Episode 112: Alan Lazaros & The Compound Effect: Jumpstart Your Income, Your Life, Your Success

Episode 112: Alan Lazaros & The Compound Effect: Jumpstart Your Income, Your Life, Your Success by Darren Hardy

Alan is a podcaster, trainer, and coach who is focused on mastery. His own tragedies, challenges, and close calls in life have lead him to reconsider what it is that fulfills him, reevaluate what true success means, and realize how important it is to help others find their own fulfillment, which too many people confuse with the distorted idea of success. One isn't synonymous with the other.

What is it that has driven him and his partner Kevin Palmieri to record over 1,800 episodes to date of their Next Level University Podcast, all in the service of helping others enhance their own mastery of self, work, business, and life? He explains it here.

In the context of the book he's chosen to cover with me, The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy, he focuses on what ongoing, disciplined work looks like and reaps in rewards. We talk about what that looks like when it's founded in mindset and forged in identity.

I appreciate Alan's candor and his formulaic approach to life, work, and business. And "formulaic" here is not as simple or boring as it might sound. It's anything but simple. It's hard. It's determination, grit, and resilience in the face of self-adversity. It means knowing what you have to do to get what you want, and doing it.

Those of us who don't reach our goals are mired in societal programming, laziness, or comfort, among any number of other factors. We don't stick to the plans we need to execute to get what we want. Granted, there may be some luck involved with some goals, but most of the time, we know what we have to do to reach our goals, we just give in to laziness, discouragement, and obstacles on the way there.

This conversation was a solid reminder for me to not buy into my own bullshit and instead stick to what needs to get done. Mindset is powerful. That sounds cliche, but we regularly underestimate its impact on everything we do. It sets the stage, pace, and drive for what we want.

CONVERSATION HIGHLIGHTS

• The power of beginning and ending anything with gratitude.
• What a trauma or upending life event can do to open your eyes.
• "If you don't have self-belief, those adversities that could end up being your advantage actually just end up being adversity." (read that again)
• Understanding conscious and subconscious belief in yourself -- and whether or not they reconcile.
• "Every time you feel lost or directionless, just go back to the script."
• What makes up the genius zone.
• Work ethic as a spectrum.
• Success vs. Fulfillment and the 4 combinations you can fall into.
• "I want my future to be an amplified version of what it already is."
• What's your trauma response -- fight, flight, freeze, or fawn?
• How much do your mentors and coaches really know?
• Do people believe in themselves the amount they're supposed to?
• The three circles of the ego.
• What the combination of metrics, habits, and identity does for you.
• "The action, the behavior is a vote for identity."
• Try to do hard shit.

The MAIN QUESTION underlying my conversation with Alan is, How are you sticking to what you need to do to get what you want?

MENTIONED OR APPLICABLE BOOKS

• Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear
• The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Tim Ferriss
• Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes by Morgan Housel
• The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness by Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga
• Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions by Brian Christian

MENTIONED OR APPLICABLE PAST EPISODES

• Episode 104: Oksana Yusupova & Limitless: Upgrade Your Brain, Learn Anything Faster, and Unlock Your Exceptional Life by Jim Kwik
• Episode 103: Kevin Palmieri & Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck
• Episode 9: Greg Hammond, CFP?, CPA & The Compound Effect by DARREN HARDY

ABOUT ALAN

At age 2, Alan’s father passed away in a car accident. At age 26, after getting into a nearly fatal car accident himself, Alan questioned everything he was doing in life. He questioned who he was and the choices he was making. He was at an all-time low. Filled with regret, Alan searched for answers and found two of the brightest lights he had ever seen. The first bright light was a book by Bronnie Ware entitled, “The Top 5 Regrets of the Dying,” and the second was a Ted Talk by Tony Robbins. Both of these resources helped Alan find his way and guided him to make the choice of going ALL IN on self-improvement to design a life of meaning and purpose. On this self-improvement journey, Alan learned he believed in a heart-driven but NO BS approach to inspiring, motivating, and educating others on what it REALLY takes to get to the Next Level. Today, he is proud to say it is his mission to help others design fulfilling lives, maximize their own unique potential, and build aligned businesses they love on their own terms. Alan has a powerful combination of technical expertise and business acumen specializing in Peak Performance, Productivity, Organizational Design, and Individual, Team, and Business Optimization. He lead a global team at NLU, has given hundreds of trainings all over the world, and has happily completed thousands of one-on-one coaching calls with clients. As he says, It would be his honor to help you get to the Next Level of your life, love, health, and wealth.

I interviewed Alan’s business partner and partner in crime Episode 103: Kevin Palmieri & Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck

FIND ALAN

• Website: https://www.nextleveluniverse.com
• LinkedIn:?https://www.dhirubhai.net/in/alanlazarosllc/
• Podcast: https://www.nextleveluniverse.com/next-level-university-podcast/

YOUTUBE TIME STAMP

• 00:53 - Introduction & Bio
• 05:15 - The origin of Alan's resilience and self-belief.
• 12:55 - Who are you today? Can you provide more information about your work?
• 18:55 - How did your path into your career look like, and what did it look like up until now?
• 34:54 - How does the work you're doing today reconcile to who you were as a child?
• 50:42 - What does leadership mean to you?
• 53:56 - Can you introduce us to the book we’re discussing?
• 59:48 - Is there a certain part of the book that stood out for you?
• 01:03:01 - How being math-minded helped Alan achieve his goals and success in life.
• 01:11:28 - The power of reprogramming yourself.

About The Book Leads

On?The Book Leads?podcast, I speak to specialists and experts across various industries and from varied backgrounds to learn about the book that made an impact and left an impression on their work, life, and leadership. In the course of my conversation I also learn about my guest's background, experience, and work they're carrying out today.?

This series has become my Masterclass In Humanity. I'd love for you to join me and see what you take away from these conversations.

Learn more about The Book Leads and listen to past episodes:

• Watch?on?YouTube
• Listen?on?Spotify
• Listen?on?Google Podcasts
• Listen?on?Apple Podcasts
• Read About The Book Leads?–?Blog Post

About Me

I'm a?Leadership Performance Coach and Consultant?at Coach It Out, LLC (www.coachitout.com).?In addition to coaching, and as you can see above, I enjoy writing, podcasting, and speaking about leadership. Specifically, I work with clients to realize what they're all about when it comes to (1) new positions they've been hired or promoted into; and (2) rediscovering what they want out of their leadership, development, and career.

My signature talks include?Design Your Leadership! Nine Ways to Sharpen Your Leadership Brand In The Everyday, and?Platinum Networking: Designing A Unique Experience For Others In A World Of Disconnection.

Please subscribe to my newsletter Last Week's Leadership Lessons, if you haven't already!

Reach out to me at?johnmjaramillo@coachitout.com.