1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,640 Years ago he got in a tough car accident. 2 00:00:02,640 --> 00:00:05,960 It got me to reevaluate my I started a little company called 3 00:00:05,960 --> 00:00:08,240 Allen Lazarus LLC. What you'll never learn in 4 00:00:08,240 --> 00:00:09,840 school, but desperately need to know. 5 00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:15,600 A global top 100 forecast and he embodies resilience, greets 6 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:19,880 grind, execution, grind, and of course, execution, which is 7 00:00:19,880 --> 00:00:23,560 something I stand for myself. Steven Spielberg, that dude's 8 00:00:23,560 --> 00:00:27,920 got a great body of work. Jaws, Jurassic Park, I can keep 9 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:30,000 going. Indiana Jones, but we'll so 10 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:33,160 obviously studios are going to trust Steven Spielberg to make a 11 00:00:33,160 --> 00:00:36,280 film more than Joe Schmo. But in the beginning he was a 12 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:37,800 Joe Schmo. So you get to start from the 13 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:38,560 bottom. We all do. 14 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:40,920 You can reprogram yourself just like you can reprogram this 15 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:42,920 iPhone. You can reprogram your belief 16 00:00:42,920 --> 00:00:45,000 systems. You can change what you say, 17 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:48,120 think, do, feel and believe. Potential is something that is 18 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:51,720 possible in the future if you do XY and Z in the present. 19 00:00:52,040 --> 00:00:55,240 Welcome to the Kingdom's podcast ranked in the global top 3%, 20 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:58,560 where powerful minds share game changing insights on leadership, 21 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:00,760 growth mindset and business success. 22 00:01:01,920 --> 00:01:04,840 Real life ladies and gentlemen, you once again welcome to the 23 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:08,280 King James podcast. And today I've got will be 24 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:12,360 fighting out of Mazi Cheeset, United States of America. 25 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:18,760 Big welcome Colin, the next level university hero he. 26 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:23,400 Is the most unique intro I've ever had on a podcast Thank you 27 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:27,440 man I'm good I'm really good I'm I'm in a great mood and I'm 28 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:33,800 eager to inspire motivate and educate 10 years ago he got in a 29 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:37,920 tough car accident and got me to re evaluate I started a little 30 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:40,840 company called Alan Lazarus LLC. What you'll never learn in 31 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:42,400 school, but desperately need to know. 32 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:45,320 And so I really appreciate what you do. 33 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:49,040 I respect what you do. I respect what I'm doing. 34 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:54,400 I think it's important because 30-40, fifty years ago, podcasts 35 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:57,080 like this didn't exist. As a matter of fact, podcasts 36 00:01:57,080 --> 00:02:00,240 like this didn't even exist 2021 years ago, I think is when the 37 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:01,880 very first podcast was ever created. 38 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:03,320 So I'm great to be here. Thank you. 39 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:07,560 I always say that gratitude is good attitude and of course, 40 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:10,560 when a person shares their time with you, they share their life 41 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:14,920 with you because the SI unit of measuring life is time. 42 00:02:14,920 --> 00:02:18,280 So let's get down to the guest introduction. 43 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:21,360 I have prepped a really, really fantastic introduction for you 44 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:23,360 because I appreciate you as well. 45 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:28,200 What you do is highly, highly commendable. 46 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:31,320 And you know, the real, they say recognize a real. 47 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:36,720 So please welcome today's guest, Alan Lazarus, an engineering or 48 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:39,800 an engineer 10 entrepreneur, right. 49 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:45,120 So who's journey from a near fatal car accident led to a 50 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:50,960 global top 100 podcast. He embodies resilience, great 51 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:58,080 grind, execution, a grind and of course execution, which is 52 00:02:58,200 --> 00:03:02,080 something I stand for myself, and of course transformation. 53 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:07,240 But with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer 54 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:13,440 Engineering from WPI, an MBA and leadership roles at Lens, Taco R 55 00:03:13,440 --> 00:03:21,680 and TI Robot Synsater with over 20 million in revenue of Cognex 56 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:26,320 over 3,000,000 plus sales territory, Alan brings a unique 57 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:31,800 blend of data-driven rigor and heart centered coaching Saints 58 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:35,320 found in Next Level University in 2015. 59 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:42,480 He's produced over 2100 episodes logged in 10,000 plus hours of 60 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:44,600 coaching. And of course, I say 10,000 61 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:46,560 hours is what it takes to master any field. 62 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:48,960 So you can call him a grandmaster if you will. 63 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:55,280 And of course, he's inspired listeners in over 180 countries. 64 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:59,560 Today he'll share his no BS approach and framework for Chief 65 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:04,200 and Peak performance in health, wealth and love while staying 66 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:07,600 authentically aligned. Ladies and gentlemen, please 67 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:11,680 make welcome not Alan Sugar, but Alan Lazarus. 68 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:13,280 Aha, how are you Gala? I'm. 69 00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:16,160 Good man. Yeah, yeah. 70 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:19,959 Heck of the words. Alan Sugar is the richest man. 71 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:25,640 But I think in America all my books are Alan Lazarus is the 72 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:28,080 richest. Man, I would say if you take 73 00:04:28,080 --> 00:04:30,720 health, wealth and love, I would say I'm. 74 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:33,400 You know. I'm very wealthy in those three. 75 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:36,720 I'm very grateful to be and, and ultimately thank you for the 76 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:38,320 intro. It's interesting to hear not a 77 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:40,000 lot of people open with my corporate stuff. 78 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:42,360 You, you opened the podcast with my corporate stuff. 79 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:44,040 I appreciate it. You obviously have been on my 80 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:45,160 LinkedIn. Yes. 81 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:47,920 And of course definitely I'm a corporate guy or would I? 82 00:04:47,920 --> 00:04:51,440 Yeah, I am a corporate guy being there done that global be crew 83 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:56,480 accounting firms, PWCKPMGS like you would always appreciate a 84 00:04:56,480 --> 00:04:58,040 person with a corporate background. 85 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:02,480 So from me to you, it's a love and respect to what you've been 86 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:04,680 able to build. It's a body of work it. 87 00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:08,280 Is it's a body of work that is a core value of mine. 88 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:11,120 Your body of work matters. I appreciate you sharing my body 89 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:13,640 of work because I think think you need to know who you're 90 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:17,080 talking to. I think over time it's, it's 91 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:20,520 just like an asset. It's, it grows it imagine a home 92 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:22,840 that you renovate and you improve and you renovate and you 93 00:05:22,840 --> 00:05:25,760 improve and you build it out and you renovate, you improve new 94 00:05:25,760 --> 00:05:28,160 kitchen, new dining room, finished basement. 95 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:31,840 It's going to be of more value. I hope to be a high value man 96 00:05:31,840 --> 00:05:34,120 and I hope to continue to appreciate as an asset. 97 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:36,560 So thank you for sharing the body of work. 98 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:40,000 I, I don't think my work is everything about me, obviously, 99 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:42,320 but I do think it matters. I think it matters a lot and I 100 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:45,080 think we've lost sight of that. Yes, that's one thing. 101 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:48,640 You know, I keep telling people, people have lost sight of 102 00:05:49,680 --> 00:05:54,040 respect and kindness. And for me, my core values in 103 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:56,880 life are kindness, respect and hospitality. 104 00:05:56,880 --> 00:06:00,920 That's what I stand for, you know, and anybody who's had 105 00:06:01,640 --> 00:06:05,240 personal interactions and personal encounters with me will 106 00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:08,600 know yes. I don't just speak those values. 107 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:12,200 I I leave by these values. It's as difficult to, but kind 108 00:06:12,200 --> 00:06:15,320 is difficult to be respectful in this age and time, right? 109 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:19,400 But one thing I know for sure is when you're kind, when you're 110 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:24,560 respectful people, even people that don't live up to those 111 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:27,080 values at it. Of course, of course. 112 00:06:27,080 --> 00:06:28,840 I'm glad you have clarity on your core values. 113 00:06:28,840 --> 00:06:32,480 I've got mine over here, and I think that's a good lesson in 114 00:06:32,480 --> 00:06:35,160 and of itself. Already is mind is potential, 115 00:06:35,160 --> 00:06:37,560 legacy and rationality and I defined them. 116 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:40,000 Potential is a deep belief in what human beings are truly 117 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:42,880 capable of. That's my #1 core value is I 118 00:06:42,880 --> 00:06:45,720 believe in your potential. I believe in my potential. 119 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:47,720 Anyone out there watching or listening? 120 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:50,040 I believe in your potential and I do, I really do. 121 00:06:50,040 --> 00:06:54,560 I mean, human beings are capable of unbelievable things over 122 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:55,040 time. The. 123 00:06:57,320 --> 00:06:59,120 Mind is is endless. Of course. 124 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:02,120 Speaking of potential, I really want to pick you up on that. 125 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:05,840 I pick your brain on it, but has potential is something I, I talk 126 00:07:05,840 --> 00:07:09,960 about a lot and I tell my friends like, you don't want to 127 00:07:09,960 --> 00:07:14,760 get old and look back and think about the fact that you did not 128 00:07:14,760 --> 00:07:17,560 achieve your potentials. And I tell people this when 129 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:22,120 you're young, people judge you based on your potentials, but as 130 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:25,520 you grow older, people judge you based on your credentials. 131 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:30,960 So potential versus credential, right? 132 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:34,720 Where do you draw the line between judging a person based 133 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:37,560 on potentials or judging a person based on credentials? 134 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:42,200 Great question. Potential is something that is 135 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:46,160 possible in the future if you do XY and Z in the present. 136 00:07:47,320 --> 00:07:50,840 So we all have the potential to achieve a certain goal at the 137 00:07:50,840 --> 00:07:53,320 end of the quarter. In 50-6 days, Q3 will be over. 138 00:07:54,400 --> 00:07:55,920 But how many of us will actually do it? 139 00:07:56,520 --> 00:08:01,960 And a good metaphor is I have a Next Level podcast accelerator 140 00:08:01,960 --> 00:08:03,920 program. We've done 19 groups every 141 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:07,520 quarter for almost five years. And we were doing a training 142 00:08:07,520 --> 00:08:11,600 yesterday, group 19, there's 10 in every group, 10 podcasters in 143 00:08:11,600 --> 00:08:14,320 every group. And we were looking at the 144 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:17,400 podcast stats, 4 million podcasts have been produced. 145 00:08:18,840 --> 00:08:21,640 Of the four million that have been produced, a very, very, 146 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:24,200 very small fraction ever make it past 10 episodes. 147 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:28,280 Yes, a lot of people are not consistent. 148 00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:30,520 Yeah. And an even smaller fraction are 149 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:33,559 still in production. A very small percentage of those 150 00:08:33,559 --> 00:08:37,000 4 million still have have had an episode within the last 90 days 151 00:08:37,919 --> 00:08:40,679 and an even smaller percentage of getting to 100 episodes and 152 00:08:40,679 --> 00:08:44,240 an even smaller percentage have monetized their podcast. 153 00:08:44,920 --> 00:08:46,840 And so Kevin and I are very, very grateful at this stage 154 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:49,320 because we started eight years ago and we bootstrapped this 155 00:08:49,320 --> 00:08:51,080 thing. No investors, just us 156 00:08:51,120 --> 00:08:54,560 reinvesting, reinvesting, reinvesting and we just had 157 00:08:54,560 --> 00:09:00,040 $100,000 our first $100,000 month last month in July we work 158 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:01,080 with. A hard listen. 159 00:09:01,120 --> 00:09:02,080 Thank you. Thank you. 160 00:09:02,080 --> 00:09:06,520 We work with 110 podcasters and business owners every single 161 00:09:06,520 --> 00:09:13,400 month everywhere from coaching, podcasting, we have a book club, 162 00:09:13,400 --> 00:09:15,480 we got all kinds of stuff. Now eighteen person team, I have 163 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:18,680 23 clients personally, we work with 110 podcasters and business 164 00:09:18,680 --> 00:09:20,640 owners. The reason I'm saying that is 165 00:09:20,640 --> 00:09:23,840 because of your question. Your question had to do with 166 00:09:24,160 --> 00:09:28,840 potential versus credentials. Both matter. 167 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:32,120 Credentials are things you have already achieved and they 168 00:09:32,120 --> 00:09:37,280 matter. Potential is what inspires you 169 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:39,200 and motivates you and gets you up in the morning. 170 00:09:39,720 --> 00:09:43,360 Credentials are what gives you the credibility to go and do 171 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:47,520 things in a bigger, better way. Because what I've come to learn, 172 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:51,480 I'm 36 years old now and, and when I was younger, you're 173 00:09:51,480 --> 00:09:54,600 right, people would base their decisions and the way they see 174 00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:56,680 me based on potential. But as you get older and older 175 00:09:56,680 --> 00:09:59,280 and older, you realize most people are not actually going 176 00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:01,040 to. We started a podcast, for 177 00:10:01,040 --> 00:10:04,360 example, eight years ago. Did the amount of podcasters 178 00:10:04,360 --> 00:10:07,240 I've met over the last eight years that are not podcasting 179 00:10:07,240 --> 00:10:09,200 anymore. A lot of success in life is 180 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:10,920 staying power. One of the people I interviewed 181 00:10:10,920 --> 00:10:12,840 on the Business Growth University podcast, his name's 182 00:10:12,840 --> 00:10:14,560 Michael Burt. He says long obedience in the 183 00:10:14,560 --> 00:10:21,600 same direction. Can you stick with it long term? 184 00:10:21,640 --> 00:10:23,800 We all have potential. Not the same. 185 00:10:25,720 --> 00:10:27,840 I always joke, I'd say I'm never going to beat LeBron James at 186 00:10:27,840 --> 00:10:30,240 basketball. OK, that was not in the cards 187 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:33,640 for me. However, we all have potential. 188 00:10:35,520 --> 00:10:38,120 But who among us is going to realize that potential? 189 00:10:38,120 --> 00:10:41,640 Who among us is going to go the distance? 190 00:10:41,640 --> 00:10:43,880 Who among us is going to stay committed long term? 191 00:10:43,880 --> 00:10:46,560 Who among us is going to overcome failure and adversity? 192 00:10:47,080 --> 00:10:51,680 And I think it's a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, 193 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:58,600 yearly rhyme. And to me, your body of work 194 00:10:58,600 --> 00:11:02,320 speaks volumes. Steven Spielberg, that dude's 195 00:11:02,320 --> 00:11:08,920 got a great body of work. Jaws, Jurassic Park, ETI can 196 00:11:08,920 --> 00:11:13,080 keep going, Indiana Jones book. So obviously studios are going 197 00:11:13,080 --> 00:11:16,000 to trust Steven Spielberg to make a film more than Joe Schmo 198 00:11:16,480 --> 00:11:19,240 and but in the beginning he was a Joe Schmo. 199 00:11:19,240 --> 00:11:20,480 So you get to start from the bottom. 200 00:11:20,480 --> 00:11:24,040 We all do. Absolutely. 201 00:11:24,320 --> 00:11:27,320 You know, we all have to start from the bottom. 202 00:11:27,840 --> 00:11:30,040 Speaking of starting from the bottom, I remember when I 203 00:11:30,040 --> 00:11:34,280 started these podcasts, right? I always had to like send out 204 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:39,320 outreaches, send out cold mails, you know, send out DMS to 205 00:11:39,320 --> 00:11:42,400 people. Please be on my podcast part. 206 00:11:42,920 --> 00:11:45,720 It's amazing. I was said, I think yesterday or 207 00:11:45,720 --> 00:11:49,960 two days ago, I, I, I looked at my e-mail, it's just so clogged. 208 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:53,920 And I saw that there was a particular guy who's an 209 00:11:53,920 --> 00:11:56,920 executive, you know, in a company in your neck of the 210 00:11:56,920 --> 00:11:58,720 weeds. And I discovered this guy had 211 00:11:58,720 --> 00:12:02,320 sent me 3 mails, sent me the initial e-mail. 212 00:12:02,320 --> 00:12:05,080 I did not see it. The second one was a follow up. 213 00:12:05,240 --> 00:12:10,360 And then the third follow up was what I saw as came to be on this 214 00:12:10,360 --> 00:12:13,000 podcast. And, you know, it just made me 215 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:16,200 reflect like, wow, you stay long enough, right? 216 00:12:16,720 --> 00:12:19,360 Yep. You won't be the one seeking, 217 00:12:19,360 --> 00:12:21,800 you will be the one being sought after. 218 00:12:24,280 --> 00:12:26,880 Most people don't even have that. 219 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:31,280 What I say grind the grind and of course the execution to stay 220 00:12:31,280 --> 00:12:34,960 long enough. That's why I'm so grateful to be 221 00:12:34,960 --> 00:12:38,360 here because in the beginning it was cricket. 222 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:42,360 I had a lot to say and no one cared. 223 00:12:43,920 --> 00:12:45,360 So I don't take it for granted man. 224 00:12:45,640 --> 00:12:49,800 It's important now. Have I earned it? 225 00:12:49,800 --> 00:12:53,280 Yes. I did 11,066 coaching sessions, 226 00:12:53,280 --> 00:12:57,440 trainings and podcasts over the last decade, so I'm earning my 227 00:12:57,440 --> 00:13:01,520 stripes and I remember when no one gave a shit. 228 00:13:01,960 --> 00:13:04,520 So it's really important to never lose sight of that. 229 00:13:04,520 --> 00:13:09,560 It's a duality. You have to be really grateful 230 00:13:09,560 --> 00:13:13,040 for the opportunity and you have to be discerning for what 231 00:13:13,040 --> 00:13:17,360 opportunities you. Yes. 232 00:13:17,560 --> 00:13:20,640 You know, not all opportunities are actually caught up for you. 233 00:13:20,640 --> 00:13:24,960 You need to select what you you are actually, I would I say 234 00:13:25,480 --> 00:13:29,960 dispense your energy towards. And I think, yeah, discernment 235 00:13:29,960 --> 00:13:33,160 is a very, very sound word to to describe that. 236 00:13:33,240 --> 00:13:37,400 You know, they say adversity is a blessing in disguise, right? 237 00:13:37,440 --> 00:13:42,840 And who better to embody conquering adversity than than 238 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:45,240 yourself? You lost your father at the age 239 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:48,560 of 2, and, of course, nearly lost your own life at the age of 240 00:13:48,560 --> 00:13:51,360 26. How did these, you know, 241 00:13:51,640 --> 00:13:55,520 setbacks reshape your own definition of success in life? 242 00:13:55,720 --> 00:14:00,400 Yeah, I think the first thing to understand about that is right 243 00:14:00,400 --> 00:14:04,680 now, it's so unique because as I've earned my stripes, I'm 36 244 00:14:04,680 --> 00:14:08,760 now, and I come with a nice, you know, colored shirt. 245 00:14:08,760 --> 00:14:10,520 And I've got awards in the background. 246 00:14:10,520 --> 00:14:12,720 I've got, you know, my body of work behind me. 247 00:14:13,600 --> 00:14:17,120 I have a lot of accolades at this stage, my e-mail signature, 248 00:14:17,120 --> 00:14:21,600 10,000 hours. But just like everyone else, I 249 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:27,480 started from the bottom and now I look like a silver Spooner in 250 00:14:27,480 --> 00:14:29,160 some ways, right? I was born and raised in 251 00:14:29,160 --> 00:14:32,240 Massachusetts, and the United States is the largest economy on 252 00:14:32,240 --> 00:14:34,880 the planet by far. It's actually not even close. 253 00:14:35,280 --> 00:14:37,880 You look at the statistics. The numbers don't lie. 254 00:14:38,080 --> 00:14:42,840 Yeah, they don't. They don't had a lot of 255 00:14:42,840 --> 00:14:48,360 advantages in certain things, but I look like someone who 256 00:14:48,360 --> 00:14:52,480 started on third base. I couldn't even see the 257 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:55,080 ballpark, man couldn't even see the ballpark. 258 00:14:56,480 --> 00:14:59,080 And here's my point. So I'll give the three 259 00:14:59,080 --> 00:15:01,280 advantages. I had three advantages and 260 00:15:01,280 --> 00:15:05,200 everything else was against me. And I'm sharing this not to talk 261 00:15:05,200 --> 00:15:07,160 about me, but I want the listeners thinking of their own 262 00:15:07,160 --> 00:15:12,800 situation because now I look like such a silver Spooner man, 263 00:15:12,880 --> 00:15:17,040 it's hilarious. Must be nice with all your 264 00:15:17,040 --> 00:15:20,880 degrees and you know it's you have no idea. 265 00:15:21,080 --> 00:15:24,360 So father died when I was almost 3. 266 00:15:25,960 --> 00:15:28,880 His name was John Mccorkle and I had a stepfather from age 3 to 267 00:15:28,880 --> 00:15:31,120 14. And my mom and stepdad not get 268 00:15:31,120 --> 00:15:32,520 along. And that's a very polite way to 269 00:15:32,520 --> 00:15:36,520 put it. And my stepfather left at 14. 270 00:15:37,320 --> 00:15:42,680 He took his entire extended family with him and 95% of the 271 00:15:42,680 --> 00:15:46,080 income as well. So we went from sort of boats 272 00:15:46,080 --> 00:15:49,920 and ski trips to I get free lunch at high school now because 273 00:15:49,920 --> 00:15:52,520 our income is so low, my mom trades in her BMW for little 274 00:15:52,520 --> 00:15:54,840 Honda Civic. We're not going to starve by any 275 00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:59,160 means, but we don't have cable and I don't know how I'm going 276 00:15:59,160 --> 00:16:00,720 to go to college because I can't afford it. 277 00:16:01,760 --> 00:16:04,400 WPI, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, It's kind of like a 278 00:16:04,400 --> 00:16:08,520 mini MIT in Massachusetts is it's one of the best engineering 279 00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:15,440 colleges in the world and it was $50,000 a year back then. 280 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:20,680 That's a lot. Yes, dude, it was one of the 281 00:16:20,680 --> 00:16:22,480 most expensive colleges in the world. 282 00:16:22,480 --> 00:16:26,400 And I went from I hope I get in to I can't go. 283 00:16:26,400 --> 00:16:28,480 I even if I do get in, I don't know if I'm going to be able to 284 00:16:28,480 --> 00:16:31,800 go because I can't afford it. So I bootstrapped my entire way 285 00:16:31,800 --> 00:16:33,240 through high school. I got straight A's through all 286 00:16:33,240 --> 00:16:35,720 of high school. I got what's called the 287 00:16:35,720 --> 00:16:37,840 President's Award signed by George W Bush. 288 00:16:37,840 --> 00:16:39,880 It's behind me right there. Yeah. 289 00:16:40,040 --> 00:16:41,400 And that's how few people get it. 290 00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:45,040 I have a letter actually underneath it right over there. 291 00:16:45,200 --> 00:16:48,600 It's behind my chair. I have a letter signed by George 292 00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:52,080 W Bush, actually by him because that's how few people get it and 293 00:16:52,160 --> 00:16:56,560 basically you just have to get a 95 or above GPA for all report 294 00:16:56,560 --> 00:16:59,840 cards for all of high school. SO4 report cards per year. 4 295 00:16:59,840 --> 00:17:03,960 years, 16 report cards straight. I got 189 in honors English and 296 00:17:03,960 --> 00:17:06,800 luckily it was weighted because it was an honors class and I 297 00:17:06,800 --> 00:17:09,079 never took honors English again. I was a big math in science guy, 298 00:17:10,160 --> 00:17:13,319 89 in honors English. Miss Deziletz, How dare you? 299 00:17:15,720 --> 00:17:17,599 Poetry, man, Who gives that shit? 300 00:17:17,599 --> 00:17:19,240 I'm kidding. I'm kidding, all right. 301 00:17:21,640 --> 00:17:24,440 But anyways, so I got into WPII, got all the scholarships and 302 00:17:24,440 --> 00:17:29,640 financial aid, and I went and got my computer engineering 303 00:17:29,640 --> 00:17:30,600 degree. I graduated with high 304 00:17:30,600 --> 00:17:33,640 distinction. That was brutal. 305 00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:38,360 Computer engineering was brutal. And then I got my master's in 306 00:17:38,360 --> 00:17:40,280 business, and then I was off to the races in corporate. 307 00:17:40,360 --> 00:17:43,680 But the part I haven't shared yet is when I was 14 and my 308 00:17:43,680 --> 00:17:46,360 stepdad left, my sister moved out that year. 309 00:17:47,280 --> 00:17:50,160 My mom got in a fight with my Aunt Sandy that same year, 310 00:17:50,680 --> 00:17:53,480 actually about my stepdad. And then my Aunt Sandy 311 00:17:53,480 --> 00:17:55,320 ostracized us from that side of the family. 312 00:17:55,960 --> 00:17:59,080 So I kind of lost three families by the time I was 14. 313 00:17:59,200 --> 00:18:03,640 And so abandonment challenges, Luckily, my response to that 314 00:18:05,320 --> 00:18:08,000 socially, it was fawn. It was. 315 00:18:08,240 --> 00:18:10,160 So there's fight, flight, freeze and fawn. 316 00:18:13,080 --> 00:18:16,120 You become this chameleon. You're a social coward. 317 00:18:16,840 --> 00:18:18,200 I think we also live in two worlds. 318 00:18:18,200 --> 00:18:21,120 You have to live in the real world and the social world. 319 00:18:21,120 --> 00:18:23,320 The social world is the wedding photos, the real world is the 320 00:18:23,320 --> 00:18:26,320 marriage. And in the social world, I 321 00:18:26,320 --> 00:18:28,680 became a chameleon. Fit in, fit in, fit in. 322 00:18:29,200 --> 00:18:31,520 Don't stand out, don't lose any more friends and family 323 00:18:32,800 --> 00:18:36,920 unconsciously. But behind the scenes, it was 324 00:18:36,920 --> 00:18:41,000 aim higher, work harder, get smarter, aim higher, work 325 00:18:41,000 --> 00:18:43,440 harder, get smarter, aim higher, work harder, get smarter. 326 00:18:43,440 --> 00:18:47,440 It, it, the drive that I had was ridiculous. 327 00:18:49,360 --> 00:18:53,880 So kind of lose three families by the time I'm 14 years old and 328 00:18:53,880 --> 00:18:57,600 I become the Super achiever who is just prove yourself, prove 329 00:18:57,600 --> 00:18:59,720 yourself, prove it, prove yourself, prove yourself. 330 00:18:59,960 --> 00:19:01,520 And I think there's some merit to that. 331 00:19:01,520 --> 00:19:05,440 I I, I think that's good. You got to have a chip on your 332 00:19:05,440 --> 00:19:10,000 shoulder a little bit. Yeah, but you can't let the chip 333 00:19:10,360 --> 00:19:12,120 drive you forever. You have to evolve. 334 00:19:12,520 --> 00:19:15,080 And so then I got in my car accident at 26. 335 00:19:16,280 --> 00:19:20,520 My dad died in a car when he was 28 in 1991, when I was 2 and I 336 00:19:20,520 --> 00:19:21,960 was 26. Head on collision. 337 00:19:21,960 --> 00:19:23,640 My fault. We talked about this in the last 338 00:19:23,640 --> 00:19:26,120 episode, and it was not a Fender Bender. 339 00:19:26,120 --> 00:19:29,400 This was hefty. This was, you know, 30 miles an 340 00:19:29,400 --> 00:19:31,680 hour, head on collision. Not good. 341 00:19:32,480 --> 00:19:38,360 Fortunately, no one was killed. We were very rattled, but no one 342 00:19:38,360 --> 00:19:41,720 was permanently injured. But that was my wake up call. 343 00:19:43,560 --> 00:19:45,520 That was the second chance my dad never got. 344 00:19:45,560 --> 00:19:49,360 And from that moment until now, that was 10 years ago, I've been 345 00:19:49,360 --> 00:19:56,000 on this mission and the mission is bringing personal development 346 00:19:56,000 --> 00:19:58,000 to the world. My first company, well, 347 00:19:58,120 --> 00:20:01,320 technically my second company, but my first company after that 348 00:20:01,320 --> 00:20:03,640 car accident was Alan Lazarus LLC. 349 00:20:03,640 --> 00:20:06,320 What you'll never learn in school, but desperately need to 350 00:20:06,320 --> 00:20:09,640 know. Because I was an academic man. 351 00:20:09,640 --> 00:20:11,680 I learned straight As blah blah blah blah. 352 00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:14,480 And I was like, why didn't I learn anything about fitness? 353 00:20:16,080 --> 00:20:19,480 Why didn't I learn anything about nutrition and courage and 354 00:20:19,480 --> 00:20:22,760 vulnerability and character and proactivity? 355 00:20:23,040 --> 00:20:25,120 Why didn't I learn anything about productivity? 356 00:20:26,040 --> 00:20:29,480 Why didn't I learn goal setting? Why didn't I learn how to 357 00:20:29,480 --> 00:20:32,000 reverse engineer finish lines? Why didn't I learn about grind 358 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:35,200 and execution and grit? Why didn't I learn anything that 359 00:20:35,200 --> 00:20:37,160 matters? Still salty about it. 360 00:20:37,720 --> 00:20:38,840 And so I was like, you know what? 361 00:20:38,840 --> 00:20:41,600 I'm going to start a company and I'm going to bring personal 362 00:20:41,600 --> 00:20:44,640 development to the masses. What you'll never learn in 363 00:20:44,640 --> 00:20:45,880 school, but desperately need to know. 364 00:20:45,880 --> 00:20:47,880 Good luck. Good luck getting speeches at 365 00:20:47,880 --> 00:20:49,520 high schools and colleges with that tagline. 366 00:20:50,880 --> 00:20:53,440 And I did, I actually got, I actually got several and I've 367 00:20:53,440 --> 00:20:55,120 been on that journey for 10 years now. 368 00:20:56,280 --> 00:20:58,280 And that's when the 10,000 hours began. 369 00:20:59,320 --> 00:21:02,280 And I tracked in these little black notebooks everything habit 370 00:21:02,280 --> 00:21:04,400 tracking and metrics. And I'm an engineer, so 371 00:21:04,400 --> 00:21:07,800 everything's reverse engineered. And here I am 10 years later, 372 00:21:07,800 --> 00:21:11,040 11,066 coaching session trainings and podcasts later, 373 00:21:11,040 --> 00:21:14,440 this will be 11,067. And. 374 00:21:15,720 --> 00:21:17,520 Seven. I love the number 7. 375 00:21:18,480 --> 00:21:21,400 Seven, baby, and it won't be the best, but it won't be the worst. 376 00:21:22,040 --> 00:21:23,560 I'm kidding. It probably is the best, 377 00:21:23,560 --> 00:21:25,840 honestly, because I get better each time. 378 00:21:25,840 --> 00:21:29,280 At least I try to. Yeah, that, that that's, that's 379 00:21:29,280 --> 00:21:34,280 a thing, You know, like every time you keep topping it, you 380 00:21:34,280 --> 00:21:37,720 keep breaking your own bracket. And like, some of my friends are 381 00:21:37,720 --> 00:21:41,720 tired of me saying, wow, that was like the best podcast I've 382 00:21:41,720 --> 00:21:45,160 ever heard. You say like it's like every new 383 00:21:45,160 --> 00:21:48,760 one is like the best one. Dude, of course it is. 384 00:21:49,760 --> 00:21:52,360 This is, this is supposed to be better than what I've done in 385 00:21:52,360 --> 00:21:54,720 the past. This is I am an accumulated 386 00:21:54,720 --> 00:21:57,040 compound effect of everything I've done up to this moment. 387 00:21:57,040 --> 00:22:00,120 So if I'm not speaking better now than when I was 26, 388 00:22:00,120 --> 00:22:04,120 obviously I've gotten worse. So it's very important to 389 00:22:04,120 --> 00:22:07,280 understand that everyone has potential, not everyone's going 390 00:22:07,280 --> 00:22:09,720 to reach it. And it's an asymptote. 391 00:22:09,720 --> 00:22:13,720 There's a mathematical asymptotic function where you 392 00:22:13,720 --> 00:22:16,480 get closer and closer and closer and closer to 100%, but you 393 00:22:16,480 --> 00:22:20,680 never get there. So I'm trying to reach 100% of 394 00:22:20,680 --> 00:22:25,040 my trip potential and I'm reaching for that every day. 395 00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:31,440 And I know I'll never be done. You're not going to be. 396 00:22:31,640 --> 00:22:33,320 You're never going to be. I'm good now. 397 00:22:33,480 --> 00:22:34,480 Yeah. I don't need to work out 398 00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:35,000 anymore. I'm. 399 00:22:35,080 --> 00:22:37,200 I'm done. No, you're going to learn and 400 00:22:37,200 --> 00:22:41,080 grow and improve forever. And this iPhone, the iPhone 16 401 00:22:41,080 --> 00:22:43,240 Pro Max, you think Apple's going to come up with it? 402 00:22:43,320 --> 00:22:44,440 You think Apple's like, you know what? 403 00:22:44,720 --> 00:22:47,160 I think we're done with iPhones. No, they're going to come out 404 00:22:47,160 --> 00:22:51,000 with the iPhone 17 Pro Max and then the 18 and then the 19 and, 405 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:52,680 and it's going to upgrade the software and it's going to 406 00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:54,240 upgrade the hardware and it's going to get better. 407 00:22:54,720 --> 00:22:58,000 Getting better is the most important thing on planet Earth. 408 00:22:59,080 --> 00:23:02,120 The reason why we're not all in caves is because we got better. 409 00:23:02,120 --> 00:23:06,440 And unfortunately, you know, you, you never see. 410 00:23:07,480 --> 00:23:09,360 I mean, right now we're on Riverside. 411 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:11,760 At one point Riverside didn't exist. 412 00:23:13,040 --> 00:23:16,240 We're on a Sony ZV. That camera didn't exist. 413 00:23:16,440 --> 00:23:18,840 We're on the Internet at one point the Internet didn't exist. 414 00:23:19,560 --> 00:23:21,320 We have the lights in our studio. 415 00:23:21,320 --> 00:23:22,720 At one point lights didn't exist. 416 00:23:24,160 --> 00:23:26,640 So what are we capable of? I always say this. 417 00:23:26,760 --> 00:23:30,880 I say cars were invented when there were only horses. 418 00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:35,720 Airplanes were invented when there was only cars. 419 00:23:37,920 --> 00:23:40,800 Rocket ships were invented when there was only airplanes. 420 00:23:42,200 --> 00:23:48,680 Imagine what else we can do. Dragons you. 421 00:23:50,320 --> 00:23:53,520 Know everything you see around you at one point was just in 422 00:23:53,520 --> 00:23:57,760 someone's mind. It's it's beautiful that 423 00:23:58,120 --> 00:24:02,760 continues breathing and drive towards improvement. 424 00:24:03,400 --> 00:24:05,880 And of course I say the only room that never gets filled up 425 00:24:05,880 --> 00:24:08,640 is the room for improvement. I've never heard that before. 426 00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:10,840 That's great. I'll give you that light. 427 00:24:10,840 --> 00:24:14,800 I'll give you the only, the only room that ever gets filled up is 428 00:24:14,800 --> 00:24:19,480 the room for improvement. And that there's a proverb, you 429 00:24:19,480 --> 00:24:21,520 know, we have come from in Nigeria. 430 00:24:22,040 --> 00:24:25,680 It's a Yoruba proverb. It says the day we die is the 431 00:24:25,680 --> 00:24:28,160 day we rest. The day we die is the day we 432 00:24:28,160 --> 00:24:32,040 stop learning. You know, in life there's no 433 00:24:32,040 --> 00:24:38,720 rest until we die. Never stop learning until the 434 00:24:38,720 --> 00:24:42,040 day we die. So until you accept that fact, 435 00:24:42,160 --> 00:24:43,320 right? I don't know. 436 00:24:43,600 --> 00:24:48,480 You just have to accept it. Striving is good for you. 437 00:24:50,480 --> 00:24:52,760 I would say this, I say, Do you think Michael Jordan is happier 438 00:24:52,760 --> 00:24:54,720 now or back when he was striving? 439 00:24:56,560 --> 00:24:58,960 People think, well, he's happier now, No chance. 440 00:25:00,320 --> 00:25:03,920 He was happiest and most fulfilled when he was going for 441 00:25:03,920 --> 00:25:07,960 the championships. Yes, that's a thing with human 442 00:25:07,960 --> 00:25:10,320 mind, right? Like when you have something to 443 00:25:10,320 --> 00:25:15,480 look, pursue, to look forward to the pursuit, that faith keeps 444 00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:16,160 you going. Yeah. 445 00:25:16,920 --> 00:25:21,600 When you you have those goals, you just need to create 446 00:25:21,600 --> 00:25:24,240 something new. To to you and we've all seen 447 00:25:24,280 --> 00:25:28,040 people who retire and then they start to lose their body and 448 00:25:28,040 --> 00:25:30,280 lose their mind. I get depressed. 449 00:25:30,280 --> 00:25:33,920 Yeah I so my grandfather passed away and my grandma and 450 00:25:33,920 --> 00:25:37,080 grandfather they were two like most in love couple. 451 00:25:37,600 --> 00:25:41,440 My grandmother after that declined drastically because she 452 00:25:41,440 --> 00:25:45,280 lost purpose. She lost she lost her purpose. 453 00:25:45,760 --> 00:25:49,000 She she lost her mind. If you don't use it, you lose 454 00:25:49,000 --> 00:25:50,640 it. And I mean, you look at these 455 00:25:50,640 --> 00:25:52,680 cross fitters, it's these are animals. 456 00:25:52,680 --> 00:25:54,600 I love it. But they're not just doing it 457 00:25:54,600 --> 00:25:56,960 for fun. They're competing for a 458 00:25:57,120 --> 00:25:59,640 something of meaning and a value. 459 00:25:59,640 --> 00:26:03,280 These trophies, I could care. It's not about the trophy, it's 460 00:26:03,280 --> 00:26:05,680 about the man I had to become to achieve it. 461 00:26:07,360 --> 00:26:10,640 It's about the goal, it's about who you become. 462 00:26:10,800 --> 00:26:12,200 You know, it's the goal of the goal. 463 00:26:12,400 --> 00:26:15,080 What's the goal of the goal? The goal of the goal. 464 00:26:15,160 --> 00:26:16,880 So the goal is to get the trophy. 465 00:26:17,000 --> 00:26:19,360 Great. OK, to win a bodybuilding 466 00:26:19,360 --> 00:26:21,760 competition. The goal of the goal is for the 467 00:26:21,760 --> 00:26:25,600 man I become to achieve it. The goal of the goal of the goal 468 00:26:25,600 --> 00:26:28,840 is to reach my full potential. The goal of the goal of the goal 469 00:26:28,840 --> 00:26:33,320 of the goal is to be fulfilled. You're not going to be fulfilled 470 00:26:33,320 --> 00:26:34,840 unless you're reaching your full potential. 471 00:26:35,040 --> 00:26:38,160 I am convinced of that because your highest self is always 472 00:26:38,160 --> 00:26:41,120 going to be nudging you saying Alan get your shit together. 473 00:26:41,160 --> 00:26:42,880 We always have to to go for something. 474 00:26:42,920 --> 00:26:45,840 And you know, that's one thing I always say at the end of the 475 00:26:45,840 --> 00:26:48,880 podcast, right to the audience, always go for something in your 476 00:26:48,880 --> 00:26:51,200 life. Always go for something in your 477 00:26:51,200 --> 00:26:52,840 life. And of course, you know, before 478 00:26:53,240 --> 00:26:57,400 we hit that end, we know you don't have so much time today. 479 00:26:57,400 --> 00:27:01,440 I'd love for you to talk about re engineering because you're an 480 00:27:01,440 --> 00:27:04,400 engineer and of course you've got that engineer's edge. 481 00:27:04,800 --> 00:27:07,800 So you have the engineering training. 482 00:27:07,800 --> 00:27:12,400 And one thing I know about engineers, their purpose is just 483 00:27:12,400 --> 00:27:17,440 one thing, problem solving and that solution mindset as an edge 484 00:27:17,440 --> 00:27:20,600 for you. To So when you hear engineer, 485 00:27:22,200 --> 00:27:28,320 you think a couple things. You think design, you think on 486 00:27:28,320 --> 00:27:36,920 purpose, you think mathematics, you think root cause analysis, 487 00:27:36,920 --> 00:27:41,440 and you think about building things, designing things, 488 00:27:41,440 --> 00:27:46,800 Bridges, infrastructure, phones, engineers built this phone 489 00:27:48,960 --> 00:27:52,160 manufacturing engineers and continuous improvement engineers 490 00:27:52,160 --> 00:27:59,200 and software engineers. Engineering is about 491 00:28:01,120 --> 00:28:05,480 understanding why things are the way they are, understanding how 492 00:28:05,480 --> 00:28:12,080 things work, and then setting new objectives and then taking 493 00:28:12,080 --> 00:28:15,720 it apart piece by piece so that you can rebuild it better. 494 00:28:15,760 --> 00:28:21,080 So if I took this phone apart, some people would have no idea 495 00:28:21,280 --> 00:28:23,680 how it work. Some people have an iPhone and 496 00:28:23,680 --> 00:28:25,880 they have no idea how it works. Most people, actually. 497 00:28:27,680 --> 00:28:29,080 That was what I was. Going to say. 498 00:28:30,560 --> 00:28:32,040 Is what? It is. 499 00:28:32,040 --> 00:28:33,800 They know their thing, whatever their thing is. 500 00:28:34,400 --> 00:28:37,920 But this phone has a motherboard, it has a processor, 501 00:28:38,320 --> 00:28:42,000 it has random access memory, it has a hard drive, it has 502 00:28:42,000 --> 00:28:48,560 software, firmware, hardware. It has connection to the 503 00:28:48,560 --> 00:28:52,440 Internet, it updates overnight. It has access to a global 504 00:28:52,440 --> 00:28:57,400 marketplace of apps. And if I take this phone apart 505 00:28:58,000 --> 00:29:00,880 and break it down component by component by component, I'm 506 00:29:00,880 --> 00:29:03,880 going to understand it. And when I understand it, I can 507 00:29:04,120 --> 00:29:06,600 find ways to make it better. And that's what engineering is 508 00:29:06,600 --> 00:29:08,560 about. Do that same shit with your 509 00:29:08,560 --> 00:29:11,120 life. I take apart my life in every 510 00:29:11,120 --> 00:29:13,920 regard. I have picked myself apart in 511 00:29:14,000 --> 00:29:16,640 every regard. Why do I think that? 512 00:29:16,680 --> 00:29:18,320 OK, interesting. My past. 513 00:29:18,720 --> 00:29:21,080 Watch the movie of my own life. OK, Why did that happen? 514 00:29:21,080 --> 00:29:22,560 Why did that happen? Why did that happen? 515 00:29:22,560 --> 00:29:24,080 OK, how did that work? How does that work? 516 00:29:24,080 --> 00:29:26,800 Why did that happen? You can reprogram yourself just 517 00:29:26,800 --> 00:29:28,200 like you can reprogram this iPhone. 518 00:29:28,320 --> 00:29:30,360 You can reprogram your belief systems. 519 00:29:30,360 --> 00:29:33,160 You can change what you say, think, do, feel and believe. 520 00:29:33,880 --> 00:29:36,040 You can change where you invest your time, effort and money. 521 00:29:37,160 --> 00:29:39,600 You can change the person's places, things and ideas you 522 00:29:39,600 --> 00:29:42,200 surround yourself with. And that's all I do in my 523 00:29:42,200 --> 00:29:44,320 coaching. I I help people come to me for 524 00:29:44,320 --> 00:29:47,280 what they want, which is a goal. What they really need is to 525 00:29:47,280 --> 00:29:49,400 reprogram themselves because they don't understand 526 00:29:49,400 --> 00:29:52,240 themselves, others in the world. It's like a self driving car 527 00:29:52,840 --> 00:29:56,520 that doesn't have an accurate current location, doesn't have 528 00:29:56,520 --> 00:30:01,120 an accurate destination location and doesn't have accurate data 529 00:30:01,120 --> 00:30:05,360 on the terrain. So it thinks there's a road, 530 00:30:05,360 --> 00:30:09,200 it's really a lake and people keep driving off a Cliff and 531 00:30:09,200 --> 00:30:12,680 then blaming the world when in reality they think inaccurately. 532 00:30:12,680 --> 00:30:17,520 The majority of our problems in humanity, I can give you the 533 00:30:17,520 --> 00:30:20,200 root cause right now. We think inaccurately. 534 00:30:22,240 --> 00:30:25,760 If you think women don't care about height, you're wrong. 535 00:30:27,240 --> 00:30:29,960 Statistically speaking, the majority of them do. 536 00:30:29,960 --> 00:30:32,240 Trust me, I used to be short. You think I look young. 537 00:30:32,240 --> 00:30:33,520 Now imagine me in high school, right? 538 00:30:34,480 --> 00:30:37,040 If you think women don't care about muscular men, you're 539 00:30:37,040 --> 00:30:40,040 wrong. You're inaccurate. 540 00:30:41,280 --> 00:30:43,760 I can give you 1000. We used to put leeches on our 541 00:30:43,760 --> 00:30:46,040 skin to cure illness. We used to think the earth was 542 00:30:46,040 --> 00:30:47,280 flat. Apparently there's some people 543 00:30:47,280 --> 00:30:48,880 who still do. You're wrong. 544 00:30:48,960 --> 00:30:52,480 And, and the truth is, is science and mathematics and 545 00:30:52,480 --> 00:30:55,400 physics and chemistry and biology and Physiology and 546 00:30:55,400 --> 00:30:58,680 psychology and neuroscience, these are sciences that help us 547 00:30:58,680 --> 00:31:03,080 understand the human condition. All of AI is built on how the 548 00:31:03,080 --> 00:31:05,960 brain works. Machine learning is built on 549 00:31:05,960 --> 00:31:09,720 human beings. It's we understand ourself, 550 00:31:09,720 --> 00:31:12,040 others in the world. We, we've learned how dolphins 551 00:31:12,040 --> 00:31:14,720 work and how their brains are different than other mammals and 552 00:31:14,720 --> 00:31:16,960 prefrontal cortex and dorsolateral and all the stuff. 553 00:31:18,040 --> 00:31:22,800 The point is, is you can learn about yourself, others in the 554 00:31:22,800 --> 00:31:25,640 world, and when you do, you'll think more accurately. 555 00:31:25,720 --> 00:31:27,760 And when you think more accurately you can make better 556 00:31:27,760 --> 00:31:29,120 choices. And when you make better 557 00:31:29,120 --> 00:31:30,920 choices, your life will be better. 558 00:31:31,040 --> 00:31:34,280 Statistically. No one's perfect, but I can make 559 00:31:34,280 --> 00:31:36,760 way better choices. I'm 36. 560 00:31:37,360 --> 00:31:39,200 Do you? I'm Allen version 3.6. 561 00:31:40,560 --> 00:31:45,040 Allen version 3.7 is going to be way better, but Allen version 562 00:31:45,040 --> 00:31:48,080 3.6 would wipe the walls with Allen 2.6. 563 00:31:48,280 --> 00:31:52,440 Wouldn't even be close. It would be comical, yeah. 564 00:31:52,440 --> 00:31:55,800 And then Alan 2.6 would wipe the walls with Alan 1.6. 565 00:31:57,160 --> 00:32:01,320 When I was 16, I was an idiot, right? 566 00:32:01,720 --> 00:32:05,440 And not statistically for 16. If you compare me to other 16 567 00:32:05,440 --> 00:32:07,960 year olds, I was probably very bright compared to me now. 568 00:32:08,160 --> 00:32:12,720 No, absolutely last thing. And then I'll get off the 569 00:32:12,720 --> 00:32:16,160 soapbox in in my speeches, I always say everyone think of 570 00:32:16,160 --> 00:32:20,240 something really dumb they did in high school and everyone 571 00:32:20,440 --> 00:32:22,880 hands go up. Who else can think of something 572 00:32:22,880 --> 00:32:24,000 really dumb they did in high school? 573 00:32:24,160 --> 00:32:29,440 And they're like every hand goes up And I go, OK, you would 574 00:32:29,440 --> 00:32:31,240 probably never do that again now, right? 575 00:32:31,480 --> 00:32:34,400 And they would absolutely not. I said why? 576 00:32:35,800 --> 00:32:40,960 They said because now you are more aware of the long term 577 00:32:40,960 --> 00:32:42,960 consequences of that terrible decision. 578 00:32:42,960 --> 00:32:49,760 Why you've learned Human beings are learning machines. 579 00:32:49,760 --> 00:32:52,600 When I first came into the podcast space, I was so fucking 580 00:32:52,600 --> 00:32:55,320 naive. I didn't know how it really 581 00:32:55,320 --> 00:32:58,080 worked. Now I know how it really works. 582 00:32:58,080 --> 00:33:01,360 So now I can win. It's like, if you don't know the 583 00:33:01,360 --> 00:33:03,440 rules of basketball, you're going to suck at basketball. 584 00:33:04,600 --> 00:33:06,800 If you don't know how to play chess, you're going to suck at 585 00:33:06,800 --> 00:33:10,800 playing chess. And so you have to learn the 586 00:33:10,800 --> 00:33:13,360 game of life. You can't just learn chess and 587 00:33:13,360 --> 00:33:14,680 basketball. You got to learn the game of 588 00:33:14,680 --> 00:33:15,920 life. You got to learn the human 589 00:33:15,920 --> 00:33:17,360 condition. You got to learn human beings. 590 00:33:17,360 --> 00:33:20,400 You got to learn what people filter when they say things. 591 00:33:20,400 --> 00:33:22,960 You got to learn the three layers of the ego. 592 00:33:22,960 --> 00:33:25,440 You got to learn productivity and goal setting and how it all 593 00:33:25,440 --> 00:33:27,680 works, and motivation, intrinsic and extrinsic. 594 00:33:27,680 --> 00:33:30,360 You've got to learn as much as humanly possible in the 595 00:33:30,360 --> 00:33:31,680 direction of your goals and dreams. 596 00:33:31,880 --> 00:33:37,520 Yeah, lots of food for fat. I'll leave it for the audience 597 00:33:37,520 --> 00:33:40,000 to process. And of course, definitely, we 598 00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:42,560 are going to have you back for the hat trick, right? 599 00:33:42,920 --> 00:33:46,120 I'm really intrigued to know what number that would be. 600 00:33:46,160 --> 00:33:49,720 Butter, before I let you go, let me put you through the round of 601 00:33:49,720 --> 00:33:52,640 fire. That's the quick fire round the 602 00:33:52,640 --> 00:33:54,920 number 11 book every high achiever. 603 00:33:54,920 --> 00:34:01,120 Personality by Steven Pinker. Steven Pinker interesting #2 604 00:34:01,320 --> 00:34:03,920 What's 1 morning ritual you never skip? 605 00:34:06,080 --> 00:34:09,080 What's the biggest myth of our. Biggest myth about productivity 606 00:34:09,080 --> 00:34:12,000 is that it isn't everything it is. 607 00:34:12,000 --> 00:34:15,400 It is the base of success. It's the it's the core of 608 00:34:15,400 --> 00:34:17,120 success and people don't realize that. 609 00:34:18,840 --> 00:34:23,320 I always tell people something TVT doesn't necessarily generate 610 00:34:23,320 --> 00:34:25,800 productivity. Like if you're if you have a 611 00:34:25,800 --> 00:34:28,719 farm and you don't generate any produce, you don't have anything 612 00:34:28,719 --> 00:34:29,800 to sell. You are. 613 00:34:30,280 --> 00:34:33,159 Your success in the economy is based on what you produce in the 614 00:34:33,159 --> 00:34:34,960 economy, and people don't realize that. 615 00:34:37,159 --> 00:34:40,840 Yeah, but what's your favorite tool or favorite app for staying 616 00:34:40,960 --> 00:34:44,480 organized? Oh shit, that. 617 00:34:47,159 --> 00:34:52,280 Is talent and of course, the very last one. 618 00:34:52,400 --> 00:34:57,280 What's your ultimate mantra for moving from I can't to I Will? 619 00:34:59,120 --> 00:35:04,120 Contemplating the alternative, the alternative is be less. 620 00:35:04,560 --> 00:35:08,200 The alternative is regret. The alternative is don't be able 621 00:35:08,200 --> 00:35:11,120 to say you gave it all you had and did all you had with. 622 00:35:11,200 --> 00:35:13,880 I want to be able to say I did all I could with all I had, and 623 00:35:13,880 --> 00:35:15,680 there was a time in my life where I couldn't say that. 624 00:35:18,680 --> 00:35:25,120 Wow you know for me I draw to my faith my favorite Bible verses 625 00:35:25,120 --> 00:35:28,640 Philippines chapter 4 verse 13 I can do all things true crisis 626 00:35:28,640 --> 00:35:33,120 strengthens me. I love I love that one like it 627 00:35:33,120 --> 00:35:35,960 has always kept me going. I can't do all things like the 628 00:35:36,000 --> 00:35:38,880 impossible is nothing. You know doubt me out your own. 629 00:35:38,880 --> 00:35:41,680 Impossible is I'm possible and in everything. 630 00:35:41,880 --> 00:35:44,680 This iPhone was at one point impossible. 4 minute mile was at 631 00:35:44,680 --> 00:35:47,360 one point impossible. The Internet and stream yard in 632 00:35:47,360 --> 00:35:49,440 Riverside were at one point impossible. 633 00:35:50,080 --> 00:35:51,680 None of this existed at one point. 634 00:35:51,680 --> 00:35:56,520 So what else can we do right? Speaking of Riverside, shout out 635 00:35:56,520 --> 00:35:59,000 to Riverside. I I love something about them, 636 00:35:59,000 --> 00:36:00,720 right? They actually very much aligned 637 00:36:00,720 --> 00:36:04,120 with a lot of the discussion points we've had today. 638 00:36:04,120 --> 00:36:07,720 And that's about improvement. You notice they keep improving 639 00:36:08,360 --> 00:36:10,640 the service offerings and of course, keep moving things 640 00:36:10,640 --> 00:36:12,920 around, new tools, new AI features. 641 00:36:13,320 --> 00:36:17,800 No shout out to you guys. And of course, we've come to the 642 00:36:17,800 --> 00:36:21,960 end of the podcast today and well, shout out to you, Alan, 643 00:36:22,840 --> 00:36:24,840 but you want to leave a shout out to anybody. 644 00:36:24,840 --> 00:36:26,920 People you surround yourself with matter. 645 00:36:26,920 --> 00:36:29,040 Goals you choose in advance matters. 646 00:36:29,040 --> 00:36:31,400 People say it's about the journey, but the destination you 647 00:36:31,400 --> 00:36:34,600 choose in advance matters. The destination you choose in 648 00:36:34,600 --> 00:36:37,120 advance dictates the journey. I drove across the country in my 649 00:36:37,120 --> 00:36:38,760 early 20s. That was a very different 650 00:36:39,160 --> 00:36:41,480 experience than driving 30 minutes. 651 00:36:41,520 --> 00:36:45,720 S Make sure you aim high, make sure you work on yourself belief 652 00:36:45,720 --> 00:36:48,760 Make sure you stay humble. Make sure you stay driven. 653 00:36:49,080 --> 00:36:51,600 Make sure the haters Dr. you and motivate you. 654 00:36:53,080 --> 00:36:55,640 Get out there and and see what you can become. 655 00:36:55,880 --> 00:36:58,600 It's you, it's his love and respect. 656 00:36:58,600 --> 00:37:03,120 And of course, to the audience, please do the right thing. 657 00:37:03,160 --> 00:37:08,200 Like, comment, share, and keep supporting the great work that 658 00:37:08,200 --> 00:37:11,760 we're doing. And from me to you guys, please 659 00:37:12,000 --> 00:37:14,000 always go for something in your lives. 660 00:37:14,280 --> 00:37:18,920 Always go for something and of course my mantra is conceive, 661 00:37:18,920 --> 00:37:22,800 believe, strive to thrive and of course achieve until I come your 662 00:37:22,800 --> 00:37:26,840 way again as the out of trouble and keep flying high. 663 00:37:27,320 --> 00:37:29,560 It says goodbye for me. And of course, from Alan 664 00:37:29,560 --> 00:37:30,920 Lazarus, it's also.