The Podcast · Episode 017

A Car Crash at 26 Changed Everything

with Alan Lazaros

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Alan Lazaros

Key takeaways

• Aim high and you'll have choices — you can always scale down, but rarely up.

• The social world is your Instagram; the real world is your bank account. Get the order right.

• We're all in a box: fear of failure is the floor, fear of success is the ceiling, fear of judgment is the walls.

• Only 4% of people have clear written goals — vague goals protect your ego from seeing how off track you are.

• Self-belief is built in private: set a small goal, keep the promise to yourself, then level up.

• The more successful you become, the fewer friends you'll have — but the more fulfilled you'll be.

About the guest

Alan Lazaros

Alan Lazaros

Alan Lazaros is the founder and CEO of Next Level University, a global podcast and coaching company with a 24-person team. A computer engineering graduate of WPI with an MBA, Alan left a successful corporate career after a life-changing car accident at 26 to pursue personal development full-time. He has since logged over 12,000 hours of coaching, helping clients around the world master personal, social, and professional development.

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