals you can respect. In today’s episode, Kevin and Alan discuss the hidden cost of pursuing goals for the wrong reasons. Recognition, approval, and the desire to prove people wrong can feel powerful at first. But when those are your only reasons, discipline becomes fragile and success can feel empty. They break down how to look beneath your goals and ask what is truly driving you. Is it pressure, insecurity, expectation, or a meaningful desire to grow? This episode offers a practical perspective on motivation, personal identity, and long-term consistency. The strongest goals are not built on what others will think of you. They are built on self-respect, clear values, and reasons that still matter when no one is watching. _______________________ 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: (1:11) Why the wrong reasons fail (3:40) When significance drives your goals (8:12) Choosing long-term self-respect (9:21) Find your deeper reasons (10:02) Alignment prevents achievement resentment (11:42) Doing difficult work with purpose (15:39) 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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August 16 · 24 min
Why Fake It 'Til You Make It Is Bullshit (2526)
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 happens when your confidence is stronger in conversation than it is in action? In this episode, Kevin and Alan explain why “fake it 'til you make it” can keep you stuck in the same patterns. They break down the difference between real self-belief and performative confidence, and why behavior is the clearest measure of commitment, identity, and personal growth. Drawing from their own experiences with fitness, discipline, and the client patterns they have seen over thousands of episodes, Kevin and Alan discuss how action creates the feedback that excuses and empty promises avoid. You will learn why small decisions matter, how honest self-awareness can expose the gap between what you say and what you do, and why self-respect is built through follow-through. Real confidence is not manufactured. It is earned. Let your actions introduce 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: (2:22) Behavior reveals real self-belief (5:12) Small actions create a new identity (8:17) Change behavior before changing your story (10:00) Honest self-awareness over false promises (12:08) Using action to test self-belief (17:49) Truth creates an opportunity to improve (20:14) Action builds earned self-respect (23:32) 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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August 15 · 27 min
What’s The Difference Between A Limiting Belief And Self-Awareness? (2525)
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/ _______________________ Self-awareness is not a limiting belief. In today's episode, Kevin and Alan examine why honesty about your current capabilities is one of the most practical forms of personal development. Growth does not begin with pretending every goal is equally possible. It begins with understanding what is true, what can improve, and where your effort matters most. Kevin and Alan break down the difference between a belief that keeps you small and an accurate assessment that helps you make better decisions. They discuss why people often misdiagnose their problems, avoid uncomfortable feedback, or mistake time spent for meaningful progress. This episode offers a grounded perspective on confidence, identity, performance, and long-term consistency. Learn why clear self-assessment helps you build the right skills, choose better goals, and stop wasting energy on explanations that do not address the real issue. _______________________ 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: (3:41) Why people do not have equal potential (6:30) Self-awareness, acceptance, and improvement (9:36) Accurate data leads to better decisions (14:16) Competence, merit, and useful strengths (17:51) Errors in thinking create wrong turns (20:23) How to assess beliefs with evidence (24:19) Owning strengths, weaknesses, and root causes (26:38) 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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August 14 · 23 min
There Are Levels To Being “Productive” (2524)
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. Join the Next Level Fitness Accountability Group. 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 break down why having more free time does not always lead to greater productivity. Without structure, necessity, and a clear standard, open space can turn into distraction, minor tasks, and momentum lost. Drawing from their own work with demanding calendars, clients, business responsibilities, and years of studying performance, Kevin and Alan examine the role pressure plays in personal growth. They explain how to distinguish meaningful work from work that simply feels busy, why aligned demand can strengthen discipline, and how to assess whether your goals match the life you say you want. This conversation is not about glorifying exhaustion. It is about using time, effort, and responsibility with greater intention. If you have ever felt busy without feeling productive, or wondered why success can create more pressure instead of less, this episode will challenge how you think about freedom, focus, and long-term fulfillment. Digital Asset: The Top 10 Distractions - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FDUSnbitxR4E2G4hlgkpm0T-BZxLVto6/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: (1:59) Why free time can reduce productivity (3:41) Important work Vs. Meaningful work (5:15) How necessity drives performance (8:36) The long-term cost of wasted time (10:41) The misconception about success and freedom (16:34) Why meaningful work still feels difficult (21:25) Building a life through honest tradeoffs (23:04) 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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August 13 · 20 min
Your Results Are A Receipt (2523)
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. Join the Next Level Fitness Accountability Group. Reach out to Kevin or Alan on Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ _______________________ What if your current results are not a mystery, but a record of the choices you have repeated? In today’s episode, Kevin and Alan clarify why your health, mindset, relationships, and finances are shaped by more than one big decision. They are built through the small actions you repeat when no one is watching. The conversation focuses on cause and effect, personal responsibility, and the difference between worrying about what you cannot control and improving what you can. You will hear why progress often feels slow, why many people mistake consistency for luck, and how honest self-awareness can help you change direction before the consequences become harder to ignore. This episode offers a direct framework for assessing your habits, owning your patterns, and building results that hold up over time. _______________________ 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) Your results are a receipt (3:32) Control what you can control (7:33) Why consistency feels so difficult (12:49) Facing your past choices honestly (16:35) Small habits shape your future (18:07) Fundamentals over quick fixes (19:25) 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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August 12 · 15 min
Why It Feels Like The Harder You Work The Luckier You Get (2522)
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. Join the Next Level Fitness Accountability Group. Reach out to Kevin or Alan on Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ _______________________ Success has a system. In this episode, Kevin and Alan explore why the results people call “luck” are usually built through years of focused effort, skill development, and consistent action. Drawing on their experience coaching clients, building businesses, and creating more than 2,500 episodes, they explain why opportunities often appear after the work has already been done. You will hear how clear goals shape what you notice, why small improvements create larger outcomes over time, and how to separate real cause and effect from surface-level success. They also address the pressure that comes with growth. More success can create more responsibility, more standards, and more problems worth solving. Do not wait to feel lucky. Build proof that you are ready when the opportunity arrives. _______________________ 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) The compound effect of consistency (4:21) Why big results require small steps (5:44) Goals help you see opportunities (7:49) Success is cause and effect (12:07) What happens behind the scenes (13:50) Understand the work behind results (14:41) 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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August 11 · 27 min
What Does It ACTUALLY Mean To Grow Up? (2521)
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. Join the Next Level Fitness Accountability Group. 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 dig into what it actually means to grow up. Maturity is not about eliminating every enjoyable part of life. It is about being honest about your habits, priorities, and the consequences that come with them. This conversation examines the tension between immediate comfort and long-term fulfillment. Kevin and Alan address self-discipline, personal responsibility, addictive patterns, and the rationalizations that keep people from making necessary changes. They challenge listeners to consider whether their leisure choices support a strong, healthy, meaningful life or quietly work against it. If you want more clarity around discipline, adult responsibility, and building a life that aligns with your goals, this episode offers a direct and practical perspective. _______________________ 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) Give up to grow up (4:47) The child self Vs. Adult self (7:49) Discipline requires sustainable balance (14:27) Building a life that lasts (18:47) Why moderation can be difficult (21:19) Make leisure support what matters (24:15) Doing what matters over what you want (26:47) 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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August 10 · 26 min
The Other Side Of The Coin No One Talks About (2520)
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. Join the Next Level Fitness Accountability Group. Reach out to Kevin or Alan on Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ _______________________ What if the strength you rely on most is quietly limiting your success? In this episode, Kevin and Alan share why lasting personal growth requires more than confidence, ambition, or hard work alone. They break down the four traits that shape sustainable success: self-belief, drive, humility, and willingness. Learn how unchecked strengths can become blind spots, why high performance without self-awareness creates problems, and how to identify the trait currently holding you back. This conversation offers a practical framework for building discipline, stronger character, and a more balanced approach to your goals. Rate yourself honestly. Your blind spot is not going to send you a meeting invite. _______________________ 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: (2:40) Why willingness determines what is possible (5:06) Balancing belief, drive, humility, and willingness (7:03) When grit becomes a liability (10:28) Identifying the strength that creates your blind spot (16:06) Looking successful versus building real success (21:43) Character, honesty, and the long game (22:29) Strengths, weaknesses, and unsexy fundamentals (25:54) 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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August 9 · 34 min
Personal Development Isn’t A Phase… (2519)
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. Join the Next Level Fitness Accountability Group. Reach out to Kevin or Alan on Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ _______________________ The habits that work are the ones you can sustain. In today’s episode, Kevin and Alan discuss why personal development, fitness, financial awareness, and meaningful relationships cannot be treated as temporary phases. Real progress is built through repeated action, not a short burst of motivation followed by a return to old patterns. Drawing on their own years of training, coaching, and building Next Level University, they explore the role of momentum, measurable goals, and long-term consistency. They explain why extreme challenges can create short-term results but often fail to build lasting habits, and why the most important work is usually not exciting or glamorous. If you want sustainable self-improvement, the goal is not perfection. It is to create routines you can repeat, track what matters, and continue showing up long after the novelty wears off. _______________________ 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: (2:07) The four rules for building momentum (5:36) Why healthy habits must continue for life (9:24) Changing your life through regular action (13:43) Sustainable habits versus short-term challenges (16:18) Goals, measurement, and focused accountability (25:30) Consistency as the foundation of health, wealth, and love (29:10) Start small and build a sustainable identity (33:38) 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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August 8 · 16 min
How Well Do You Know Your Trauma Responses? (2518)
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. Join the Next Level Fitness Accountability Group. 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 success is not only about ambition, discipline, or bigger goals. It is also about how you respond when stress, pressure, conflict, and opportunity push you beyond your current capacity. They break down the fight, flight, freeze, and fawn responses, helping you recognize how these patterns can either protect your progress or quietly pull you away from it. You will learn why self-awareness matters when you feel overwhelmed, how to identify your personal triggers, and what it takes to regain perspective without abandoning the work in front of you. The next level is rarely reached by avoiding pressure. It is reached by learning how to stay in the arena when pressure arrives. _______________________ 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: (1:51) Understanding stress responses and self-belief (3:35) Constructive Vs. Destructive fight responses (5:20) When flight becomes avoidance (6:30) Building capacity before greater success (10:08) Knowing your triggers and regulating your response (12:18) Using awareness to get back in the fight (13:55) Finding perspective when overwhelmed (15:07) Different triggers require different tools (16:02) 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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August 7 · 16 min
You Can’t Shut Down And Succeed (2517)
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. Join the Next Level Fitness Accountability Group. Reach out to Kevin or Alan on Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ _______________________ What happens when the pressure of growth makes you want to escape instead of step up? In today’s episode, Kevin and Alan examine why shutting down during stress, setbacks, or uncertainty can quietly limit your potential. They discuss the patterns behind avoidance, overwhelm, and emotional reactivity, along with the self-awareness required to interrupt them. Kevin shares what it feels like to face a changing identity and new levels of responsibility as his work expands. Alan draws from years of coaching and performance work to explain why sustainable success is not built by avoiding discomfort. It is built by learning how to respond when the plan gets hard. This conversation will challenge you to look at your default reaction to pressure, failure, and unmet expectations. Because the real goal is not simply getting results. It is becoming someone who can keep showing up long enough to create them. _______________________ 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: (1:38) Identity shifts, insecurity, and increased opportunity (3:32) How growth creates more pressure (5:04) Success is a lifelong cycle, not a finish line (7:01) The real purpose of goals and self-belief (11:17) Self-awareness during emotional overwhelm (12:35) Panic moves, trauma responses, and constructive change (15:42) 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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August 6 · 29 min
One Of The Reasons You Can’t Find Clarity (2516)
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. Join the Next Level Fitness Accountability Group. Reach out to Kevin or Alan on Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ _______________________ The truth you avoid is often the clarity you need. In this episode, Kevin and Alan break down why self-awareness can feel so difficult when shame, fear, and low self-belief are involved. They explore the difference between identifying a surface-level issue and facing the real constraint holding you back. You’ll learn why clarity requires humility, courage, and vulnerability. You’ll also learn how attaching one behavior to your entire identity keeps you stuck, and why asking for support is a strength, not a surrender. If you want more confidence, better habits, and meaningful personal growth, start with honest ownership. Your blind spots will not send a calendar invite. _______________________ 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 three requirements for real change (4:07) Why shame blocks self-awareness (10:00) Believing you can change (13:30) How shame creates an avoidance cycle (18:35) Separating behavior from identity (23:31) Asking for support without losing self-respect (29:17) 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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August 5 · 31 min
Success Is Selfish (Kind Of) (2515)
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. Join the Next Level Fitness Accountability Group. 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 clarify why pursuing meaningful goals can sometimes look selfish to the people around you. Growth requires tradeoffs. Your time, energy, attention, and availability are limited, and not everyone will understand the choices you make to build a better life. Drawing from their own experiences with changing friendships, family expectations, and building a mission-driven business, Kevin and Alan break down the difference between selfishness and self-leadership. They discuss how to set honest boundaries, communicate changing priorities, and recognize when relationships are no longer aligned with your values or direction. This episode is a grounded look at maturity, accountability, and the real cost of committing to your goals. _______________________ 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: (2:02) Why success can appear selfish (4:15) Building success that benefits others (9:44) When goals create relationship tension (13:11) Taking responsibility for your priorities (18:15) Honest conversations prevent deeper hurt (21:14) Setting expectations as your life changes (23:54) Relationships require shared values and goals (27:39) Seeing relationships without false narratives (30:25) 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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August 4 · 27 min
If You’re Missing One Thing, You’re Missing Everything (2514)
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. Join the Next Level Fitness Accountability Group. Reach out to Kevin or Alan on Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ _______________________ What if the reason you keep repeating the same goal is not a lack of discipline, but one missing understanding? In this episode, Kevin and Alan explore how small errors in thinking can create major setbacks in your health, relationships, goals, and personal growth. They break down why effort without clear measurement often leads to frustration, why incomplete information produces incomplete results, and how learned helplessness can convince you to stop trying before you have found the right approach. You will also hear why strong goal setting, self-awareness, and honest feedback are essential for building long-term consistency. Progress is not about trying harder at the same strategy. It is about identifying the missing variable, improving your decision-making, and developing the skills your next level requires. Do not leave with a better excuse. Leave with a better equation. _______________________ 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: (1:52) One missing distinction can change everything (4:35) The cost of winging it without measurement (7:02) Understanding both sides of the fitness equation (15:32) Clear goals reveal what you need to learn (21:41) Learned helplessness and repeated failure (23:33) Build the skills required for higher-level results (27:05) 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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August 3 · 20 min
How Much Of Change Is Internal? (2513)
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. Join the Next Level Fitness Accountability Group. Reach out to Kevin or Alan on Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ _______________________ Change is usually internal before it becomes visible. Most people notice the outcome, but they miss the thinking, planning, self-awareness, and repeated decisions that created it. In today’s episode, Kevin and Alan dig into why meaningful progress is often invisible before it becomes measurable. Using Kevin’s current nutrition challenge and Alan’s experience coaching clients and studying high performers, they examine the choices beneath visible success. Learn why results are rarely accidental, how beliefs shape your decisions, and what it takes to build lasting change through 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: (2:13) Why lasting change begins internally (4:31) Study the habits behind success (9:32) The invisible work behind progress (13:48) Beliefs shape your daily decisions (17:08) Feedback and intentionality drive growth (19:50) 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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August 2 · 24 min
Force Yourself To Adapt (2512)
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. Join the Next Level Fitness Accountability Group. 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 share why lasting change requires more than motivation. It requires consistent action, stronger standards, and the willingness to do difficult things long enough for them to reshape your identity. They break down how small daily habits build momentum, why most people quit in the middle, and how responsibility creates the structure needed for real growth. This conversation is a practical reminder that meaningful progress is built over time. Your future is not changed by one great day. It is changed by the standards you keep when the excitement wears off. Visual Assets: Alan Mile Times - https://drive.google.com/file/d/15liazjUFBbScJuY9v6FjRd-v1CIYW3DZ/view?usp=drive_link The Power of Tiny Gains - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LCpd5qQvCFrQ3UD0unje2djqAF0644ig/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: (1:57) What 146 days of running reveals (4:46) Why most potential stays unrealized (7:10) How keystone habits improve your life (14:10) Staying committed to the long game (16:08) Consistency is the performance advantage (19:35) Schedule the life you say you want (23:57) 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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August 1 · 24 min
Your Focus IS Your Responsibility (But Getting Harder By The Day) (2511)
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. Join the Next Level Fitness Accountability Group. Reach out to Kevin or Alan on Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ _______________________ What if your focus problem is not a discipline problem at all, but the result of living in a world designed to pull your attention in every direction? In today’s episode, Kevin and Alan discuss why staying focused has become harder and why responsibility still matters. They examine the pull of social media, streaming, spending, food, and other easy distractions that can quietly cost you time, energy, self-respect, and momentum. Using lessons from their own lives and client work, they explore the value of a time audit, reducing triggers, and creating real accountability. This is an honest conversation about protecting your attention, strengthening your habits, and deciding what truly deserves your time. 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: (1:50) Why focus is getting harder (4:24) Stolen Focus and the attention economy (7:17) Taking ownership of your focus (10:17) Distractions and time audit (16:02) Accountability without excuses (19:24) Remove temptation before it wins (22:04) Identify your biggest distraction (23:27) 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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