Next Level University

What do you do when the going gets tough? Do you step up or do you shell up?

After studying people for quite some time, hosts Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros have come to understand who will succeed long-term. They noticed patterns that those who make mistakes and face adversities show up better next time around. These are the people who wouldn't trade anything and allow their circumstances to stop them from reaching their dreams. They share a good reminder in today's episode that if the going gets tough, it only means you are making progress.

Group coaching: https://nextleveluniverse.com/group-coaching/

We love connecting with you guys! Reach out on LinkedIn, Instagram, or via email 

Website 💻 http://www.nextleveluniverse.com/

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Instagram 📷 

Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/?hl=en
Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/?hl=en

LinkedIn ✍

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

Email 💬

[email protected]
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Show notes:
[1:44] What is someone's relationship to adversity?
[6:40] Life is not supposed to be easy
[9:55] Your adversity is your advantage
[12:18] Success without the struggle is a broken paradigm that technology  has created
[13:12] Understanding your biggest weakness is your strength
[15:58] "Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough." - Og Mandino
[18:22] If greatness were easy, it wouldn't be great
[19:23] Do you want to level up in life, love, health, and wealth without breaking your bank? Join Next Level group coaching, head on over to https://nextleveluniverse.com/group-coaching/
[20:14] Trust that Alan and Kevin will always tell you the hard truth
[21:14] Asking for help is not a weakness
[28:54] Focus on the problem or the solution
[33:33] Remember why you started
[37:15] Is that beautiful moment you had possible without the bad one?
[38:49] The story of Guinness Beer 
[39:40] 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.

Today's episode hosts Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros chat about comfort zones and how far you should go outside of it. If you've been listening to them for quite some time, Alan and Kevin's goal is to help you get to your next level, but they can only do that to some degree. As a listener, you also need to understand where you are in your comfort zone so that your coaches can push you to the right direction.

Group coaching: https://nextleveluniverse.com/group-coaching/

We love connecting with you guys! Reach out on LinkedIn, Instagram, or via email 

Website 💻 http://www.nextleveluniverse.com/

Next Level Podcast FB Group 📌
https://www.facebook.com/The-Hyper-Conscious-Podcast-106871136824274/

Instagram 📷 

Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/?hl=en
Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/?hl=en

LinkedIn ✍

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

Email 💬

[email protected]
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Show notes:
[1:29] Alan and Kevin's breakthrough that they got from Steven Kotler
[5:42] Key takeaways from their interview with Steven Kotler
[6:21] Do you want to level up in life, love, health, and wealth without breaking your bank? Join Next Level group coaching, head on over to https://nextleveluniverse.com/group-coaching/
[6:58] Vary the advice that you get
[8:26] Main takeaway
[12:47] 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.

Today's episode was nothing short of a dream come true for hosts Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros because they were joined by New York Times bestselling author Steven Kotler. Yes, the one and only Steven Kotler. They chat about Flow, peak performance, entrepreneurship, depression and anxiety, and so much more.  Also, if you enjoy discussions around neurobiology, this episode is going to tickle your fancy.

Steven Kotler is an award-winning journalist and the Executive Director of the Flow Research Collective. He is one of the world’s leading experts on human performance. He is the author of nine bestsellers (out of thirteen books), including The Art of Impossible, The Future is Faster Than You Think, Stealing Fire, The Rise of Superman, Bold and Abundance.

Steven is also the cohost of Flow Research Collective Radio, a top ten iTunes science podcast. Along with his wife, author Joy Nicholson, he is the co-founder of the Rancho de Chihuahua dog sanctuary.

Where to find Steven:
Website: https://www.stevenkotler.com/
Get the book The Art of Impossible here: https://amzn.to/3vWkSfv
If you want more flow in your life go to: http://www.flowblocker.com

Group coaching: https://nextleveluniverse.com/group-coaching/

We love connecting with you guys! Reach out on LinkedIn, Instagram, or via email 

Website 💻 http://www.nextleveluniverse.com/

Next Level Podcast FB Group 📌
https://www.facebook.com/The-Hyper-Conscious-Podcast-106871136824274/

Instagram 📷 

Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/?hl=en
Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/?hl=en

LinkedIn ✍

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

Email 💬

[email protected]
[email protected]

Show notes:
[1:51] How Steven became a journalist?
[6:51] Diving a little bit deeper into "flow"
[11:50] Happiness and struggles
[18:07] Peak performance evolution
[20:50] Why should people shoot for peak performance?
[26:42] Some of the major causes of depression
[28:00] Do you want to level up in life, love, health, and wealth without breaking your bank? Join Next Level group coaching, head on over to https://nextleveluniverse.com/group-coaching/
[28:32] Foundational ideas of resilience
[31:31] "Entrepreneurship is a game of spotting opportunity and creativity."
[33:20] Gratitude practice and flow
[36:15] Steven and his level of confidence
[39:07] Steven's Amazon rainforest experience
[46:04] Adversities are normal; it's what you do with them that's important 
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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.

In today’s episode, hosts Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros chat about the things to look for when hiring a mentor. If you've been listening to their episodes, you'd know by now that they subscribe to the idea of hiring a coach. It's doesn't need to be Alan or Kevin, it can be anyone else, but they genuinely believe that getting a coach to guide you will help you immensely. So if you're trying to figure out what to look for in a mentor or a coach, this episode is for you.

Group coaching: https://nextleveluniverse.com/group-coaching/

We love connecting with you guys! Reach out on LinkedIn, Instagram, or via email 

Website 💻 http://www.nextleveluniverse.com/

Next Level Podcast FB Group 📌
https://www.facebook.com/The-Hyper-Conscious-Podcast-106871136824274/

Instagram 📷 

Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/?hl=en
Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/?hl=en

LinkedIn ✍

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

Email 💬

[email protected]
[email protected]

Show notes:
[1:50] A great example to preface this episode
[3:00] Four levels of mastery
[8:00] Understand where you are in the journey
[11:58] Success is not supposed to be easy
[15:08] Do you want to level up in life, love, health, and wealth without breaking your bank? Join Next Level group coaching, head on over to https://nextleveluniverse.com/group-coaching/
[16:31] How to know what you're unconsciously competent at?
[18:00] Finding people's genius zone
[20:22] Taking advice from mentors 
[25:12] What to look for in a mentor?
[26:40] The one lesson that you'd take with you if you lost all your knowledge and start from the beginning
[28:05] The more arduous journey create mastery
[30:11] 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.

In today’s episode, hosts Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros share the Q&A portion of their Meetup Monday about overcoming insecurities. The questions asked allowed Kevin and Alan to share profound wisdom and tons of nuggets of knowledge. If you want to join them in their next live Meetup Monday, join their Facebook Group (link below).

Group coaching: https://nextleveluniverse.com/group-coaching/

We love connecting with you guys! Reach out on LinkedIn, Instagram, or via email 

Website 💻 http://www.nextleveluniverse.com/

Next Level Podcast FB Group 📌
https://www.facebook.com/The-Hyper-Conscious-Podcast-106871136824274/

Instagram 📷 

Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/?hl=en
Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/?hl=en

LinkedIn ✍

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

Email 💬

[email protected]
[email protected]

Show notes:
[1:09] Facing your insecurities from a place of strength
[3:02] Insecurity around your family
[7:59] Crossing the chasm of belief 
[10:50] Do you want to level up in life, love, health, and wealth without breaking your bank? Join Next Level group coaching, head on over to https://nextleveluniverse.com/group-coaching/
[11:17] Stepping out of your comfort zone and possibly leaving your circle behind
[15:53] Victim vs. villain
[20:04] You have to go through being the victim, hero, and guide
[20:53] DM Alan and Kevin if you need one-on-one coaching to help you get to your next level 
[22:08] 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.

What is your recipe for success? Do you have one, or are you consistently working on the ones that you already have?

Today hosts Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros dive deeper into creating and designing a life that will lead you to your goal. Reaching your goals and living the life that you dream of is not an overnight thing. It requires you to truly understand what you want in life and create a recipe for success. More importantly, do not abandon the goal if you don't see the results right away; instead, learn to be flexible and pivot. Change the recipe instead of altogether abandoning it.

Group coaching: https://nextleveluniverse.com/group-coaching/

We love connecting with you guys! Reach out on LinkedIn, Instagram, or via email 

Website 💻 http://www.nextleveluniverse.com/

Next Level Podcast FB Group 📌
https://www.facebook.com/The-Hyper-Conscious-Podcast-106871136824274/

Instagram 📷 

Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/?hl=en
Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/?hl=en

LinkedIn ✍

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

Email 💬

[email protected]
[email protected]

Show notes:
[1:25] The recipe analogy
[3:05] Reverse engineering the finish line
[6:11] Do the right things to reach your goals
[7:31] Let's talk about weight loss goals
[9:45] The cause and effect
[10:52] Do you want to level up in life, love, health, and wealth without breaking your bank? Join Next Level group coaching, head on over to https://nextleveluniverse.com/group-coaching/
[11:31] Pivot when you don't see the results you want
[13:50] You have to decide something
[17:00] The danger of social media
[19:05] Coaching spots are open for both Kevin and Alan
[21:58] 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.

The first thing that all of us need to understand is that everyone has insecurities. Even the most successful people have one (or more). It's what we do with these insecurities that will define our future. In this Meetup Monday, hosts Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros share their own insecurities and what they did to overcome these. Use your insecurity as motivation to get better, and don't forget to lean on the power of vulnerability.

Group coaching: https://nextleveluniverse.com/group-coaching/

We love connecting with you guys! Reach out on LinkedIn, Instagram, or via email 

Website 💻 http://www.nextleveluniverse.com/

Next Level Podcast FB Group 📌
https://www.facebook.com/The-Hyper-Conscious-Podcast-106871136824274/

Instagram 📷 

Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/?hl=en
Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/?hl=en

LinkedIn ✍

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

Email 💬

[email protected]
[email protected]

Show notes:
[2:28] What you don't see behind the scenes
[5:20] Fear is not a stoplight
[11:10] How much of your insecurity is rooted in the past?
[12:03] What happens when you open up to others about your insecurity?
[14:00] Will it ever go away?
[15:10] What Kevin believed about his insecurities in the past?
[20:13] Do you want to level up in life, love, health, and wealth without breaking your bank? Join Next Level group coaching, head on over to https://nextleveluniverse.com/group-coaching/
[21:19] Your community is super important
[22:10] Vulnerability is the antidote
[26:28] Movie recommendation: 8 Mile
[29:18] How committed are you to hide or getting over your insecurities?
[34:30] "Transform your insecurities into greatness" - Alan 
[35:20] On pretending that you don't have insecurities
[37:09] The key takeaway: do something about your insecurity
[39:02] 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.

Today hosts Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros chat about their experiences and realizations throughout their journey. When you get to a place where you thought you could never be, your self-belief will change. You have to remember that this is an ongoing process, and you'll soon find yourself with opportunities you thought are impossible.

Group coaching: https://nextleveluniverse.com/group-coaching/

We love connecting with you guys! Reach out on LinkedIn, Instagram, or via email 

Website 💻 http://www.nextleveluniverse.com/

Next Level Podcast FB Group 📌
https://www.facebook.com/The-Hyper-Conscious-Podcast-106871136824274/

Instagram 📷 

Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/?hl=en
Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/?hl=en

LinkedIn ✍

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

Email 💬

[email protected]
[email protected]

Show notes:
[1:01] The question we received that prompted this episode
[4:48] There is a level beyond where you are, and once you get there, you might experience imposter syndrome
[8:15] Do you want to level up in life, love, health, and wealth without breaking your bank? Join Next Level group coaching, head on over to https://nextleveluniverse.com/group-coaching/
[8:42] You don't know what else is possible for you
[9:35] NLU analogy
[11:35] Learning from your mistakes will get you to the next level
[13:15] You belong where you are, but you'll stay there for as long as you do what you did to get there
[16:32] 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.

It was a pleasure and an honor for hosts Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros to speak virtually at Toastmasters. It took Alan and Kevin a ton of learnings, experiences, and even hardships to become the speakers and podcasters that they are now. So they squeeze those learnings into a 40-minute presentation on how to become the best speakers. This presentation is such a powerful episode and one that's filled to the brim with knowledge and wisdom, so make sure you tune in.

Group coaching: https://nextleveluniverse.com/group-coaching/

We love connecting with you guys! Reach out on LinkedIn, Instagram, or via email 

Website 💻 http://www.nextleveluniverse.com/

Next Level Podcast FB Group 📌
https://www.facebook.com/The-Hyper-Conscious-Podcast-106871136824274/

Instagram 📷 

Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/?hl=en
Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/?hl=en

LinkedIn ✍

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

Email 💬

[email protected]
[email protected]

Show notes:
[3:15] Who are we, what we do, and how we got here
[7:07] The importance of making a decision and stacking them one on top of the other
[8:13] The influence quotient framework
[11:14] Believe in yourself and own your space
[14:20] Character over everything
[18:05] Be the expert of your field
[22:20] Do you want to level up in life, love, health, and wealth without breaking your bank? Join Next Level group coaching, head on over to https://nextleveluniverse.com/group-coaching/
[22:43] The power of stories and lessons in your speeches
[26:27] Communication is an art
[27:04] Prep, Rep, Reflect, and Perfect
[31:41] What is a speech at the end of the day?
[33:21] Perception
[38:03] What does your online footprint look like?
[41:48] How the pandemic affected speaking opportunities
[42:37] 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.

In today's episode, hosts Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros share the importance of understanding the relationships you have with people, things, places, and time. You need to audit these relationships to figure out if they are serving you or wasting your time. Remember that where you invest your time and energy will determine how much money you'll make in the future or how far you'll be in your development journey.

Check the Life Map mentioned in this episode: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13I8k4Vg4I_of4QGF2MMYN0nrpy81zqxy/view?usp=sharing

Get a copy of the Life Map Worksheet: 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1x_FHEQDKF-CI12F7_Ts8TXCSFe5uLIG9/view?usp=sharing

Group coaching: https://nextleveluniverse.com/group-coaching/

We love connecting with you guys! Reach out on LinkedIn, Instagram, or via email 

Website 💻 http://www.nextleveluniverse.com/

Next Level Podcast FB Group 📌
https://www.facebook.com/The-Hyper-Conscious-Podcast-106871136824274/

Instagram 📷 

Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/?hl=en
Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/?hl=en

LinkedIn ✍

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

Email 💬

[email protected]
[email protected]

Show notes:
[1:23] Alan's tree analogy
[8:39] Be honest with yourself
[10:25] Do you want to level up in life, love, health, and wealth without breaking your bank? Join Next Level group coaching, head on over to https://nextleveluniverse.com/group-coaching/
[10:52] You have to be in an investor's mindset
[12:33] If you're not growing, you're dying
[16:02] Think of it like investing in stocks
[18:32] Meetup Monday and podcast episode changes
[21:11] Alan and Kevin both have spots open for one-on-one coaching sessions
[21:59] 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.