Next Level University

Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros
  • 4.7 (148)
  • Self-Improvement
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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 habitsScale your effort and incomeCreate deep, aligned relationshipsStay consistent when motivation fadesBuild a life you’re proud of one day at a timeNo fluff. No hype. Just real growth, every single day.Subscribe now and join #NextLevelNation.

  1. 23h ago

    What Are The Signs You’re Playing Scared? (2476)

    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 “Next Level Hope Foundation” creates meaningful experiences for kids growing up without a father figure and builds a positive, supportive community around them. To support this event, you can donate here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/annual-2026-next-level-hope-foundation-fathers-day-event _______________________ In today’s episode of Next Level University, hosts Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros explore why fear can look like responsibility. Playing not to lose may feel safe, but it can keep you guarded, stuck, and unwilling to make the moves growth requires. Kevin and Alan break down loss aversion, self-belief, identity, status, and the trade-offs behind long-term success. They explain why progress is not about reckless risk or blind confidence. It is about balancing productive paranoia with the courage to move forward. This episode is a grounded conversation about ambition, sacrifice, and calculated risk. Listen in and stop mistaking your comfort zone for a strategy. _______________________ NLU is more than a podcast. From the Next Level Dreamliner to Group Coaching, we provide tools and communities to help you grow with more clarity, consistency, and accountability. Visit our website and socials through the links below. 👇 Website: http://www.nextleveluniverse.com Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ Facebook: Alan: https://www.facebook.com/alan.lazaros Kevin: https://www.facebook.com/kevin.palmieri.90/ Email: Kevin@nextleveluniverse.com Alan@nextleveluniverse.com LinkedIn: Kevin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-palmieri-5b7736160/ Alan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanlazarosllc/ _______________________ Show notes: (2:05) Loss aversion and self-belief (5:13) The Drive to Five framework (8:05) Productive paranoia and self-belief (10:17) Playing not to lose status (12:57) The cost of protecting image (15:57) Risk, humility, and moving forward (18:06) Fitness as a model for growth (21:24) What growth requires you to give up (26:33) Fear, arrogance, and calculated risk (28:27) 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.

    29 min

  2. 1d ago

    How Do You Know You’re Not Playing To Win? (2475)

    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 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 thing you call discipline is actually fear wearing a work ethic?. In this episode, Kevin and Alan unpack the difference between real ambition and protective ambition. Kevin shares a pattern he has seen in himself when he gets close to a goal, feels the pressure rise, and starts playing defense. Alan challenges that through long-term thinking, identity, discipline, and performance. Together, they break down how short-term wins can create long-term costs in business, fitness, leadership, and personal growth. With years of coaching, thousands of episodes, and real patterns from their own lives, Kevin and Alan make one thing clear. Winning is not just about effort. It is about what you are optimizing for. Listen in and find out whether your discipline is building your future or just protecting your ego with a calendar. _______________________ 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: (3:01) The pressure of measurable goals (7:14) Looking reliable versus being reliable (9:13) Signs you are taking short-term wins at a long-term cost (14:00) Delivering today while building for the future (17:30) Refusing short-term wins that create long-term losses (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.

    21 min

  3. 2d ago

    Is Fitness The BEST Base For Success? (2474)

    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 _______________________ Build the base before chasing the peak. In today’s episode, Kevin and Alan break down what actually supports long-term success before the results show up. Kevin looks at fitness as more than a physical goal. It becomes a training ground for discipline, sacrifice, consistency, self-trust, and the ability to choose discomfort on purpose. Alan brings another angle, making the case for rational thinking, better decisions, prudence, and cognitive capacity. Together, they take a grounded look at success, performance, mentorship, and self-awareness. This episode is a reminder that the life you want cannot stand on weak patterns. Build the base, sharpen the mind, and train what success will eventually require. _______________________ 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: (3:09) How fitness builds discipline and self-trust (5:10) Alan’s case for rational thinking (6:37) Decision-making, prudence, and conscientiousness (7:54) Cognitive capacity Vs. Physical capacity (12:53) Why the brain and body both need training (14:28) The role of mentorship and self-awareness (19:58) The strongest combination for long-term success (21:31) 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.

    22 min

  4. 3d ago

    Why Does Trying To Make It Easy Actually Make It Harder? (2473)

    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 _______________________ In today’s episode of Next Level University, hosts Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros examine why the easy road often makes life harder. Through fitness, coaching, and real performance experience, they explain why strong goals create stronger behavior, why accountability matters, and why sacrifice is part of building self-respect. This episode is for anyone ready to stop chasing shortcuts and start becoming more consistent, disciplined, and dialed in. Listen now and take the next step toward the version of yourself your goals require. _______________________ 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: (3:24) The path of least resistance (7:01) Why a strong reason changes behavior (10:01) What it means to be fully dialed in (12:02) How accountability makes the easy road harder (14:53) Training willpower and behavior change (19:24) Self-respect through difficult commitments (24:07) Sacrifice, regret, and aligned goals (29:53) Why every upside has a downside (33:31) Set a goal big enough to stop taking the easy road (36:24) 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.

    37 min

  5. 4d ago

    Adjust Yourself Or Adjust Your Goals (2472)

    What if the goal is not the problem, but the person pursuing it has not caught up yet? In this episode, Kevin and Alan break down the gap between desire, expectation, and execution. They talk about why bigger goals demand clearer thinking, higher standards, and daily choices that actually match the outcome you say you want. Through examples from business, coaching, fitness, and performance, they challenge the belief that success should come quickly or feel convenient. Shortcuts can make the path look easier than it is. Discipline tells the truth. If you want the next level, stop trying to lower the cost. Adjust the goal, or adjust yourself. _______________________ 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 “Next Level Hope Foundation” creates meaningful experiences for kids growing up without a father figure and builds a positive, supportive community around them. To support this event, you can donate here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/annual-2026-next-level-hope-foundation-fathers-day-event _______________________ NLU is not just a podcast; it’s a gateway to a wealth of resources designed to help you achieve your goals and dreams. From our Next Level Dreamliner to our Group Coaching, we offer a variety of tools and communities to support your personal development journey. For more information, check out our website and socials using 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: (2:34) The real cost of business ownership (5:24) Why bigger goals require bigger sacrifice (8:40) The work behind the win (13:06) Michael Phelps and extreme consistency (17:23) The empty parking lot standard (19:14) Aligning behavior with the goal (21:24) Why shortcuts rarely build greatness (25:18) 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.

    26 min

  6. 5d ago

    An Important Lesson From Toxic Masculinity (2471)

    Strength needs standards. In today’s episode, Kevin and Alan clarify the difference between toxic masculinity and healthy masculine leadership. They unpack why confidence, tenacity, and directness can support success, but only when they are grounded in humility, self-awareness, values, and respect. Drawing from coaching conversations, client patterns, and years of personal development work, they challenge the idea that strength requires arrogance or aggression. Real strength is not about getting yours at everyone else’s expense. It is about staying steadfast without becoming selfish, telling the truth without using it as a weapon, and building a better life without making the room smaller. Do not follow the loudest man in the room. Study the one who does not need volume to prove strength. _______________________ 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 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/ _______________________ NLU is not just a podcast; it’s a gateway to a wealth of resources designed to help you achieve your goals and dreams. From our Next Level Dreamliner to our Group Coaching, we offer a variety of tools and communities to support your personal development journey. For more information, check out our website and socials using 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: (2:28) Tenacity without selfishness (4:22) Humility, courage, and vulnerability (6:07) Strength without arrogance (14:01) Keep the trait, lose the damage (15:38) Values, intent, and accountability (18:26) Why your environment matters (19:41) Direct truth with the right intent (21:31) 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.

    22 min

  7. 6d ago

    The Top 10 Vices And How They’re Sabotaging Your Success (2470)

    In this episode of Next Level University, hosts Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros explore how vices sabotage success, discipline, relationships, health, and self-respect. They break down the hidden cost of short-term pleasure, from social media and TV to alcohol, food, pornography, gambling, THC, nicotine, shopping, and video games. Through personal experience and coaching patterns, Kevin and Alan unpack dopamine, the habit loop, emotional regulation, and honest self-assessment. This is not about shame. It is about control. If you want a more meaningful life, you have to stop negotiating with what keeps pulling you off track. Listen in, then audit the vice you keep defending. _______________________ 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 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/ _______________________ NLU is not just a podcast; it’s a gateway to a wealth of resources designed to help you achieve your goals and dreams. From our Next Level Dreamliner to our Group Coaching, we offer a variety of tools and communities to support your personal development journey. For more information, check out our website and socials using 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: (3:06) Why humans are wired for addiction (6:18) High goals require higher standards (8:15) Growing up around destructive patterns (11:02) The real cost of addiction (13:19) When a vice becomes a problem (16:36) Kevin’s turning point with weed and porn (18:26) How to score yourself honestly (21:07) Short-term pleasure versus long-term standards (22:51) 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.

    24 min

  8. Jun 20

    How Do You Know What You're Encoded For? (2469)

    What if the thing you keep forcing is not a discipline problem, but a self-awareness problem? In today’s episode, Kevin and Alan unpack how to recognize what you are naturally encoded for, why career fit matters, and how passion, repetition, talent, and market demand all shape long-term success. Kevin shares lessons from training Bruce, an 80-year-old man at the gym, while Alan connects the conversation to multiple intelligences and the hard truth that life does not “just work out.” You have to study yourself, compare without ego, and build where your effort compounds. Listen in, then stop trying to win the wrong game. Noble suffering is still a bad strategy. _______________________ 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 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/ _______________________ NLU is not just a podcast; it’s a gateway to a wealth of resources designed to help you achieve your goals and dreams. From our Next Level Dreamliner to our Group Coaching, we offer a variety of tools and communities to support your personal development journey. For more information, check out our website and socials using 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: (3:01) Discovering what comes naturally (5:03) Strengths, weaknesses, and self-awareness (7:10) Why career fit matters (9:34) Finding your place in the economy (13:21) Talent still needs repetition (16:01) Passion, skill, and long-term mastery (18:54) What to build your life around (19:54) Comparing without ego (20:47) 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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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 habitsScale your effort and incomeCreate deep, aligned relationshipsStay consistent when motivation fadesBuild a life you’re proud of one day at a timeNo fluff. No hype. Just real growth, every single day.Subscribe now and join #NextLevelNation.

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  • Creator
    Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
  • Episodes
    1K
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Next Level University
  • Show Website
    Next Level University

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