Why the Credit Score Game Keeps You Broke — and What to Build Instead
Release Date: 04/26/2025
You’re Not Broken — You’re Avoiding This
The Next Level Guy Show
He looked fine on the outside — but was writing “I want to die” on his school papers. 🎙️ Meet Sam Eaton — once battling depression in silence, now helping thousands of men take their first step back into life. This episode will help you realise you’re not broken — you’ve just never been shown how to deal with what’s in your head. You’ll finally understand why you feel stuck, flat, or disconnected — even when life looks fine on paper. This will help you name what’s actually going on inside you — instead of just calling it “stress” or ignoring it. Level up with...
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Why Elite Performers Don’t Train Like You Think (And What Actually Works)
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“You don’t have a discipline problem — you’re just trying to follow someone else’s plan.” 🎙️ Meet Alex VanHouten — exercise scientist and coach helping high performers cut through the noise and actually make progress that sticks. Coach Alex's personal journey started with him wrestling with a painful genetic disorder called Ehlers Danlos yet still achieving his deams. This taught him the discipline of 1% BETTER Daily and gave him a passion to help others do the same. Coach Alex completed his undergraduate degree at Vanderbilt University in 2010 focused on chemistry and...
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What Changed After The Craig Harrison Conversation?
The Next Level Guy Show
What happens after the war ends? In this conversation with Craig Harrison, we get into the part most people never see — coming home, dealing with PTSD, and rebuilding life when the structure is gone. This isn’t theory. It’s lived experience. What you’ll take from this: Why ignoring what’s under the surface doesn’t work How elite performers actually deal with pressure and trauma What “strength” really looks like when no one’s watching If you’ve ever felt off, stuck, or carrying something you haven’t faced — this one lands. 🎧 Watch / listen here:...
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A hero on the battlefield; abandoned at home
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The Hardest Battle Was Coming Home | Craig Harrison on War, PTSD & Life After the British Army ““The world knows the shot. But the hardest battle was learning how to live after the war.”” The world knows Craig Harrison for the longest confirmed sniper shot in military history. But the real story begins after the war — when the mission ends and a man has to rebuild his identity from scratch. Soldiers train for war. Very few are trained for what happens when the war ends. And you don’t have to be a soldier to recognise that feeling — the moment when the mission that...
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How to Train BJJ for Decades Without Destroying Your Body or Your Confidence
The Next Level Guy Show
“You’re not in competition with anybody — you’re just trying to get better than the person that walked in on day one.” What if the reason you’re burning out, getting injured, or quietly losing confidence… isn’t your age — but the way you define success? Most men step on the mat trying to prove something. They leave years later either broken, bitter, or gone entirely. Most men don’t quit Jiu-Jitsu because they’re too old — they quit because their ego can’t handle not winning. This week with Rick Ellis, we break down why recovery is training, why intensity isn’t...
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Why You Can Be Surrounded by People and Still Feel Completely Alone
The Next Level Guy Show
I recorded an episode this week that stayed with me long after we stopped recording. I sat down with James K. Ellis, a clinical psychologist known as The Loneliness Doctor, and we talked about something a lot of men feel but rarely say out loud — that quiet, gnawing sense of not quite fitting, even when life looks fine from the outside. One of the biggest shifts from this conversation was realising that loneliness isn’t a personal failure. It’s not proof that you’re broken. It’s a signal — information your system is giving you about connection, meaning, and how your life is...
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Real Confidence Is Built When You’re Under Pressure
The Next Level Guy Show
How to build Real Confidence through Pressure | Discipline, Fatigue & Mastery with Owen Livesey “You don’t rise to the occasion — you default to whatever you’ve trained when you’re exhausted.” — Owen Livesey What if the reason most men fail isn’t talent, technique, or motivation — but their inability to stay consistent when nobody’s watching? 🎙️ Meet Owen Livesey — world-class pressure grappler, former elite judoka, and coach known for breaking opponents with simplicity, fatigue, and control rather than flashy techniques. In this conversation, Owen Livesey...
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Why Learning Butchery Builds Real Confidence (Skill, Control & Self-Reliance)
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Primal Eats: How Learning to Butcher Meat Builds Confidence, Skill, and Control in all areas of your life! “Confidence doesn’t come from talent — it comes from repetition, patience, and knowing what you’re doing when it matters.” Welcome to 'The Next Level Guy Podcast', a show built around one mission: helping men rebuild themselves from the ground up. We cover 🧩 Identity 🔥 Emotional Mastery ⛓️ Discipline ⚙️ Capability 💪 Physical Mastery 🎯 Purpose and so much more. What if one of the most expensive mistakes you’re making with food has nothing to...
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How Pressure Forces You to Find Your Purpose
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From Self-Doubt to World Stage: Andy Black on Pressure, Purpose & Progress “What if the people hyping you up are the very reason you’re stuck? You don’t need hype — you need people honest enough to tell you when you can do better.” What does real strength look like when the hype is stripped away? In this episode of The Next Level Guy Podcast, I sit down with elite Scottish strongman and World’s Strongest Man competitor Andy Black to talk about what actually drives long-term progress — in training, performance, and life. Meet Andy Black — elite Scottish strongman and...
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How Champions Build Mental Toughness Under Pressure
The Next Level Guy Show
Michael "The Monster" Todd: Faith, Grit & Finding Your Way Back “Mediocrity disgusts me. Being normal never made sense.” — Michael “The Monster” Todd 🎙️ Meet Michael “The Monster” Todd — world champion arm wrestler, founder of The Monster Factory, and proof that grit, faith, and consistency can turn pain into power. Level Up with the Show-notes at: https://www.nextlevelguy.com/michaelthemonstertodd230/ This isn’t just about arm wrestling — it’s about what it takes to rebuild yourself when life breaks you. Michael “The Monster” Todd has faced shattered bones,...
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“The borrower is slave to the lender. If you owe someone money, you’re not fully free.”
— George Kamel
What if your credit score obsession, buy-now-pay-later plans, and lifestyle creep are actually what’s keeping you broke? What if everything you’ve been told about money—credit scores, student loans, even buying your dream home—was a lie?
George Kamel used to be broke, stressed, and buried in debt. Today, he’s a millionaire helping millions break free from the financial traps society celebrates. In this episode, he reveals the truth about money that no one else is telling you—and how to reclaim your financial freedom, one step at a time.
You can find the show-notes at: https://www.nextlevelguy.com/georgekamel220/
🎙️ Meet George Kamel — Debt-Ditcher. Mindset-Flipper. Financial Freedom Fighter.
Once buried in $40,000 of debt and living paycheck to paycheck, George Kamel discovered the Ramsey plan, paid off everything in 18 months, and transformed into a net-worth millionaire by his mid-30s. Now, he's on a mission to help others break free from the myths that keep them broke—like the obsession with credit scores, lifestyle creep, and “normal” debt. Through his book Breaking Free From Broke and his wildly popular podcast and YouTube channel, George empowers everyday people to take back control of their money—and their life.
George Kamel is a national bestselling author of Breaking Free From Broke and a personal finance expert. Following Ramsey Solutions' proven money plan, George went from negative net worth to a millionaire in under 10 years.
Since 2013, he has served on the Ramsey team, speaking across the country, co-hosting top-ranked Ramsey Network podcasts, like Smart Money Happy Hour and The Ramsey Show. George has been featured on Fox News, Fox Business, and The Iced Coffee Hour, among other networks.
On his YouTube channel, George educates and entertains, exposing the financial system designed to keep you broke. His goal is to help people spend less, save more, and avoid money traps so they can live a life with more margin, options and freedom.
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