Let’s Get Real About Commitment (2286)

In today’s episode of Next Level University, hosts Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros challenge the common belief that commitment is about motivation or willpower. They explain why real consistency comes from removing exit options before pressure shows up.

Drawing from thousands of episodes and years of coaching, they break down the difference between being interested and being committed, and how identity, standards, and decision-making shape long-term personal development. This conversation focuses on raising your minimums, sustaining progress without perfect conditions, and building a level of commitment that holds when energy is low and no one is watching.

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Show notes:
(1:20) Why quitting is not an option
(3:36) Identity, standards, and real commitment
(7:06) You are the last line of defense
(9:07) Raising your minimums over time
(16:45) What you are truly fighting for
(22:16) Outro

🎙️ Hosted by Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros

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Chapters

• 1:20 Why quitting is not an option
• 3:36 Identity, standards, and real commitment
• 7:06 You are the last line of defense
• 9:07 Raising your minimums over time
• 16:45 What you are truly fighting for
• 22:16 Outro

Transcript

Kevin Palmieri

(0:00) I say this all the time on other podcasts, what's the difference between a relationship and a committed relationship? (0:06) A relationship, people are in, and when it's good, they are happy, when it's bad, they run away. (0:12) A committed relationship, you figure it out.(0:14) You signed on the dotted line to make it work, for better or for worse, for beauty or for when things go wrong, and that's what I think about goal setting too. (0:22) If you're committed, you figure it out. (0:24) If you're not, you run away.

Alan Lazaros

(0:25) A level 10 life requires a level 10 commitment.

Kevin Palmieri

(0:32) Welcome to Next Level University. (0:34) I'm your host, Kevin Palmeri. (0:36) And I'm your co-host, Alan Lazarus.(0:39) At NLU, we believe in a heart-driven but no-BS approach to holistic self-improvement for dream chasers.

Alan Lazaros

(0:46) Our goal with every episode is to help you level up your life, love, health, and wealth.

Kevin Palmieri

(0:52) We bring you a new episode every single day on topics like confidence, self-belief, self-worth, self-awareness, relationships, boundaries, consistency, habits, and defining your own unique version of success.

Alan Lazaros

(1:08) Self-improvement, in your pocket, every day, from anywhere, completely free. (1:15) Welcome to Next Level University.

Kevin Palmieri

(1:20) Next Level Nation today for episode number 2,286. (1:24) Let's get real about commitment. (1:27) Okay, we're coming up here, it's towards the end of the year, 2025 is coming to a close.(1:33) And we were reflecting and trying to figure out what we could do for a powerful episode. (1:37) I don't necessarily want it to be a motivational episode, inspirational. (1:40) Every episode we do, we want it to help you change the way you think a little bit.(1:46) And one of the most common questions I get, and this is going to be me pumping our tires, it is what it is, on other podcasts, people say, how have you done so many episodes? (1:55) Pump them, baby. (1:56) Pump them.(1:57) Boop, boop, boop. (1:57) How have you done so many episodes? (2:02) What gets you going when you don't want to do it or when you don't feel good?(2:05) And I always say, I don't have a good answer other than it's not an option not to do it. (2:14) It's never an option not to do it. (2:15) It's not even a possibility.(2:17) If there was a button on the clicker, there is no button that says no episode. (2:23) It ceases to exist. (2:24) It can't.(2:25) There are buttons. (2:26) There is a button that says no workout. (2:29) I hit that button today, baby.(2:31) Stayed in bed. (2:32) Needed it.

Alan Lazaros

(2:33) Nice.

Kevin Palmieri

(2:33) There is a button that says- No, it's not nice.

Alan Lazaros

(2:35) Not nice. (2:36) I can't condone that. (2:37) Yeah, not nice.

Kevin Palmieri

(2:38) Should have done it.

Alan Lazaros

(2:38) But you were trying to get more sleep, so I kind of do.

Kevin Palmieri

(2:40) I have been redlining pretty bad and getting consistent 60 sleep scores. (2:45) And tomorrow I have to be up at like four. (2:48) This week is fucking jiffed.(2:50) I condone you taking care of yourself. (2:52) I appreciate that. (2:53) Condone is good.(2:54) Yeah. (2:55) Condone. (2:55) That sounds negative, doesn't it?(2:56) A little bit. (2:57) Condone? (2:58) You're thinking condemn.(3:00) Very close. (3:01) I do not condemn you doing that. (3:02) I condone it.(3:03) Condone. (3:05) That's always what I say on other podcasts. (3:07) I don't have a better answer.(3:11) I don't listen to a certain song that puts me in the mood. (3:14) I don't watch a certain video. (3:16) No, it's just not an option.(3:19) When you get to a certain point, it's harder not to keep going than it is to keep going. (3:24) That's piece one. (3:25) And then I would regret this tremendously.(3:28) That's another piece of it, too. (3:30) But I do believe it's in our branding, it's in our marketing, it's in our messaging, it's in our identity, it's in our community. (3:36) I take a lot of pride in that.(3:39) And I think that's what real, real, real commitment looks like. (3:43) I said this to Alan behind the scenes, like, why don't we just go out and cheat on our partners all the time? (3:49) Because it's not an option.(3:50) That's not an option in our minds. (3:53) Somebody that does cheat, it is an option in their mind. (3:55) So they're probably not as...

Alan Lazaros

(3:56) Yeah, they have a lower standard.

Kevin Palmieri

(3:57) They have a lower standard of commitment. (3:59) And I just think that's a really good... (4:01) I mean, it's obviously a brash analogy, but yeah, I think commitment is one of those things that it's really easy to say you're committed until it gets tested.(4:10) It's easy to be committed when it's 75 and sunny out and you're going for a nice... (4:15) I mean, that's easy. (4:16) That's not that hard.(4:18) But when shit hits the fan, and that's... (4:21) it's gonna happen to all of us, I think that's when commitment is really tested. (4:28) Last thing.(4:29) After a long day or a long night, one of the things I'm most grateful for that I say to Taryn all the time is I'm grateful that we can work through stuff together. (4:40) I'm grateful that you're the type of person that we can have a disagreement and then always get back on the same page. (4:45) I'm grateful that we're committed enough to do that and we don't run away and, oh, just go find somebody better or somebody...(4:52) I really very much appreciate that, and I think that's a good example of commitment.

Alan Lazaros

(4:57) Yeah. (4:57) I think commitment is meaningful. (5:01) If it was easy, everybody would do it.(5:03) There's so many ways we could go with this. (5:07) You and I playfully joked, I think you said earlier off-air, you said, what if we just didn't do this one? (5:15) Skip this one.(5:16) Let's skip this one.

Kevin Palmieri

(5:17) Yeah, exactly. (5:17) This one.

Alan Lazaros

(5:17) I'm not feeling it today. (5:18) And I immediately started laughing hysterically. (5:21) And I said, I think I'd chop off my own arm before I'd skip an episode.(5:24) And you were like, me too. (5:25) Same. (5:26) And that's actually where this episode was born.(5:28) Yeah. (5:29) And we were like, let's do an episode on that. (5:31) I said, okay, what is that episode?(5:33) Why? (5:34) Commitment. (5:34) And I said, so what is it really though?(5:38) And you said something along the lines of, you sign on the dotted line. (5:42) Signed up for this. (5:44) I said in the opening, if you want a level 10 life, you have to have level 10 commitment.(5:53) Commitment to what? (5:54) Commitment to the goal, commitment to the dream, commitment to consistency, commitment to sustainability, commitment to whatever it takes. (6:02) We used to say hashtag whatever it takes all the time.(6:06) Because it's going to get brutal. (6:08) It's going to get rough. (6:09) I don't know.(6:11) I feel like back in the day, 11 years ago, when I started giving speeches and motivational inspirational, I feel like I was more motivational. (6:20) It was more like, you got to fucking get to the gym and put in the work and you never leave the gym the same as you went in. (6:26) And that's how I actually operate.(6:28) When I walk into that gym, give you guys a little of my inner dialogue, it's Alan fucking Lazarus. (6:34) You will not, under any circumstances, walk out of this gym the same man you walked in, no matter what happens. (6:43) I know that's not fun.(6:45) I don't care. (6:45) That's the truth. (6:46) And you have to have that level of insanity to do something like this.(6:52) No one would give a shit if you and I just went and got day jobs.

Kevin Palmieri

(6:56) Gosh.

Alan Lazaros

(6:58) I'm not joking. (6:59) I mean, people would be like, oh, remember that next level thing? (7:01) Remember those next level guys?(7:03) And that would be the end of it. (7:04) Everyone would go on with their life. (7:05) As they should.(7:06) Yeah, as they should. (7:07) As they should. (7:08) As they should.(7:08) At the end of the day, no one gives a shit. (7:10) They have their own life and their own problems. (7:13) And yes, I don't mean no one cares about you, because people do.(7:15) But they don't care about your goals. (7:17) They care about who you are as a person. (7:19) They care about being a friend of yours or a sister or a brother or a mom or a daughter or whatever.(7:27) But they don't care about your goals. (7:29) They can't see them. (7:31) Like, if we didn't do an episode tomorrow and we quit this and we sold the company, people would be upset.(7:40) But at the end of the day, in 5, 10, 15 years, we'd be forgotten and nothing would happen. (7:44) But our lives would be, they'd never be the same. (7:47) For sure.(7:48) And so many other lives would be changed too, by the way, the team, the clients, the communities. (7:53) I mean, it would be devastating. (7:55) But my point is, is like, you're the last line of defense.(8:01) You're the last line of defense. (8:03) I know, Kevin, you've never seen Lord of the Rings, but everyone else has, so I'm using it as a goddamn reference.

Kevin Palmieri

(8:07) It's Helm's Deep, baby. (8:08) I fell asleep during the first one. (8:09) I fell asleep.

Alan Lazaros

(8:09) It's Helm's Deep.

Kevin Palmieri

(8:10) The second one.

Alan Lazaros

(8:12) They gotta speed the process.

Kevin Palmieri

(8:13) They gotta speed that process up. (8:14) I fell asleep quick.

Alan Lazaros

(8:15) Brother, that came out in the early 2000s. (8:18) They didn't need, what was the thing, Netflix tracks now?

Kevin Palmieri

(8:21) Second screen. (8:22) Yeah, second screen. (8:23) It's not second screen enough.

Alan Lazaros

(8:24) Yeah, I think that's awesome personally, but whatever. (8:28) So the second movie, Helm's Deep, you're the last line of defense. (8:32) It's up to you.(8:33) And at the end of the day, it has to be in here in your heart. (8:38) It has to be in your mind. (8:39) And you have to have a standard that no matter what happens, it's not even a fucking option.(8:45) They say burn your boats and they say, you know, you never retreat and do whatever it takes and all this stuff. (8:51) Ultimately, all that stuff is great. (8:53) It's fine.(8:53) I love motivational stuff too. (8:54) I listen to it too. (8:56) But it needs to mean a lot to you.(8:58) It needs to mean everything to you. (9:00) And I don't know if I know how to give that to someone.

Kevin Palmieri

(9:07) I think a good way to think about it is it adjusts your minimums. (9:13) It adjusts your minimums. (9:14) So today, I had minimums to hit.(9:18) Like I woke up, yesterday was a super long day. (9:22) We went over to see the place and take measurements and we went out to dinner after. (9:26) It was great.(9:27) I need it. (9:28) I need it. (9:28) The last month has been just a grind.(9:32) But I didn't get to bed until like 9.30. And I went right to bed and then I woke up and I was like, oh my God, I can't do this again. (9:40) Like I need, something has to change today. (9:42) I'm just losing it.(9:46) And, but my minimum was I have to do two PGU episodes today.

Alan Lazaros

(9:53) Nice.

Kevin Palmieri

(9:54) I want to get ahead so the team doesn't have to work on Christmas Eve or the day before Christmas or sorry, the two days before Christmas. (10:00) And one NLU episode. (10:02) And then I had two coaching calls.(10:05) That was my minimum for the day. (10:08) That minimum is very different than like a maximum day. (10:13) Isn't it wild how your minimum now is more than your max back in the day?(10:18) It is. (10:18) I mean, Alan is not kidding. (10:20) If that in 2018, when I had one coaching call, I had to take the rest of the day off.(10:25) I'm not even kidding. (10:26) I'm not saying that to be funny. (10:28) It was literally like, all right, we do one podcast and one coaching call.(10:31) I'm going to get high and play Call of Duty. (10:33) Like here we go. (10:34) We're good.

Alan Lazaros

(10:36) Really moved the needle today. (10:37) I'm suspending my judgment so hard right now.

Kevin Palmieri

(10:39) Look you knew. (10:40) You got high with me one time. (10:41) One time.(10:43) Biggest fucking mistake of all time. (10:45) I thought you were in. (10:46) Terrible idea.(10:47) But yeah, honestly, that is the truth. (10:51) My minimums today would kill me in 2018 for sure. (10:57) But I think it adjusts your minimums.(10:59) So your easiest day is always going to be a little bit harder than your easiest day used to be. (11:04) And your hardest day back then is going to be like your easiest day today. (11:09) And I think that's kind of the beauty of it.(11:13) That's one piece. (11:15) And then I think there's the piece of being able to and having the courage, those are two very different things, to reverse engineer regret. (11:25) That.(11:26) Being able to sit down and say like, I would never forgive myself. (11:29) Yeah. (11:30) Ever.(11:31) Like I would never. (11:33) Live that down. (11:34) And people say like, well, if I took the podcast from you and I took everything and I took your identity, I thank you.(11:41) I appreciate it. (11:42) Like I really appreciate the fact that you're trying to.

Alan Lazaros

(11:43) By the way, you could forgive yourself for that because it was taken.

Kevin Palmieri

(11:46) Well, even that. (11:47) No, because I always say good luck. (11:50) Come on.(11:50) Come try to come try to take it. (11:52) You're going to try to take the podcast from me. (11:53) Good fucking luck.(11:55) No, not a chance. (11:56) You're going to take it from me. (11:57) This is my thing.(11:58) There's no way I would regret that so much. (12:01) I would regret that so much. (12:03) So is it a piece of my identity?(12:06) Of course. (12:07) Are there people out there that are going to tell you that's a bad thing? (12:10) Of course.(12:11) Do I think they're right? (12:12) No. (12:13) Yeah.(12:13) They'd say you're too tethered. (12:15) Yeah. (12:15) It's like, well, you know.(12:17) No, no, no. (12:18) I asked you who you are. (12:20) You're not a podcaster.(12:21) You're Kevin. (12:22) Honestly. (12:23) Fuck off.(12:25) I like. (12:25) Please. (12:26) I understand that.

Alan Lazaros

(12:28) I told you about the podcaster recently is like podcast pre-chat behind the scenes. (12:32) I got to share this. (12:34) There's there's certain people that are extremely and I know I come off this way, too.(12:40) So I get it. (12:41) But there's a time and a place. (12:44) And she's like, can I ask you a question?(12:48) And I'm like, oh, fuck, here we go. (12:50) I am more successful than this woman in every regard. (12:53) I'm not saying that as a flex.(12:54) I'm saying that because she's so inappropriate. (12:59) It was inappropriate. (13:00) What if that wasn't your story?(13:03) It is. (13:05) It is the objective truth. (13:06) It is my story.(13:07) It is. (13:08) And trust me, I've analyzed it slightly. (13:10) I've considered the story I'm telling myself.(13:14) Lady. (13:15) Oh, the story I'm telling myself about myself, I thought about that. (13:20) It's like, did you do any research?(13:22) Listen, this ain't my first personal development podcast. (13:26) But at the end of the day, she can't know and she doesn't know. (13:29) And it is what it is.(13:29) And so I'm not going on that show, by the way. (13:32) But I emailed her. (13:33) I said, listen, it's not a line for me.(13:35) I appreciate you. (13:35) Take care. (13:36) It's been real.(13:36) But my point of this is a lot of people would say you're too tethered to outcome or you're too attached to the podcast. (13:45) It's bullshit. (13:47) Yeah, for sure.(13:48) Bullshit. (13:49) If you detach from your dreams, they ain't going to happen. (13:53) You have to attach to your dreams.(13:55) You have to. (13:56) It has to matter to you. (13:58) That's like, oh, don't worry at all about what happens to your kids.(14:02) Don't worry at all about what happens to your wife or your husband. (14:05) Don't worry about it. (14:06) It'll all work out.(14:07) I have news for everybody. (14:09) It'll all work out is horseshit. (14:12) That is not true.(14:13) Even a little bit. (14:14) That's not even a little bit true. (14:16) It might not work out.(14:18) Even if you put 10 out of 10 effort every day for the rest of your life, your life might still end up pretty terrible. (14:23) Like I don't believe in any of that, dude. (14:26) Same.(14:27) That fairytale Candyland horseshit left my life literally and figuratively when I was a kid. (14:34) It feels good. (14:34) And I remember when my stepdad left, I had to sit there and go, oh, shit.(14:40) We are screwed. (14:42) And there's nothing that I can do to change it. (14:46) And I just swallowed that hole, buried it deep, and got to work.(14:53) And then I healed it later.

Kevin Palmieri

(14:54) Well, but I think that's the important piece is I'm not saying like, yeah, use your dreams and your goals and your commitment as a crutch. (15:03) I'm not saying that.

Alan Lazaros

(15:04) Yeah, obviously. (15:05) I am.

Kevin Palmieri

(15:07) That's Alan's advice.

Alan Lazaros

(15:08) Put the chip on your shoulder and fucking get to work, baby.

Kevin Palmieri

(15:11) Obviously we want you to be a well-rounded human. (15:13) Of course. (15:13) Of course.(15:14) But when people say that, it's like, well, you know, what if you took that away? (15:17) I understand. (15:18) I know what you're trying to say.(15:19) You're trying to get me to look at like the philosophical existence of who I am. (15:23) Trust me. (15:23) I've done that.(15:24) I did that.

Alan Lazaros

(15:25) I did that seven years ago. (15:26) I'd have an identity crisis. (15:27) That's what would happen.(15:29) And that's okay.

Kevin Palmieri

(15:29) I can't imagine a world where you could take it away. (15:31) Yeah. (15:32) Nice.(15:32) How? (15:33) You would have to kill me. (15:34) Okay, cool.(15:35) Then I'm dead. (15:35) I don't have to worry about it. (15:37) Problem solved.(15:38) Then I'll go be a fucking ant or something. (15:40) Whatever happens after this, then that's what I'll do. (15:43) I'll be an ant somewhere.(15:44) But I understand. (15:46) I understand what they're trying to get at. (15:47) But I think that's the thing is some people see commitment as a bad thing.(15:52) It's like, well, I don't know. (15:53) You're way too committed to fitness. (15:54) There is, obviously you can do anything to a detrimental amount, of course.(16:00) But it's up to you to figure out whether or not it's serving you and if it's for a greater reason than you, I can't imagine it's not a commitment worth pursuing. (16:08) How do you know whether or not it's constructive or destructive? (16:12) I'm not the person to answer that because at times this commitment is destructive to me and I will never say otherwise.(16:20) I don't, it's, the benefits to me drastically outweigh it. (16:26) Drastically outweigh it. (16:27) You're going to live longer than I do.(16:28) That I'm certain of. (16:30) There's no world where I outlive you.

Alan Lazaros

(16:31) Well, there's no guarantee, but I do think longevity is a bigger focus, yeah. (16:36) Yeah, for sure. (16:36) Yeah, the probability.(16:37) And at the end of the day too, this comes down to our listeners, which is what, what means the world to you? (16:45) What would you, you know, if someone said, what would you do for Emilia? (16:48) The answer is anything.(16:50) Anything within alignment. (16:51) I remember when we first met, I said, I will do anything I can. (16:55) I make you two promises.(16:56) I will always protect your heart. (16:58) And number two is, I will always help you shine as bright as possible. (17:04) And there was one time I didn't protect her heart.(17:07) It was a family gathering and my mom and sister, I was, I was catering to them instead of her. (17:12) And I'll keep that, the rest of that to myself. (17:14) But at the end of the day, I have kept those promises to an extreme extent.(17:19) And the only time Emilia ever said I hurt her heart is when I was focused on my family stuff. (17:27) And there's nothing you could do. (17:29) Like when you say, think of something that you would, there's that quote of you, you, you aren't fit to live until there's something for which you would die for.(17:40) And I think that there's some truth to that. (17:43) Like, what is something that you would die for? (17:45) And you don't have to answer it, answer it in your own fucking head.(17:50) What are you fighting for? (17:51) What do you, what do you believe in? (17:54) What, who are you fighting for?(17:57) Those are really important questions. (17:59) And when I told Emilia, I would do anything for her within alignment. (18:04) What I meant is the only thing I won't do is not do this mission.(18:08) I always told her, I said, you will always be my number one person, but the mission will always be first. (18:14) Because this man that you want to be with is a by-product of that. (18:18) And that mission is this podcast and Next Level University and what we stand for.(18:22) I think about it every day. (18:24) What do we stand for? (18:24) We stand for the change we wish to see in the world.(18:27) We stand for the male role models we never had. (18:31) We stand for being respectful men who want to see other people flourish. (18:36) We stand for consistency and self-improvement and trying to live the best lives we possibly can.(18:43) We stand for not being spoiled brats. (18:46) We stand for not being bullies. (18:48) We stand for, we stand for something and I think that matters.(18:51) For me that, it's like honor. (18:53) Honor is a really important word. (18:55) You don't, if you give up on your goals and dreams, you're going to be in shame whether you admit it or not.(19:01) I think, at least I would, I certainly would. (19:04) I can't stand seeing people that I grew up with that have given up on their dreams. (19:09) It makes me very sad.(19:10) And again, that's their prerogative. (19:13) You do you. (19:13) Maybe they pivoted.(19:14) I don't know. (19:15) But at the end of the day, some of them seem fucking miserable to me. (19:19) Genuinely.(19:19) And it's like, yo, you peaked at 20, really? (19:24) So if you're out there watching or listening, good for you. (19:27) Your future can get bigger and better and brighter if you sign on that dotted line.(19:31) And your goals and dreams, I don't even care if you ever get to your dreams. (19:35) I care that you're pursuing them.

Kevin Palmieri

(19:38) The beautiful thing is, you most likely won't have to die for it. (19:42) That's the beautiful thing, is you most likely won't. (19:43) But find something you might risk it for.(19:47) Risk it responsibly. (19:50) Right? (19:50) Risk it responsibly.(19:51) I'm not saying do anything reckless, but like, when I, again, this is dark, this is heavy. (19:57) I've said this before, but I have like a new spin on this. (19:59) When I'm lifting heavy weights, I literally say, you will get eight reps or you'll never see your family.(20:04) I imagine my family has been kidnapped. (20:05) That's a dark place. (20:06) I'm not saying you should do that.(20:07) There's probably something wrong with me. (20:09) But I always get the eight reps. (20:12) Almost always.(20:13) There's been a couple times the family hasn't come home. (20:16) Unfortunately.

Alan Lazaros

(20:17) Really?

Kevin Palmieri

(20:17) Yeah.

Alan Lazaros

(20:18) Unfortunately. (20:19) Those are tough.

Kevin Palmieri

(20:19) That's heavy. (20:20) And when I'm doing heavy squats, I literally, the song I have on, I literally think like, ah, this is a good song to tear a quad to. (20:27) I literally think that.(20:28) Like, if I'm going to get hurt badly, I'd be okay with it being this song at least.

Alan Lazaros

(20:33) That is tough.

Kevin Palmieri

(20:34) I'm not saying it's good, but.

Alan Lazaros

(20:36) Okay. (20:36) Okay. (20:37) What about that?(20:38) Before we get out of here.

Kevin Palmieri

(20:39) Yeah.

Alan Lazaros

(20:40) What about that is good? (20:41) Because that chip on the shoulder, I told Kev this years ago, I said, brother, we took off the chip. (20:45) Get the fucking chip back.(20:47) What happened to us? (20:48) We're warriors. (20:49) We started getting soft, man.(20:51) We did. (20:52) We started getting fucking soft. (20:54) We pissed me off.(20:55) We used to be, I see us back in the day, lifting together some of these videos. (20:59) It's like, dude, that's who we are at our core. (21:02) I've seen you under 12 freaking plates and a hack squad nearly dead.(21:08) I love that. (21:09) That's the warrior. (21:10) We can't.(21:11) I want to heal. (21:12) I'm all for being well-rounded, but I'm never losing that. (21:15) And that inner dialogue I shared on this podcast, that's the real me.(21:19) That's what I really think. (21:20) I don't wake up in the morning going, oh, I hope today goes well. (21:24) No, it's Alan.(21:26) You are going to reach your full potential today and you are going to do whatever the fuck it takes. (21:31) Get it together. (21:32) Let's go.(21:33) That's who I really am. (21:35) Now I'm not yelling at other people because that's not my job, but if you want to coach with someone who's going to make sure you reach your full potential, reach out to me. (21:44) Now I'm not going to be toxic.(21:46) I'm going to dial it to the level that is optimal for you. (21:50) And as long as you're honest with me, it'll be great. (21:52) But don't get it twisted.(21:53) I will be the pain in the ass that you thank one day because I will definitely help you reach your full potential. (21:58) I feel like I am put on this earth to reach my full potential and help others do the same. (22:02) And what if all your goals and dreams are a byproduct of reaching your full potential?(22:07) Strong work.

Kevin Palmieri

(22:08) And if you're looking for a group of people who are also focused on reaching their potential, I just spit all over the place. (22:12) That is my sincere apologies. (22:13) Next Level Nation, private Facebook group, link will be in the show notes below.(22:16) As always, we love you. (22:17) We appreciate you. (22:18) Grateful for each and every one of you.(22:19) And if you are as committed as you say you are to getting to the next level, make sure you tune in tomorrow because we will be here every single day to help you get there. (22:27) Keep leveling up to reach your full potential.

Alan Lazaros

(22:29) Next Level Nation.

Kevin Palmieri

(22:31) Thanks for joining us for another episode of Next Level University. (22:35) We love connecting with the Next Level family.

Alan Lazaros

(22:38) We mean it when we say family. (22:40) If you ever need anything, please reach out to us directly. (22:43) Everything you need to get ahold of us is in the show notes.(22:47) Thank you again, and we will talk to you tomorrow.