Quality VS Quantity (2380)

In today’s episode of Next Level University, Kevin and Alan unpack the tension between doing more and doing what actually matters. If you have been chasing progress through volume, staying busy to feel productive, or trying to win in every area at once, this conversation may force you to rethink what real growth actually requires.

They explore performance, self-awareness, identity, consistency, and the hidden cost of spreading yourself too thin. This episode takes a direct look at what happens when effort stops producing results, why maturity demands better trade-offs, and how to build a sustainable path forward without lowering your standards. If you want stronger results without quietly exhausting yourself in the process, this is an important one to hear.

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Show notes:
(2:14) When more output stops helping
(9:14) Admitting you are doing too much
(11:17) Why adulthood demands narrower focus
(14:35) The risk of mistaking volume for excellence
(17:04) Sustainability versus pushing past the limit
(19:35) Retooling through delegation and adjustment
(21:36) Essentialism and the cost of divided focus
(23:33) Outro

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Transcript

Kevin Palmieri

(0:00) Would you bet on the person who does one thing, one time, and they try to do it really well? (0:07) Or would you bet on the person who does that thing 20, 30, 40, 60 times? (0:12) Who do you think is going to have a better outcome?

Alan Lazaros

(0:14) I am currently outside of what I call my quality, quantity, sweet spot. (0:19) What is that? (0:20) Welcome to Next Level University.

Kevin Palmieri

(0:23) I'm your host, Kevin Palmieri. (0:25) And I'm your co-host, Alan Lazarus. (0:27) At NLU, we believe in a heart-driven, but no-BS approach to holistic self-improvement for dream chasers.

Alan Lazaros

(0:34) Our goal with every episode is to help you level up your life, love, health, and wealth.

Kevin Palmieri

(0:41) 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

(0:56) Self-improvement, in your pocket, every day, from anywhere, completely free. (1:03) Welcome to Next Level University.

Kevin Palmieri

(1:09) Next Level Nation, today for episode number 2380, quality versus quantity sweet spot. (1:17) I love when Alan does the cold open, and he just comes to a screeching halt, and I'm not prepared. (1:22) That's why I giggled.(1:24) All right, so this connects nicely to yesterday's episode. (1:28) And I don't know. (1:30) We're in a unique place because, again, like you said, we have a lot of demand, so there's a lot of opportunity, right?(1:37) How has your belief... (1:40) Give us the study from whatever... (1:43) What was it?(1:44) What study... (1:45) What book had that study in it? (1:47) Atomic Habits.(1:48) Atomic Habits. (1:48) Give us the study. (1:50) Give us the results of the study, the understanding that that provides, and then how this has changed for you over the years.

Alan Lazaros

(1:58) Yeah, so we've talked about this before, but if you've not read Atomic Habits, you should. (2:02) It's a very important book to know, to read, to have, to be. (2:09) Really is strong, very strong.(2:11) But anyways, in the book, James Clear, the author, references a study. (2:17) I don't remember exactly which study, but they basically took two classes of photographers. (2:23) One of them was the quality group, and one of them was the quantity group.(2:26) The quality group was instructed to take the whole semester to get one incredible photograph. (2:37) The other group was instructed to take as many photos as they possibly could to try to... (2:43) and then pick the best one.(2:44) And what they found was the quantity group ended up with higher quality. (2:48) That's subjective too, though, right? (2:49) Like, what does that mean, though?

Kevin Palmieri

(2:50) Somebody liked it better?

Alan Lazaros

(2:53) Yeah, dude, I mean... (2:54) That's a rough one. (2:55) I'm sure there's some metrics with qualities of photos, but at the end of the day, I...(3:00) Yeah, it's not the best. (3:02) It's not the best. (3:03) The other thing too, and I told Kevin this before we hit record, those are two pretty extreme.(3:11) And a lot of studies do that. (3:12) They do extremes. (3:14) It makes sense.(3:17) So what's the conclusion? (3:18) The conclusion of that study is doing more reps makes you better at the craft, and then you end up with higher quality from taking more quantity. (3:28) But there's another study that I've read, heard about, I haven't read the whole study, heard about, where they used snipers, and they had one group take intermittent naps and breaks, and one group take as many shots as they wanted for as long as they wanted for three days.(3:50) And the snipers that took naps had a higher performance. (3:53) But remember, being a sniper, and I'm assuming it was very far away, I don't know the exact stats, but I'm assuming this is like a hard shot, you know? (4:03) And then they check who did better at hitting the target more often.(4:07) And the ones who took less shots did actually hit the target more often. (4:12) So I know those are two conflicting studies, but the point of this episode is finding your quality quantity sweet spot because who's gonna be a photographer who takes one photo? (4:24) Dumbest thing ever.(4:25) But you don't necessarily want to take 10,000 either, right? (4:31) So we need to figure out what's optimal.

Kevin Palmieri

(4:35) I'm coming across this a little bit with social media. (4:38) I was on a job site for like four hours yesterday, and I took 113 pictures. (4:47) And most of them won't get used, but there's some good ones in there.(4:50) How many will? (4:51) What do you think is optimal? (4:53) And again, no one actually knows what's optimal.(4:55) I think it's my fear is that I just won't have enough. (4:59) So I'd rather have too much content because you can always save it. (5:03) So I don't know.

Alan Lazaros

(5:05) I have no idea. (5:06) Back in the fitness modeling days, it was like, this was kind of how it went. (5:12) You take 100 photos, you pick 30 of them, 10 of them you end up posting on social media.(5:22) So 10%. (5:23) Yeah.

Kevin Palmieri

(5:24) What about now?

Alan Lazaros

(5:25) And again, that's, I'm not, I'm making those numbers up.

Kevin Palmieri

(5:27) This is like, that's when you rip your, when you rip your selfies, first one. (5:33) Yeah. (5:33) No, not always.(5:34) Not always. (5:35) I think mine are always. (5:37) I have to like set my, I don't have a good spot to do it.(5:39) So I have to like set my phone up in the cubby and I have to like lean it the right way. (5:43) So usually, yeah, usually it's like, but I also know the lighting at this point. (5:47) I know what that, so it didn't start that way.

Alan Lazaros

(5:50) It's not always the first one. (5:51) Definitely not. (5:52) Today it was.(5:53) Today was good. (5:54) It's a good day. (5:55) All right.(5:56) What's the lesson? (5:57) Sorry. (5:58) But here's the thing.(5:59) Yeah. (5:59) Yeah. (6:00) That's exactly it.(6:00) How many selfies have you taken in your life? (6:02) Too many. (6:03) That's insane.(6:04) What thousands? (6:05) For sure.

Kevin Palmieri

(6:05) Yeah.

Alan Lazaros

(6:05) So even though it's the first one now, I'm sure it didn't start that way.

Kevin Palmieri

(6:09) Yeah.

Alan Lazaros

(6:09) When I first started doing Instagram, I was like late to the game, quote unquote. (6:15) This had to be what? (6:16) Nine years ago, 11 years ago.(6:18) I don't even know. (6:19) I'd have to look back. (6:21) But oh yeah, terrible content in comparison to now.(6:25) Right. (6:25) If you ever do this, everybody should do this. (6:27) I think every now and then just go back.(6:30) You see even the phones, the camera phones were terrible. (6:33) You have a photo in our group coaching that's terrible. (6:38) Oh yeah.(6:38) You on the roof. (6:39) That was with a- Oh man. (6:42) That was, yeah, definitely.(6:44) 2009.

Kevin Palmieri

(6:46) No, it wasn't 2009, was it? (6:48) I think it was 2011.

Alan Lazaros

(6:49) I don't know, man.

Kevin Palmieri

(6:50) I think it says 2009 on the slide, brother. (6:53) Yeah, but that was based on guessing. (6:56) Oh.(6:57) When were you working at the hospital? (6:58) I don't know. (6:59) I'm not good with dates.(7:00) We graduated in 2007. (7:01) I didn't, I wasn't working at the hospital that soon after, I don't think. (7:05) Maybe I was.

Alan Lazaros

(7:06) You probably were. (7:07) This is an off-topic thing, but I think this is fascinating. (7:11) Take a gander.(7:12) When you're, we graduated high school when you were 18, right? (7:15) Were you 18 or 17? (7:15) No, I was, I'm young.(7:18) So you were 17 when you graduated? (7:22) Yeah. (7:24) You're, you were 19 in 2009 then?(7:30) Yes. (7:32) Were you 19 when you were working at the hospital?

Kevin Palmieri

(7:34) I have no fucking clue. (7:35) Damn.

Alan Lazaros

(7:36) How do you know?

Kevin Palmieri

(7:37) Yeah, that doesn't help. (7:38) Your life? (7:38) I don't, I don't.(7:40) You gotta know. (7:41) Yeah, no, that's what I'm saying. (7:42) You gotta know.(7:43) I could get you the information. (7:44) I need to know those things.

Alan Lazaros

(7:46) I need to know, like. (7:47) God, it was terrible.

Kevin Palmieri

(7:47) It was absolutely terrible. (7:49) It was the fucking worst. (7:50) I remember I used to, like, once a week I would call out and go to Bruins games.(7:55) Weekly. (7:57) It'd be like a couple hours before my shift and I'd call in and be like, I'm not coming in. (8:00) I'm sick.(8:01) And then I'd go to the Bruins. (8:04) There was sometimes I would go to the Bruins game and then just go straight from the Bruins game to work. (8:08) That actually worked out pretty nice.(8:11) Oh, man. (8:12) It was terrible. (8:13) I hated it.(8:14) We used to, last thing before we go. (8:15) I know. (8:15) I was literally thinking we should just do an episode of, like, old sad stories.(8:21) Adam and I, Adam was my buddy. (8:23) I worked with Adam. (8:24) We used to have to clean the conference rooms.(8:28) So, like, the head honchos of the hospital would have events and they'd get all the food catered. (8:32) Sometimes I would eat, I'd eat the leftover food that was in the buffets for sure. (8:36) 100%, guaranteed.(8:37) But we used to.

Alan Lazaros

(8:38) I'm not judging, man.

Kevin Palmieri

(8:39) We used to just, like, there was, like, these corners where you could, like, hide. (8:43) We would literally just go in there, turn the lights off, and just, like, sleep in the corners. (8:45) It was the best.(8:47) It was the absolute best. (8:49) And now, man, I, now I know all the tricks. (8:53) So, you can't get away with it anymore.(8:55) Quality, quantity, sweet spot. (8:59) The reason we were talking about this is because, kind of going back to yesterday's episode, you mentioned how there are very few things that are actually, you're excelling at. (9:10) Right now.(9:11) And you said, I'm doing too much. (9:13) Yep.

Alan Lazaros

(9:14) So, that's. (9:15) I'm winning in fitness. (9:15) I'm winning in coaching.(9:18) Yeah. (9:19) Those are the two that I'm, like, crushing it.

Kevin Palmieri

(9:21) I'm absolutely crushing it.

Alan Lazaros

(9:22) Best they've ever been. (9:23) What is the, yeah, definitely not. (9:25) Best, best it's ever been in fitness for my 30s.(9:28) I have to say that. (9:29) That's, look, yeah, you gotta get rid of that shit. (9:31) Brother, you gotta get rid of that shit.(9:33) I used to fucking have fitness be my entire.

Kevin Palmieri

(9:36) I know, but, like, I know, no, you can do whatever you want. (9:39) You're grown. (9:40) You're a grown ass man.(9:40) You do whatever you want. (9:42) But then it's gonna be, like, in my 40s. (9:44) It's gonna be a PR in your 40s.

Alan Lazaros

(9:46) No, no, but I can't say that I'm the most dialed in in fitness I've ever been, because I can't. (9:52) My whole world revolved around it. (9:53) Yeah, yeah, yeah.(9:54) So, it's not a fair comparison. (9:55) It's like, I am the most dialed in in fitness I've ever been as a fucking adult who has a company. (10:02) Responsibilities.(10:02) You know, yeah, exactly. (10:03) So, let me ask you a question. (10:06) Why do you think they have different classes, age classes, in those fitness competitions, you know what I mean?(10:10) I'm just saying. (10:11) I'm just saying.

Kevin Palmieri

(10:12) They don't in steroid ones. (10:14) They don't have... (10:15) So, that's dumb.(10:17) They don't. (10:18) That's because they're cheating. (10:20) I saw somebody the other day.(10:22) It was like, yeah, this person's in the natural federation. (10:24) There is no... (10:25) There are none that are natural anymore.(10:27) Yeah, continue. (10:28) Is this a conversation of... (10:32) I don't know.(10:33) How do I ask the question? (10:34) Do you have to let go of the... (10:38) I'm going to do a bunch of things really well.(10:40) Like, where are you? (10:41) I feel like you're at a unique stage where you're actually like admitting... (10:45) There are certain things that I just have to like let go of.(10:48) Not let go of. (10:49) What are you dealing with? (10:50) I don't want to put words in your mouth.

Alan Lazaros

(10:52) No, well, it's the same thing. (10:57) It's... (10:58) I like...(10:59) And again, we'll talk about me, but I know there's a lot of people out there that will resonate. (11:03) And I actually... (11:04) I have a client who's actually dating someone who's like this and he might do RTC.(11:09) We'll see. (11:10) But RTC is Relationship Talks Coaching. (11:13) I have to stop using acronyms.(11:17) When you get older and you mature, if you have really high self-belief, that's the if we always have to say, you eventually realize you can't really be world-class at everything. (11:29) Like, when you're a kid, you kind of can, dude. (11:32) And let me rephrase.(11:34) It wasn't hard in middle school to be the best at soccer, basketball, football. (11:39) Like, you're kind of like, if you're athletic at all. (11:43) And I realize now I had a lot of friends, older brothers and stuff that I was competing with.(11:47) So, of course, I'm going to be fine against my own age group when I'm getting my ass kicked by people four years older. (11:53) But like, that's not that hard. (11:55) Like, in high school, you're a generalist.(11:57) Okay, I'll get straight A's in every class. (12:00) When you get to be an adult, it's like, oh, fuck. (12:03) I can't win everything.(12:06) The compound effect doesn't work that way. (12:08) So you have to narrow your focus a lot. (12:10) It's really, it sucks.(12:11) I fucking hate it, but it's necessary. (12:14) And like, dude, I remember back in the day when I was a kid, I'd play a bunch of different video games and I'd be really good at all of them. (12:22) And I'd be like the best of all my friends in all of them.(12:24) And again, take it easy if any of my friends are listening. (12:27) It's like, come on, come on. (12:30) My point is, if you love getting good at things, mastery, you have to give up.(12:38) A lot of things. (12:40) I've decided not to get great at cooking. (12:42) I've decided not to get great at most things.(12:47) And I've decided in advance, and again, comes off wrong to some people. (12:52) Don't know if I care anymore. (12:55) I've decided in advance to be the best business coach in history.(12:59) And I work on that every day. (13:01) I'm not just saying that. (13:02) I'm working on that every day, six days a week.(13:05) And trust me, on Sunday, I'm learning how to do better throughout the week. (13:08) But that requires me to give up most of the other things. (13:14) It's like the Olympics, man.(13:16) There are no gold medalists that do multiple sports. (13:21) The only reason why Michael Felt, and again, still amazing, still unfreaking believable. (13:26) 28 medals, 23 gold.(13:28) They're all swimming. (13:30) It's not like he also did the discus. (13:32) You know, it's not gonna happen, right?(13:35) Imagine that. (13:35) It's like, well, I did the butterfly and the, what are some other swimming? (13:42) Let me, breaststroke, backstroke.(13:45) And then I also did the pole vault thing.

Kevin Palmieri

(13:47) Yeah, yeah. (13:48) I gotta take off my, I gotta get my trunks off. (13:50) I gotta go to the pole vault next.(13:52) You know it. (13:52) So I don't know if you ever did a decathlon.

Alan Lazaros

(13:54) Have you ever done a decathlon? (13:55) Let me ask you a question. (13:56) Do you think?(13:57) What do you think? (13:57) No, no.

Kevin Palmieri

(13:58) Probably not.

Alan Lazaros

(13:58) No. (13:59) The decathlon was awesome because it finally allowed me. (14:04) So Kiki and Mark were better than me at their thing.(14:07) But I was much better at all of it. (14:10) And they can't run a mile to save their life. (14:13) And I was like, yes, decathlon.(14:16) Finally, my chance, right? (14:17) Because Mark never lost once at the shot put. (14:20) Kiki could throw the jab farther than me.(14:22) And I remember being like, decathlon, hell yeah. (14:24) Well-rounded athlete. (14:25) And of course.(14:26) But nobody cares. (14:29) Nobody cares. (14:30) I'm like pretty good at all of it.

Kevin Palmieri

(14:31) Nobody cares. (14:32) It's a good example though. (14:33) It's a good example.(14:35) Okay, let me ask you this. (14:37) This could be a delusional belief. (14:39) I don't know.(14:40) There was a time where I was doing like whatever it was. (14:43) 15 to 20 guest spots on other people's podcasts a week. (14:46) I think at one point.(14:48) I don't think the quality ever took a hit.

Alan Lazaros

(14:53) Yeah, it's delusional for sure. (14:54) Delusional. (14:55) Yeah, of course.(14:56) You think? (14:57) Yeah, absolutely. (14:58) Either that or you weren't at the quality quantity sweet spot.(15:01) One of the times it had to. (15:03) You were like. (15:05) Weren't you like struggling to go to the bathroom in between sets?

Kevin Palmieri

(15:08) Like you were- Oh yeah, I used to have to crawl out of the office.

Alan Lazaros

(15:11) Because I couldn't stand up. (15:11) I also think you tend to think that you're maxing out your potential. (15:15) No, no.

Kevin Palmieri

(15:15) That's all. (15:15) That's what I'm saying is I don't think I was.

Alan Lazaros

(15:18) Oh, you don't think you were at your max?

Kevin Palmieri

(15:19) I wasn't late for almost anything ever. (15:22) No, like I was. (15:22) I think I was.(15:24) It was kind of. (15:25) I think I was like close to maybe the sweet spot.

Alan Lazaros

(15:28) You always pump the brakes before catastrophic failure though.

Kevin Palmieri

(15:33) I think that's a good way.

Alan Lazaros

(15:34) Yeah, see?

Kevin Palmieri

(15:35) You do.

Alan Lazaros

(15:36) For sure. (15:37) I never pumped the brakes until after I blow my knee out. (15:41) I didn't actually blow my knee out.(15:42) But my point is, you know that quote of only those who go too far will ever know how far they can go? (15:48) Dude, I ran a mile earlier today. (15:50) It's only a 7.28, but I was absolutely suffering. (15:54) It was just awful. (15:56) Just pure pain for 7 minutes and 28 seconds. (15:58) And I'm not a runner.(16:00) I just started this, what, 12 days ago or 15 days ago or some shit. (16:03) The point is, I won't stop. (16:07) I promised myself, and again, I'll get off this in a second.(16:10) But I started out at 7.5. 7.5 miles per hour. (16:15) Okay? (16:17) That's what that is, right?(16:18) 7.5 out of 10, it's miles per hour. (16:20) I don't know on the treadmill. (16:21) I think it is.(16:22) Most people go faster there. (16:24) 7.5 speed, okay? (16:25) Yeah, sure.(16:26) And I promised myself, at each minute, I'll go up by 0.1. Dude, eventually I got up to 9. (16:34) I just cranked it at the end to try to hit my time. (16:40) But I will push it too far.(16:42) I will. (16:43) That's one of the reasons relationships were so hard for me. (16:46) I told Emilia, I'm scared to hurt us because I will do a marathon on a whim dehydrated.(16:53) Like, I will. (16:54) I've seen me do it. (16:55) It's very reckless.(16:56) I have a very reckless nature. (16:58) You pump the brakes way before you're at max, I think.

Kevin Palmieri

(17:04) Because for me, it's about sustainability. (17:08) You know what I mean? (17:10) Yesterday, dude, I was, oh my god.(17:12) 4 a.m. till whatever time. (17:14) I got back to the hotel and I was like, I fucking hate this. (17:17) This is the worst.(17:19) And I'm literally, this could be TMI, but I'm on the toilet batching my WhatsApp app because I hadn't been with my WhatsApp all day. (17:28) It was mayhem. (17:30) And I think there's that piece of me that's like, Kev, you also have to perform tomorrow, though.(17:34) It's like, make sure you leave. (17:35) I'm not thinking don't empty the tank. (17:39) I'm thinking make sure there's going to be enough to refill it tomorrow.(17:41) That's smart.

Alan Lazaros

(17:43) But there's got to be a drive to five between us. (17:46) Like, I actually do think the marathon in three days notice was dumb. (17:49) For sure.(17:50) Of course. (17:50) I don't think any person would argue that. (17:53) But the half marathon was easy, dude.(17:56) Straight up. (17:57) Oh, that's, yeah, that's fair. (17:58) So I should have done a half marathon, right?(18:00) Yeah. (18:01) Like, you don't know. (18:04) So I overshoot and you undershoot.(18:06) Dude, it's hard for me to hear that years later you could have done more. (18:10) It's like, well, we should have maxed out, baby. (18:12) I didn't know that at the time, though.(18:13) Oh, that's a reflection. (18:14) You think you were maxed out at the time? (18:15) I thought I was dying.

Kevin Palmieri

(18:17) Well, that's my point. (18:18) Why are you more accurate now? (18:21) Because I'm, again, you're doing more than I am, for sure.(18:28) Holistically in life. (18:29) But, like, I never got off and was like, that's not my best work. (18:32) Almost never.(18:34) But what about other things in your life that suffered?

Alan Lazaros

(18:38) Dude, it was like... (18:40) Your relationship with Taryn. (18:42) Like, all that stuff has to suffer a little.(18:44) There is no... (18:44) No, because it's the same time.

Kevin Palmieri

(18:47) If you put me on a pod... (18:48) You're a lower quality Kev. (18:50) Well, back then I didn't have nearly as much responsibility.(18:54) We didn't have the amount of clients. (18:56) I didn't, I wasn't traveling for clients.

Alan Lazaros

(18:58) Zero to ten. (18:59) Ten is maxed out. (19:01) And you never get to ten.(19:02) So you're not allowed to give a ten. (19:04) But, like, 9.9? (19:06) No.(19:07) Where are you at?

Kevin Palmieri

(19:10) Globally? (19:12) Or momentarily? (19:13) Momentarily.(19:14) Globally. (19:16) I think it's, right? (19:17) Yeah.(19:17) I know what you meant. (19:18) Probably, like, a nine today. (19:21) Okay, what about in general?(19:22) Like, lately? (19:26) Eh, probably nine. (19:28) Yeah.(19:29) I have more to give, but not much. (19:33) Until I retool. (19:35) I have to re...(19:35) That's my cycle, is I do something. (19:39) It starts off, I'm like, this is fucking amazing. (19:40) I can do this all day.(19:41) Then, like, five minutes later, it's like, this is terrible. (19:43) I've drastically overestimated what this was going to be. (19:46) I need to retool or delegate or whatever it is.(19:48) I just went through a cycle of delegation. (19:50) Shout out to the amazing NLPS team. (19:52) So I just went through a cycle of delegation.(19:54) Things opened up. (19:54) I had a couple days last week where it was like, oh my goodness. (19:56) I could do stuff on my to-do list.(19:58) This is amazing. (19:58) Then that, then that went away.

Alan Lazaros

(20:00) Yeah.

Kevin Palmieri

(20:01) Very quickly.

Alan Lazaros

(20:01) Quality, quantity, sweet spot. (20:02) So you're trying not to, you don't, you don't have as many things you want to do quality, probably.

Kevin Palmieri

(20:10) I have, no.

Alan Lazaros

(20:12) I think you're more okay with, like, crushing a couple things.

Kevin Palmieri

(20:16) I always have been. (20:17) Because I never was good at almost anything. (20:19) So, like, if I can be really good, health, wealth, and love.(20:21) If I can be jacked deeply in love and making and keeping more money, I'm over the moon in terms of my personal life. (20:28) And then, like, if NLPS is growing and I'm, I feel like I'm doing a good job on podcasts, I'm, like, pretty much happy. (20:35) Because I want to be the best podcaster possible.

Alan Lazaros

(20:37) I mean, that's my goal. (20:39) Well, I hope everyone out there is, is figuring out. (20:42) I know we got to go, but I want to share this.(20:45) It, one of the things that I think is challenging in this conversation is that you're fulfilled. (20:50) When you say happy, you mean fulfilled. (20:52) Yes.(20:52) Like you're fulfilled being healthy, wealthy, and in love. (20:55) And that's great. (20:56) What percent?(20:58) One percent? (20:59) One in a thousand? (21:00) One in a million?(21:01) Like, if you're top one percent in health, wealth, and love, you're one in a million, mathematically. (21:05) It's one over a hundred to the third power.

Kevin Palmieri

(21:08) And I don't, I think, dude, I don't know. (21:11) You know better in health. (21:13) Well, I think our standards, right?

Alan Lazaros

(21:16) So, uh, I'm the healthiest I've probably ever been holistically. (21:23) That I can say. (21:27) But my standard's higher than you, I think, for, for cardiovascular health.(21:31) Oh, for sure. (21:32) So, so you have to choose. (21:36) This comes back to the same saying no thing.(21:38) When I said I'm outside my quality, quantity, sweet spot, what I'm saying is there's too much quantity at the expense of what I value most. (21:48) And so that's why I love essentialism and the book essentialism, the idea. (21:52) The book's okay, but the idea is unbelievable.(21:56) I need to essentialize because I have things I value at level 10 that aren't at level 10. (22:06) The Conscious Couples podcast is good. (22:07) It's very good.(22:09) But it's not, it's not the fucking best. (22:14) It's not never as great as it could be. (22:15) But with you, it never will be.(22:17) I know, but it's below my fucking standard.

Kevin Palmieri

(22:19) And it always is.

Alan Lazaros

(22:20) I do up the standard. (22:21) Yeah, true. (22:22) But, but, okay, this is the last piece.(22:24) It's always below my standard, but the gap is bigger than it, than it should be. (22:28) The AI gap, which I think is a bad name because of the AI revolution, the standard implementation gap, like if my standard is a 10 and I'm only hitting a seven, if it goes from seven to six, the gap is too big. (22:44) I start to be unfulfilled.(22:46) And I think that that's, so it's almost like more self-belief means higher goals. (22:50) Higher goals means you're more discerning. (22:52) You're more discerning.(22:53) You have higher standards in those few things, health, wealth, and love. (22:57) And then when you're focused on health, your wealth and love are taking a hit. (23:00) When you're focused on wealth, your love and health are taking a hit because you only have so much time and effort.(23:04) Every one of us has a certain amount of life force to give every day. (23:07) But here's the key. (23:08) It's not like a computer that gets worse over time.(23:11) It's like a computer that gets better over time. (23:13) So it's finite within a given day. (23:15) But if I run a 728 today, that means in three or four days, I can probably run a 720 even easier than the 728 because I get better.(23:25) That's the human adaptation. (23:27) So to be continued. (23:29) It's great to be continued.

Kevin Palmieri

(23:30) All right. (23:31) Quality versus quantity. (23:32) Measure it for yourself.(23:33) As always, we love you. (23:34) We appreciate you. (23:35) Grateful for each and every one of you.(23:36) 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.

Alan Lazaros

(23:41) Keep leveling up to reach your full potential. (23:44) Next level nation.

Kevin Palmieri

(23:45) Thanks for joining us for another episode of Next Level University. (23:49) We love connecting with the Next Level family.

Alan Lazaros

(23:52) We mean it when we say family. (23:54) If you ever need anything, please reach out to us directly. (23:57) Everything you need to get a hold of us is in the show notes.

Kevin Palmieri

(24:01) Thank you again, and we will talk to you tomorrow.