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Being positive doesn’t guarantee success; you can be positive and still be broke. In this episode of The Seven-Figure Standard, Arash Vossoughi and Mykie Stiller challenge the idea that positivity alone is enough to create meaningful results. They take a deeper look at what attitude really means, explore what it means to create a rich life across finances, health, relationships, and personal growth, and explain how our internal programming shapes the results we experience. Discover the two things we can control, how our thoughts, feelings, and actions define our attitude, and the key characteristics that separate a powerful attitude from surface-level optimism. They also unpack why attitude matters most when things go wrong, why optimism requires brutal self-honesty, and how accurate thinking differs from simply thinking positively. Finally, learn how self-awareness, disciplined thinking, and intentional action can help you break old patterns, take control of your attitude, and start creating results that reflect the person you want to become. Key Points From This Episode: Why you can be positive and still be creating horrible results.Looking deeper and understanding what attitude is. What it means to create a rich life. Arash defines what a program is and how it creates your results.He unpacks two things we can control.What attitude really means: thoughts, feelings, and actions.Characteristics that define a great attitude.Why a great attitude matters even when things go wrong.Optimism as an obsession: being brutally honest with yourself.The difference between accurate thinking and positive thinking.How to develop a powerful attitude through self-awareness and action.Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Voss Coaching Co Voss Coaching Co on LinkedIn Voss Coaching Co on Instagram Voss Coaching Co on Facebook Email Voss Coaching Co Mykie Stiller on LinkedIn Mykie Stiller on Instagram Arash Vossoughi on LinkedIn Arash Vossoughi on YouTube

One decision is all it takes to change your life, but a decision that creates permanent change is always followed by action! Today on the Seven-Figure Standard Podcast, Arash is talking all about the kind of decision it takes to create permanent change in your life. In this conversation, you’ll hear all about Arash’s definition of what a decision is, why it needs to be followed through with action, ‘want’ as the prequel to making a decision, how making a decision based on money limits you, and more! We delve into the differences between making an irrevocable decision and wanting something but not getting it before discussing the danger of having a plan B. Arash also shares the real reason people avoid making ironclad decisions, the power of self-esteem, how much consideration to give a decision, making a decision privately, and knowing when decision remorse is real. Finally, Arash leaves listeners with inspiration to bet on themselves every day to make permanent change. Thanks for tuning in!  Key Points From This Episode: What a decision is and why it requires action as a follow-through.Why want/desire is always the prequel to making a decision.The danger of making decisions based on your bank balance.An irrevocable decision vs. wanting something and not getting it.Why having a plan B is problematic and why people have one.How much consideration to give a decision before making it.Arash explains how to improve the follow-through of decisions.The power of making a decision privately and quietly.How to know if remorse is real or if the program is pulling you back.Today’s action step: Bet on yourself daily!Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Think and Grow Rich  Voss Coaching Co Voss Coaching Co on LinkedIn Voss Coaching Co on Instagram Voss Coaching Co on Facebook Email Voss Coaching Co Mykie Stiller on LinkedIn Mykie Stiller on Instagram Arash Vossoughi on LinkedIn Arash Vossoughi on YouTube

When you experience real transformation, you make a dramatic, permanent change upward from where you are to where you are capable of being. But that kind of change does not come from simply learning more; it comes from putting the right principles into practice. In this episode, Mykie Stiller and Arash Vossoughi explore what creates lasting change and why information alone is not enough to produce new results. Arash reflects on his own transformation from debt and uncertainty to building an eight-figure business, and explains why direction, commitment, and implementation matter so much. They also discuss the role of identity, self-image, environment, and daily decisions in creating permanent change, while looking ahead to Transform LIVE 2026 and how being in the right environment can accelerate growth. Listen in to learn why transformation happens one day at a time and what it takes to create meaningful, lasting change. Key Points From This Episode: Discover what transformation really means and why it creates permanent change.Learn why information alone does not create transformation.Find out how implementation turns ideas into results.How direction helped Arash stop starting and stopping.Hear how the right environment, like Transform LIVE, can raise your standards and identity.Why commitment, not discipline, was the real issue for Arash.Learn how self-image and identity shape what you believe is possible.Why transformation starts with deciding how you want to live.How transforming one day at a time creates lasting change.Why your current results reflect your past, not your future.Find out how Transform LIVE helps attendees focus on the actions that matter most.Who Transform LIVE is for and why it’s designed for people ready for real change.Why accountability and environment matter after the event.How standards, identity, and philosophy shape your results. Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Transform LIVE 2026 Transform!: Freedom Demands Personal Transformation Think and Grow Rich Voss Coaching Co Voss Coaching Co on LinkedIn Voss Coaching Co on Instagram Voss Coaching Co on Facebook Email Voss Coaching Co Mykie Stiller on LinkedIn Mykie Stiller on Instagram Arash Vossoughi on LinkedIn Arash Vossoughi on YouTube

If you can change your story, you can change your life, and there is so much power in letting go of results in order to change your appearances! Today on the Seven-Figure Standard Podcast, we are discussing why you need to stop letting your results control you. Tuning in, you’ll hear all about what appearances tell you and what they don’t tell you, how to ignore them, why they can be so convincing, and more! We delve into how you can know when your actions need to change before discussing why tying your identity to results is so problematic and the danger of making decisions based on current appearances. We even touch on why you may be on the right track if your appearances look like you’re failing. Arash goes on to explain how to break the doom cycle of making decisions based on appearances. Finally, listeners are encouraged to focus on creating a change of attitude towards circumstances. Thanks for listening!  Key Points From This Episode: What appearances tell you and don’t tell you. How you can ignore your appearances. Why appearances can feel so convincing. Ignoring appearances versus ignoring reality. How to know when to change your actions. The danger of tying your identity to results. Some examples of deceptive appearances.Why making decisions based on appearances is bad. What your results are really telling you. How to break this ‘cycle of doom’ and redirect thoughts. Looking at the evidence of your behavior. Why you need to change your attitude to change circumstances.  Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Voss Coaching Co Voss Coaching Co on LinkedIn Voss Coaching Co on Instagram Voss Coaching Co on Facebook Email Voss Coaching Co Mykie Stiller on LinkedIn Mykie Stiller on Instagram Arash Vossoughi on LinkedIn Arash Vossoughi on YouTube

Everyone has an internal conversation running throughout the day, but how often do you stop to question where that voice comes from? In this episode, Mykie Stiller and Arash Vossoughi explore how your inner voice is shaped by past programming and how changing that conversation can change your results. Arash explains how to distinguish the fear-based voice of your past self from the calm, faith-based guidance of your intuition and future self. They discuss why language is so powerful, how to become more aware of limiting inner dialogue, and how accepting and rejecting ideas can help you take control of the conversation. Arash also shares practical exercises for retraining your internal voice, why repetition and discipline matter, and how your language influences your feelings and actions. Listen in to learn how to create an inner conversation that aligns with the person you want to become! Key Points From This Episode: Where your internal voice comes from and how it reflects past programming.Why changing your language is the first step toward changing your results.The difference between fear-based programming and faith-based intuition.How your six higher faculties can help you override old programming.Recognizing the voice of your past self versus your future self.Using three-hour reminders to retrain your internal conversation.Why the first and last five minutes of your day matter.How to respond when doubt and limiting thoughts show up.Why your silent inner dialogue can be more influential than what you say aloud.Using acceptance and rejection of ideas to take control of your internal voice.How saying “I’m busy” can keep you focused on what’s comfortable, not on what is essential.Why controlling your language can change your feelings, actions, and results.Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Voss Coaching Co Voss Coaching Co on LinkedIn Voss Coaching Co on Instagram Voss Coaching Co on Facebook Email Voss Coaching Co Mykie Stiller on LinkedIn Mykie Stiller on Instagram Arash Vossoughi on LinkedIn Arash Vossoughi on YouTube

There’s an in-between space after you make a decision but before the results show up. And it’s within that gap that many people give up. In this episode, Mykie Stiller and Arash Vossoughi explore what is really happening in that gap and why staying committed is essential, even when you can’t yet see evidence of progress. Arash explains the importance of delayed gratification, unwavering faith, and consistency, and how changes in your standards, thinking, actions, and emotional state can signal that you’re moving in the right direction. They discuss why looking for evidence too soon can reinforce doubt, why focusing on the process matters more than watching the scoreboard, and how calmness can signal an approaching breakthrough. Arash also shares how coachability changed his own trajectory and offers practical ways to stay aligned when doubt creeps in. Listen in to learn how to keep doing the work between the decision and the result! Key Points From This Episode: Why most people give up in the space between decisions and results.The importance of delayed gratification, consistency, and unwavering faith.How to identify if someone is making progress: standards, thinking, and actions.Why looking for signs and evidence too early can reinforce doubt.How a calmer emotional state can signal an approaching breakthrough.Why focusing on the process matters more than checking the scoreboard.Ways your old identity can trigger self-sabotage before a breakthrough.How to recognize when you’re stuck: chasing, grinding, excuses, and blame.The difference between a wealth identity and a survival identity.Why coachability is essential when working toward your goals.What to tell yourself when doubt and frustration show up.Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Voss Coaching Co Voss Coaching Co on LinkedIn Voss Coaching Co on Instagram Voss Coaching Co on Facebook Email Voss Coaching Co Mykie Stiller on LinkedIn Mykie Stiller on Instagram Arash Vossoughi on LinkedIn Arash Vossoughi on YouTube

Resistance isn't a sign that you should stop; often, it's evidence that you're moving beyond the programming that has kept you comfortable. In this episode of the Seven Figure Standard Podcast, Mykie Stiller and Arash Vossoughi explore what resistance is really telling you and how changing your relationship with discomfort can accelerate your growth. They unpack the difference between resistance and struggle, why your nervous system may interpret change as danger, and how commitment, repetition, surrender, and fast action help you move through resistance without force. You'll learn how to recognize growth resistance, stop rationalizing your way back into comfort, and use resistance as a signal that you're becoming the person your next level requires. Tune in now! Key Points From This Episode: Learn what resistance reveals about your current programming.Explore why resistance is feedback rather than a stop sign.Uncover the relationship between discomfort, resistance, and growth.Hear how commitment keeps resistance from derailing your goals.Discover why doing the thing you resist can transform your identity.Why unfamiliar goals can feel unsafe to your nervous system.Find out the price of freedom, growth, struggle, and comfort.Insights into how repetition and faith make resistance easier to release.Understand the critical difference between resistance and struggle.How to surrender to resistance instead of forcing your way through it.Advice on preventing overthinking from taking control.Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Voss Coaching Co Voss Coaching Co on LinkedIn Voss Coaching Co on Instagram Voss Coaching Co on Facebook Email Voss Coaching Co Mykie Stiller on LinkedIn Mykie Stiller on Instagram Arash Vossoughi on LinkedIn Arash Vossoughi on YouTube

Simply setting a goal isn't enough. To create the future you want, you have to start thinking and acting like the person who has already achieved it. In this episode, Mykie Stiller and Arash Vossoughi explore the difference between thinking about a goal and living from the state of already having achieved it. Arash explains how repetition, faith, and disciplined thinking can help you live from the state of your goal and make your future feel normal before it becomes your reality. They discuss how to visualize your goal from the feeling of already having achieved it, how regular reminders can keep you connected to your desired state, and why hoping and wishing can keep you stuck in a state of lack (plus tips for breaking out of it). Arash also reveals why calmness is a sign that your goal has become part of your identity and how making decisions as your future self can accelerate your progress. Listen in to learn how to make your future your new normal. Key Points From This Episode: What it means to live in the state of your goal instead of simply thinking about it.Why your desired state needs to become your new normal.How to visualize your goal as if you have already achieved it.The importance of repetition, consistency, and faith.Why repetition without feeling isn't enough to create change.Using three-hour reminders to make your desired state your new normal.Why hoping, wishing, and wanting keep you in a state of lack (and how to break out of it).Living from the goal instead of working toward it.How to get back on track when you drift from your desired state.Why calmness is a sign you're in the state of your goal.Taking action as the person who has already achieved the goal.Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Voss Coaching Co Voss Coaching Co on LinkedIn Voss Coaching Co on Instagram Voss Coaching Co on Facebook Email Voss Coaching Co Mykie Stiller on LinkedIn Mykie Stiller on Instagram Arash Vossoughi on LinkedIn Arash Vossoughi on YouTube

What if confidence isn’t something you gain before taking action, but something you build by taking action? In this episode of the Seven Figure Standard Podcast, Mykie Stiller and Arash Vossoughi unpack why so many people stay stuck waiting to feel ready, and why confidence actually comes from moving forward before you feel capable. They explore the connection between confidence, competence, courage, and identity, revealing how taking action, embracing failure, and betting on yourself can reshape the way you see what’s possible. You’ll learn why experience is the fastest path to confidence, how small wins can strengthen your identity, and why the most powerful decision you can make is often to simply go for it. Key Points From This Episode: Today’s topic of conversation.Why confidence is so important.Acting your way to confidence through action.The relationship between confidence and competence. Arash explains why doing comes first, then confidence follows.Betting on yourself: why you can’t be in fear and action at the same time. The importance of having a great relationship with failure. Arash unpacks the difference between certainty and confidence.Discover the fastest way to accelerate confidence. The biggest pay-off to improving your confidence. He defines identity and confidence, and shares how they work together.Building confidence in an area where you feel knocked down. Faking it less and making it more: living in your future in the present moment. He breaks down the relationship between confidence and courage. Activating your I-don’t-give-an-F-muscle.Arash’s key takeaway from today’s episode: just do it!  Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Episode 165: The Hidden Cost of People Pleasing Voss Coaching Co Voss Coaching Co on LinkedIn Voss Coaching Co on Instagram Voss Coaching Co on Facebook Email Voss Coaching Co Mykie Stiller on LinkedIn Mykie Stiller on Instagram Arash Vossoughi on LinkedIn Arash Vossoughi on YouTube

Anyone can set a goal. But achieving it requires something deeper: changing the beliefs, identity, and internal state that shape how you show up. Goal achievement isn’t just about deciding where you want to go. It’s about becoming the person capable of getting there. In today’s episode, Mykie Stiller and Arash Vossoughi unpack the difference between goals and standards, the processes that actually drive achievement, and why goal setting alone doesn’t create results. They explore how goals and standards work together, why you can’t have a big, audacious goal with a low standard, and the role emotional buy-in plays in meaningful growth. They also discuss how to identify the standards currently shaping your decisions and why the fastest way to create lasting change is to embody one new standard at a time. Because real progress isn’t about doing everything at once—it’s about becoming the person who consistently does what the goal requires Key Points From This Episode: Today’s topic of discussion: standards vs. goals.An intellectual activity versus a lawful process: the difference between goal setting and goal achieving.The different goal achievement processes.Why there’s no reward in goal setting.Arash breaks down the difference between a standard and a goal, and how they work together.He explains why you can’t simultaneously have a big, audacious goal and a really low standard.Why a really good goal is only a good goal if you’re willing to commit to it.The key role emotional buy-in plays in the goals that you set.Arash unpacks the goal sweet spot for emotional buy-in.Identifying your current standard versus the standard required to achieve your goal. The fastest way to implement a new standard: embody it. Arash shares his final thoughts on standards and goals. Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Voss Coaching Co Voss Coaching Co on LinkedIn Voss Coaching Co on Instagram Voss Coaching Co on Facebook Email Voss Coaching Co Mykie Stiller on LinkedIn Mykie Stiller on Instagram Arash Vossoughi on LinkedIn Arash Vossoughi on YouTube

Success can create its own challenges. After a breakthrough, many high achievers unknowingly begin to self-sabotage — losing urgency, lowering their standards, or allowing fear to influence their decisions. In this episode of the Seven Figure Standard Podcast, Arash Vossoughi and Mykie Stiller dive into the hidden survival identity that causes people to hesitate, procrastinate, and lose the hunger that created their success in the first place. They unpack why nothing fails faster than success, how to identify hidden commitments keeping you stuck, and the role identity, discipline, and consistency play in creating lasting results. Discover how to interrupt the self-sabotage cycle, take complete ownership of your growth, and build the mindset required to keep winning. Key Points From This Episode: Introducing today’s topic.Arash explains why self-sabotage plays such a big role in so many people's lives.What happens when you don’t catch that internal voice.Why nothing fails faster than success: losing the hunger.How self-sabotage affects both the builders and those who’ve never built anything.Three lines everyone should brain-tattoo.Why he says, “I already am all that I desire to be.”How our voice actually creates. He unpacks how consistency takes us to the finish line.Discovering your hidden commitments (and how to deal with them!) Protective versus productive and how self-sabotage operates within us. He breaks down the fastest way to interrupt self-sabotage.The key to finally breaking free from self-sabotage.They look at the self-sabotage cycle and its causing points.Tools for overcoming self-sabotage.The opposite of self-sabotage.Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: As a Man Thinketh Voss Coaching Co Voss Coaching Co on LinkedIn Voss Coaching Co on Instagram Voss Coaching Co on Facebook Email Voss Coaching Co Mykie Stiller on LinkedIn Mykie Stiller on Instagram Arash Vossoughi on LinkedIn Arash Vossoughi on YouTube

What if the biggest thing holding your income back isn't your strategy, your skills, or how hard you work, but a hidden survival identity operating beneath your awareness? If you've ever felt like you keep hitting the same income ceiling no matter what you try, you may be unconsciously returning to what feels familiar instead of what's possible. In today's episode, Mykie and Arash unpack the real reason your results won't budge, why more effort rarely creates a breakthrough, and why the ceiling is almost never external. They also explore what happens when you're more faithful to what is than to what could be, why brutal honesty is essential for raising your internal thermostat, and how changing your identity can change your results. Key Points From This Episode: An introduction to today’s topic of discussion.The real issue behind why your results aren’t budging.Why effort alone won’t break you through into the next level.Arash unpacks the antidote: changing your standard.He explains why income never exceeds your standard.Why the ceiling is never external.Arash breaks down the chain he teaches his clients to stop being obsessed with the outside.What happens when you’re more faithful to what is than what could be.The relationship between one’s environment and their ceiling.A key to changing your thermostat: brutal honesty.Arash shares how great questions can help you be brutally honest with yourself.He shares a real-life example of a client breaking through their ceiling.Final thoughts on today’s topic.Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Voss Coaching Co Voss Coaching Co on LinkedIn Voss Coaching Co on Instagram Voss Coaching Co on Facebook Email Voss Coaching Co Mykie Stiller on LinkedIn Mykie Stiller on Instagram Arash Vossoughi on LinkedIn Arash Vossoughi on YouTube

What do wealthy people actually do with their time each day? In this episode of Seven Figure Standard, hosts Mykie Stiller and Arash Vossoughi break down the daily habits, routines, and disciplines that help people create high-level success without being consumed by distraction or overwork. Arash walks listeners through his own morning routine, why he regards it as sacred, and how he uses meditation to strengthen his identity. He also explains how a strong routine builds self-esteem, the idea of five great hours, the role of quiet time, and the importance of self-redirecting when the day does not go according to plan. They also discuss comfort-zone stretching and why discipline and faith are non-negotiable for lasting success. Tune in now! Key Points From This Episode: Hear how Arash structures his morning routine and why it’s sacred to him.Explore why morning routines build discipline and self-esteem.Find out why the Millionaire Mornings Guide is a valuable coaching resource.Understand how five great hours can outperform 12 distracted ones.Uncover how daily habits create a world-class life.Learn how to redirect yourself when something goes wrong.Unpack why quality matters more than quantity.Discover why getting out of your comfort zone every day is a non-negotiable.Clarify what a real goal-achieving activity looks like.Arash’s thoughts on urgency, attitude, discipline, and commitment.Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Millionaire Mornings Guide Good to Great The Master Key System Voss Coaching Co Voss Coaching Co on LinkedIn Voss Coaching Co on Instagram Voss Coaching Co on Facebook Email Voss Coaching Co Mykie Stiller on LinkedIn Mykie Stiller on Instagram Arash Vossoughi on LinkedIn Arash Vossoughi on YouTube

Welcome to another episode of The Seven Figure Standard podcast, where today Mykie and Arash dive into one of their most highly requested topics: the essential reading list for developing a powerful money mindset. In this episode, Arash shares the foundational books that changed his trajectory, including classics like Think and Grow Rich, The Science of Getting Rich, Psycho-Cybernetics, and more, and explains why true transformation comes from moving beyond simply consuming information to consistently implementing what you learn. Tune in to hear his top reading recommendations, what it means to become intellectually involved, the role of faith in success, and how to avoid becoming a professional information gatherer so you can start taking action and creating real transformation. Key Points From This Episode: Today’s topic of conversation: the best of the best money mindset books.The first mindset book that changes Arash’s approach.His recommendation for someone getting started in mindset work.Arash’s biggest takeaway from Think and Grow Rich.They dive into Arash’s top five development and mindset books. A reading plan recommendation for each of the top five books. Why studying a book means getting intellectually involved. He explains why reading alone won’t change you, but the implementation will. The importance of faith in success. Bulletproofing yourself against solely collecting information.What people miss when studying a book. Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Think and Grow Rich Science of Getting Rich The Power of Awareness You2: A High Velocity Formula for Multiplying Your Personal Effectiveness in Quantum Leaps Psycho-Cybernetics Transform! Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude God Works Through Faith Voss Coaching Co Voss Coaching Co on LinkedIn Voss Coaching Co on Instagram Voss Coaching Co on Facebook Email Voss Coaching Co Mykie Stiller on LinkedIn Mykie Stiller on Instagram Arash Vossoughi on LinkedIn Arash Vossoughi on YouTube

Your subconscious mind is shaping your life, whether you realize it or not. The question is whether it's working for you or against you. In this episode, Mykie Stiller and Arash Vossoughi explore the power of the subconscious mind and why understanding it is essential for creating lasting success. Drawing on more than 15 years of studying the subconscious mind, Arash explains how subconscious programming influences nearly every result you experience and why changing it requires both discipline and faith. They discuss where subconscious beliefs come from, why repetition must be paired with deliberate practice, and how visualizing your goals as already achieved can help reprogram your thinking. They also unpack the difference between accurate thinking and positive thinking, why you need to become loyal to your best future self, and how working in harmony with your subconscious can transform the results you create. Listen in to discover how mastering your subconscious mind can change the way you live! Key Points From This Episode: What the subconscious mind is and why it shapes your results.Common misconceptions about subconscious programming.Why discipline and faith are essential for lasting change.When your goals become boring: why it’s a sign you've changed.A five-minute visualization practice for reprogramming the mind.Where your subconscious beliefs and programming come from.How your subconscious works while you sleep.The difference between positive and accurate thinking.Repetition, deliberate practice, and the power of faith.Recognizing when your subconscious is working for you.Becoming loyal to your best future self instead of your current reality.Why wealth is activated through consciousness.Creating a relationship with your subconscious mind.Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Voss Coaching Co Voss Coaching Co on LinkedIn Voss Coaching Co on Instagram Voss Coaching Co on Facebook Email Voss Coaching Co Mykie Stiller on LinkedIn Mykie Stiller on Instagram Arash Vossoughi on LinkedIn Arash Vossoughi on YouTube