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/

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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.

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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:
[email protected]
[email protected]

LinkedIn:
Kevin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-palmieri-5b7736160/
Alan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanlazarosllc/

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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.

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/

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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.

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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:
[email protected]
[email protected]

LinkedIn:
Kevin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-palmieri-5b7736160/
Alan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanlazarosllc/

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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.

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/

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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.

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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:
[email protected]
[email protected]

LinkedIn:
Kevin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-palmieri-5b7736160/
Alan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanlazarosllc/

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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.

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/

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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

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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:
[email protected]
[email protected]

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.

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:
[email protected]
[email protected]

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.

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/

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Trend hopping creates the illusion of progress while weakening the habits that produce lasting results. In this episode, Kevin and Alan explain why quick fixes, new strategies, and constant novelty often distract people from the fundamentals that create real change.

They break down the difference between wanting a result and deciding to earn it, why consistency builds self-respect, and how long-term skill development leads to stronger health, confidence, relationships, and performance. The shortcut is not coming. Commit to the work long enough for it to work.

_______________________

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:
[email protected]
[email protected]

LinkedIn:
Kevin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-palmieri-5b7736160/
Alan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanlazarosllc/

_______________________

Show notes:
(3:47) Fundamentals create long-term results
(11:39) Stop searching for shortcuts
(12:11) The compound effect behind real success
(18:44) Decide before motivation fades
(21:20) Consistency is the real solution
(25:03) 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.

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 examine the hidden markers of success that matter more than status symbols, lifestyle upgrades, or public perception. Drawing from their own journeys and years of coaching clients, they explain why real progress often looks ordinary from the outside.

Kevin and Alan break down the importance of protecting your highest-value priority, developing the willingness to do what your goals require, and choosing long-term growth over short-term comfort. They also explore why some people appear successful before they have built the habits to sustain it, while others may look behind as they quietly create a stronger future. This episode is a direct conversation about focus, work ethic, personal responsibility, identity, and the standards required to build lasting 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:
[email protected]
[email protected]

LinkedIn:
Kevin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-palmieri-5b7736160/
Alan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanlazarosllc/

_______________________

Show notes:
(2:02) The problem with using possessions as proof
(4:59) Marker one: Keep the main thing the main thing
(8:43) Finding the priority that drives most results
(12:15) Marker two: Your willingness score
(15:45) What willingness looks like in real life
(17:29) Marker three: Play a bigger long-term game
(20:03) Why serious goals require different decisions
(22:08) Losing at a bigger game Vs. Winning small
(24:54) 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.

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/

_______________________

Why does real progress sometimes feel like you are losing ground? In this episode, Kevin and Alan break down why growth requires trade-offs, temporary setbacks, and a willingness to stay consistent when the results are not immediate. They explain how to assess the return on a new habit, set clear priorities, and stop confusing short-term discomfort with failure.

The goal is not perfect execution. It is building a stronger long-term trend line in your health, wealth, relationships, and personal growth. Choose the trade-off you have been avoiding. Frictionless plans are usually filed next to unicorns.

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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:
[email protected]
[email protected]

LinkedIn:
Kevin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-palmieri-5b7736160/
Alan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanlazarosllc/

_______________________

Show notes:
(2:16) Every new priority requires a trade-off
(4:41) How to assess the return on a new habit
(7:22) Building systems that make consistency possible
(12:07) The optimal stopping problem
(16:02) Accepting the cost of meaningful change
(20:03) Clarity, long-term consequences, and the trend line
(29:50) 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.

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/

_______________________

Growth starts before you feel ready. In today’s episode, Kevin and Alan clarify why waiting for confidence, comfort, or proof can keep you stuck at the same level. Real personal growth requires action before certainty, followed by honest reflection and course correction. Kevin shares what it felt like to manage a demanding travel day that would have overwhelmed an earlier version of himself. Alan explains how clients often need to leave the safety of planning and gain real-world feedback through action.

They also discuss experiential learning, delayed gratification, restraint, and the risk of trying to skip the skills required to sustain success. This episode is about building capability through calculated discomfort, accepting small failures, and earning the evidence that creates lasting confidence.

Digital Asset:
Micro Failure For Macro Success (Doom Loop Vs. Success Loop) - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OiusvHeLk_Ighi3LIqTTZeW9jyIuMcMs/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:
[email protected]
[email protected]

LinkedIn:
Kevin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-palmieri-5b7736160/
Alan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanlazarosllc/

_______________________

Show notes:
(2:32) Building capability under real pressure
(5:21) You must act before you're ready
(9:13) Theory Vs. Experiential learning
(13:50) Why action beats endless planning
(18:06) Success creates harder challenges
(21:01) The danger of skipping levels
(23:00) Micro failure for macro success
(27:22) Restraint protects long-term progress
(31:52) 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.

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/

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

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In this episode of Next Level University, hosts Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros explore why resourcefulness is one of the most important skills for personal growth, career development, and long-term success. Many people believe they need more time, money, support, or certainty before they can make progress. In reality, the bigger issue is often a lack of problem-solving, ownership, and willingness to learn through action.

Kevin and Alan break down how to become more valuable by solving problems without creating unnecessary friction for others. They discuss the role of self-belief, disciplined action, micro failures, and building competence through research, repetition, and responsibility. You will also learn why external resources cannot fix internal leaks such as poor habits, weak decision-making, or a lack of follow-through. Before you ask for more, prove what you can do with what you already have.

_______________________

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:
[email protected]
[email protected]

LinkedIn:
Kevin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-palmieri-5b7736160/
Alan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanlazarosllc/

_______________________

Show notes:
(2:01) Why resourcefulness is the skill that creates value
(4:00) Solve harder problems and become more valuable
(8:05) Learn through research, action, and repetition
(9:25) Micro failures lead to long-term success
(15:07) The lesson behind a failed podcast interview
(22:14) Why more money will not solve a lack of resourcefulness
(25:36) Fix the bucket before you focus on the faucet
(29:29) 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.