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Sep 11, 2026 26 min

Acceptance Vs Adjustment Pt 2 (2552)

from Next Level University Hosted by Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros

Book Alan’s Business Breakthrough Session. Your first 30-minute coaching call is FREE. Learn how to prioritize success and let your quality of life become the byproduct. - https://calendly.com/alanlazaros/30-minute-breakthrough-session Fitness is forever, it's a lifestyle. Get jacked and join the Next Level Fitness Accountability Group. This group is invite-only. Reach out to Kevin or Alan on Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ _______________________ In this episode of Next Level University, hosts Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros explain why ambitious goals can expose a gap between the person you are and the person your desired results require. Success is not always about becoming someone else. Sometimes it is about accepting your natural strengths. Other times, it requires building discipline, emotional regulation, consistency, and skills that do not come naturally. Kevin reflects on what changed as the business, client work, and personal demands accelerated. Alan examines the difference between amplifying your real strengths and trying to imitate someone whose path was never meant to be yours. Together, they discuss self-awareness, fitness, likability, capability, and the uncomfortable reality that meaningful growth often asks for more than the original goal revealed. If you want better results without losing your identity in the process, this episode will help you assess what to keep, what to adjust, and what your next level actually costs. _______________________ NLU is more than a podcast. From the Next Level Dreamliner to Group Coaching, we provide tools and communities to help you grow with more clarity, consistency, and accountability. Visit our website and socials through the links below. 👇 Website: http://www.nextleveluniverse.com Instagram: Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/ Facebook: Alan: https://www.facebook.com/alan.lazaros Kevin: https://www.facebook.com/kevin.palmieri.90/ Email: [email protected] [email protected] LinkedIn: Kevin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-palmieri-5b7736160/ Alan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanlazarosllc/ _______________________ Show notes: (1:49) The real cost of ambitious goals (3:40) When to accept Vs. Adjust (6:57) Discipline beyond your feelings (8:46) Natural strengths and developed skills (14:10) Fitness as a performance advantage (16:34) Stop trying to become someone else (18:23) Significance Vs. Belonging (22:47) Capability, potential, and self-belief (26:04) Outro Send a text to Kevin and Alan! 🎙️ Hosted by Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros Next Level University is a top-ranked daily podcast for dream chasers and self-improvement lovers. With over 2,100 episodes, we help you level up in life, love, health, and wealth one day at a time. Subscribe for real, honest, no-fluff growth every single day.

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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...

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Acceptance Vs Adjustment Pt 2 (2552)

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  1. 1:49 The real cost of ambitious goals
  2. 3:40 When to accept Vs. Adjust
  3. 6:57 Discipline beyond your feelings
  4. 8:46 Natural strengths and developed skills
  5. 14:10 Fitness as a performance advantage
  6. 16:34 Stop trying to become someone else
  7. 18:23 Significance Vs. Belonging
  8. 22:47 Capability, potential, and self-belief
  9. 26:04 Outro

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