Episode 177: The Resistance Between You and Your Next Level

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 CoVoss Coaching Co on LinkedInVoss Coaching Co on InstagramVoss Coaching Co on FacebookEmail Voss Coaching CoMykie Stiller on LinkedInMykie Stiller on InstagramArash Vossoughi on LinkedInArash 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 CoVoss Coaching Co on LinkedInVoss Coaching Co on InstagramVoss Coaching Co on FacebookEmail Voss Coaching CoMykie Stiller on LinkedInMykie Stiller on InstagramArash Vossoughi on LinkedInArash 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 CoVoss Coaching Co on LinkedIn Voss Coaching Co on InstagramVoss Coaching Co on FacebookEmail Voss Coaching CoMykie Stiller on LinkedInMykie Stiller on Instagram Arash Vossoughi on LinkedInArash 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 CoVoss Coaching Co on LinkedIn Voss Coaching Co on InstagramVoss Coaching Co on FacebookEmail Voss Coaching CoMykie Stiller on LinkedInMykie Stiller on Instagram Arash Vossoughi on LinkedInArash 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 PleasingVoss Coaching CoVoss Coaching Co on LinkedIn Voss Coaching Co on InstagramVoss Coaching Co on FacebookEmail Voss Coaching CoMykie Stiller on LinkedInMykie Stiller on Instagram Arash Vossoughi on LinkedInArash 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 requiresKey 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 CoVoss Coaching Co on LinkedIn Voss Coaching Co on InstagramVoss Coaching Co on FacebookEmail Voss Coaching CoMykie Stiller on LinkedInMykie Stiller on Instagram Arash Vossoughi on LinkedInArash 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 ThinkethVoss Coaching CoVoss Coaching Co on LinkedIn Voss Coaching Co on InstagramVoss Coaching Co on FacebookEmail Voss Coaching CoMykie Stiller on LinkedInMykie Stiller on Instagram Arash Vossoughi on LinkedInArash 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 CoVoss Coaching Co on LinkedIn Voss Coaching Co on InstagramVoss Coaching Co on FacebookEmail Voss Coaching CoMykie Stiller on LinkedInMykie Stiller on Instagram Arash Vossoughi on LinkedInArash 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 GuideGood to GreatThe Master Key SystemVoss Coaching CoVoss Coaching Co on LinkedIn Voss Coaching Co on InstagramVoss Coaching Co on FacebookEmail Voss Coaching CoMykie Stiller on LinkedInMykie Stiller on Instagram Arash Vossoughi on LinkedInArash 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 RichScience of Getting RichThe Power of AwarenessYou2: A High Velocity Formula for Multiplying Your Personal Effectiveness in Quantum LeapsPsycho-CyberneticsTransform!Success Through a Positive Mental AttitudeGod Works Through FaithVoss Coaching CoVoss Coaching Co on LinkedIn Voss Coaching Co on InstagramVoss Coaching Co on FacebookEmail Voss Coaching CoMykie Stiller on LinkedInMykie Stiller on Instagram Arash Vossoughi on LinkedInArash Vossoughi on YouTube