Episode 85: Unmasking Hidden Commitments: The Saboteur of Success

Are you ready to unlock the next level of your potential? If you’ve ever wondered what’s holding you back from achieving the life you truly desire, this episode is for you! Today, we dive deep into the transformative power of thinking bigger and taking your thoughts to the next level. We unpack breaking down the barriers to expansive thinking, explore the connection between imagination and action, and reveal how to shift your mindset to align with your ultimate vision. Discover the power of persistence, why failure is simply an illusion, and how nurturing your goals with the right environment, habits, and beliefs leads to exponential growth. Tune in to uncover the roadmap for creating lasting change and how to embrace the limitless possibilities that come with thinking bigger!Key Points From This Episode:What it means to "think bigger" and how to create the life you truly want.Common barriers to bigger thinking and reaching your full potential.How imagination and action work together to elevate your ideas and goals.Ways to overcome self-doubt and use it to strengthen your confidence.Reasons that failure is an illusion and how persistence leads to breakthroughs.How delays in achieving your goals are a form of preparation.Why commitment, consistency, and writing your goals to reinforce belief are vital.The role of environment, daily habits, and processes in fostering expansive thinking.Practical steps to break free from small thinking and distracting patterns. Why trading your life for meaningful, bold goals is the ultimate path to fulfillment.Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Voss Coaching CoVoss Coaching Co on LinkedIn Voss Coaching Co on InstagramVoss Coaching Co on FacebookMykie Stiller on LinkedInMykie Stiller on Instagram Arash Vossoughi on LinkedInArash Vossoughi on YouTube

What if 2025 could be your best year ever? In today's episode, we delve into actionable strategies to break free from unproductive cycles and step into your potential. We unpack how to eliminate distractions, align your habits with identity-based behaviors, and use focused 90-day cycles to accelerate your progress. Learn how to set transformative goals, trust the process, and embrace the mindset needed to make your dreams inevitable. Explore powerful techniques for defining your vision, the power of persistence, leveraging your emotional states, and the value of reviewing your past successes. Join us to discover the key to building momentum that lasts beyond January 1st and how to make your goals for 2025 inevitable. Tune in now!Key Points From This Episode:Reasons many people fail to create lasting change and how to break the cycle.Identifying your goals for 2025 and how to eliminate hidden commitments.Learn about the concept of identity-based behaviors and how they transform your habits.Hear practical advice on creating habits through action and accountability.Explore why persistence is key, even when you don’t immediately see results.How enthusiasm and courage can propel you to achieve extraordinary results.Why trust, patience, and eliminating hesitation are essential for lasting change.Find out how to work backward from your goals to establish effective processes.Steps for reviewing your past successes and leveraging your wins for the future.Uncover strategies for eliminating distractions and frustrations to maintain focus.Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:Voss Coaching CoVoss Coaching Co on LinkedIn Voss Coaching Co on InstagramVoss Coaching Co on FacebookMykie Stiller on LinkedInMykie Stiller on Instagram Arash Vossoughi on LinkedInArash Vossoughi on YouTube

Have you ever found that the slightest inconvenience or stressful situation can derail your emotional state and ruin your day? Today on the Seven-Figure Standard Podcast, we are diving into why mastering your emotional state is the key to success and discussing how to do it. Tuning in, you’ll hear about the important role your emotions have in changing your life, what your emotions tell you about yourself, the importance of awareness and mastering emotional freedom and neutrality, and so much more! We delve into the importance of changing your thinking as the first step to success before talking about mindset and how doubt can hinder your progress. Arash even shares some examples of emotions you should prioritize daily and reminds us to see failures as a learning opportunity. Finally, he encourages listeners to spend 20 minutes a day seeing yourself as the person who has already achieved your goals. Thanks for listening!Key Points From This Episode:Why Arash wanted to talk about mastering your emotional state today. The importance of your emotions in changing your life. How changing your thinking is the first step to achieving success. Why your emotional state needs to be neutral no matter what. What our emotions tell us and the importance of awareness. Arash defines mindset for listeners and discusses the danger of doubt. An example of what you want your emotions to look like. The importance of gratitude, joy, and excitement. Why you need to see yourself as the person who’s already achieved their goals. How to learn from failures and focus on your achievements. Action step: spend 20 minutes a day conditioning yourself to become the person you want. Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Voss Coaching CoVoss Coaching Co on LinkedIn Voss Coaching Co on InstagramVoss Coaching Co on FacebookMykie Stiller on LinkedInMykie Stiller on Instagram Arash Vossoughi on LinkedInArash Vossoughi on YouTube

Coming off of our recent Transform Live event, one of the biggest takeaways our clients had was when Arash talked about unmasking hidden commitments. Join the conversation as Mykie and Arash tackle the critical process behind unmasking and overcoming your hidden commitments, and how doing so will transform your life. Arash explains why you can’t bring them into your desired future before comparing and contrasting the idea of a hidden commitment with a paradigm and a double-binding message. Next, he explains why we really need to take our programming more seriously, and he reveals today's actionable step! Tune in for all this, and much more. Key Points From This Episode:Arash tells listeners what he means by hidden commitments.Why you can’t bring your hidden commitments to the future.What hidden commitments might look like.Why it’s critical to remove those hidden commitments. How to identify a hidden commitment.What makes a hidden commitment different from a paradigm.How hidden commitments are playing it safe: looking at our want.Why your hidden commitments are crucial to creating the future we want and desire.Where hidden commitments come from.The best way to uncover your hidden commitments.Arash compares and contrasts double-binding messages and hidden commitments.How he overcame one of his biggest hidden commitments. Arash unpacks his number one recommendation on how to attack your hidden commitment.How long it takes to overcome a hidden commitment.Accountability and hidden commitments: The Power of Five.Why we need to take our programming more seriously. He explains the difference between doing the real work and the fake work.Our actionable step of the day is revealed. Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Double Binding Message EpisodeVoss Coaching CoVoss Coaching Co on LinkedIn Voss Coaching Co on InstagramVoss Coaching Co on FacebookMykie Stiller on LinkedInMykie Stiller on Instagram Arash Vossoughi on LinkedInArash Vossoughi on YouTube

Success is fascinating! We all yearn for it and strive for it, yet we’re filled with fear and don’t know what to do with it once it’s in our hands. Co-host, Arash grappled with the meaning of success while at university, and he begins today’s conversation by explaining why success is only possible once you know who you are, who you want to become, and what you hope to achieve in life. We learn about the role of obstacles in breeding success, the importance of immersing yourself in the right community, why discipline is key, and how to build a success mindset. Along with our new definition of success, we unpack the dangers of fear and imposter syndrome in long-lasting security, how being obsessed with your ‘want’ will bring you closer to achieving it, the cost of personal transformation and emancipating oneself, and the shared characteristics of every person considered to be in the top tier of success. We end with the action step of the week which urges us to be more observant of ourselves, our current situation, and our dreams. Key Points From This Episode:Why success is such a fascinating topic to us and particularly, the fear of it.How Arash grappled with the topic of success and who he wanted to become. Why success starts with knowing who you are and what you want to achieve.The role of obstacles in one’s success. Understanding that real, long-lasting security is only found in you and nowhere else.  The importance of mentorship and surrounding yourself with the right people. Why success is impossible without discipline, and how to become more disciplined in life.  Fear and imposter syndrome: The main villains in your success story. Redefining success. Why it’s difficult for many to decide on what they want from life. How falling in love with your ‘want’ will remove all other distractions in achieving it. Where belief and hope fit into one’s success, and how to kick doubt to the curb. The success mindset and how to build it. How freedom and success are intrinsically linked, and the cost of personal transformation. Qualities and attributes that denote the top 1% of successful people. This week’s action step: Observe inward.  Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:Jim Rohn Earl Nightingale Voss Coaching CoVoss Coaching Co on LinkedIn Voss Coaching Co on InstagramVoss Coaching Co on FacebookMykie Stiller on LinkedInMykie Stiller on Instagram Arash Vossoughi on LinkedInArash Vossoughi on YouTube

Are you ready to take charge of your financial destiny? Do you want to turn your annual income into your monthly income? You’re in the right place! This episode explores the powerful concept of creating your own economy, offering invaluable insights on mindset shifts, radical acceptance, personal accountability, and the journey from financial struggle to freedom. Through personal stories and practical advice, Arash Vossoughi reveals how building discipline, embracing growth, and focusing on giving rather than receiving can unlock unlimited financial potential. Tune in to discover how to multiply your income, align your mindset with success, and create a ripple effect of lasting change today!Key Points From This Episode:The transformative power of the idea that you can create your own economy.Personal anecdotes about financial hardship and the radical acceptance of new ideas.Recognizing that you’re already creating your own economy, consciously or not.Taking personal accountability and rejecting a victim mindset to achieve financial freedom.Building discipline, character, and self-awareness to align actions with financial goals.Why persistence is the ultimate game-changer between winners and losers.Surrounding yourself with mentors and creating an empowering environment.Success as an intentional process of continual growth rather than an event or destination.The power of developing a positive mental attitude and practicing gratitude.How the act of giving is a precursor to receiving financial abundance.Today’s action step: make a conscious decision to multiply your income in 2025!Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Jim RohnThink and Grow RichVoss Coaching CoVoss Coaching Co on LinkedIn Voss Coaching Co on InstagramVoss Coaching Co on FacebookMykie Stiller on LinkedInMykie Stiller on Instagram Arash Vossoughi on LinkedInArash Vossoughi on YouTube

There are going to be days when all of us don’t feel quite motivated to do what we need to do to get to our goal. That’s why consistency beats motivation. On this podcast, you’ve heard about motivation and consistency, but you’ve never heard about the two together. During this conversation, we dive deep into the power of consistency and discipline and how motivation fits into the puzzle. Arash shares his personal evolution from lacking discipline to prioritizing consistency and earning the reputation of a truly disciplined person. From leveraging dissatisfaction for momentum and committing to the journey of life over your desired destination to finding joy in the rewards of discipline, this episode covers essential aspects to support your personal development and help you to grow into the best possible version of yourself. Join us as we explore how to create a massive transformation through focus and discipline. Key Points From This Episode:What this episode talks about: building consistency even when you don’t feel like it. The role of motivation and consistency. What the true definition of discipline is: freedom and harmony.Why it is so important to have a strong reason behind what you are doing. Leveraging dissatisfaction for momentum. Committing to the journey of life. Observing ourselves and directing our energy. Unpacking what truly creates success: attitude and discipline. Finding joy in the rewards of discipline. How Arash changed from a very undisciplined person to a very disciplined person.Why having one goal and focusing on it is so useful. How consistency in one area of our lives affects everything else.What it means to live outside of bondage.Turning a want into a goal. Figuring out the right action to take every day. An action step for this week: ask yourself if you truly want what you say you want.Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Voss Coaching CoVoss Coaching Co on LinkedIn Voss Coaching Co on InstagramVoss Coaching Co on FacebookMykie Stiller on LinkedInMykie Stiller on Instagram Arash Vossoughi on LinkedIn

What’s the number one thing that stops people from taking action before they feel fully ready? Find out in today’s episode of The Seven-Figure Standard Podcast with hosts Mykie Stiller and Arash Vossoughi! Passionate about today’s topic, Arash shares his insights on making bold moves before you’re “ready.” Tune in as they discuss why so many people find this concept challenging, what it means to plateau, common fears and excuses that cause hesitation, and much more. Thanks for joining us!Key Points From This Episode:Why people struggle with the concept of making a move before they’re “ready.”Insight into what it means to plateau.The value of making the move first before you get the details of the strategy.How planning to plan allows your old, outdated programming to dictate what you can do.Why confidence and mindset impact your ability to take action.Creating automaticity in your philosophy about making the move before you’re ready.Common fears or excuses people make while hesitating. What separates those willing to take the risk versus those who aren’t.The role of discipline in taking action before you're ready, consistently.How daily processes ground you to make big decisions and take risks.Why success is no different than climbing a mountain.A practical strategy for those who might struggle to take risks.Today’s action step: just make a move!Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Episode 27: Your Life PhilosophyEpisode on ExpectationVoss Coaching CoVoss Coaching Co on LinkedIn Voss Coaching Co on InstagramVoss Coaching Co on FacebookMykie Stiller on LinkedInMykie Stiller on Instagram Arash Vossoughi on LinkedInArash Vossoughi on YouTube

Having a positive mental attitude is the ‘secret sauce’ to success. You could be doing everything right; getting advice from mentors, listening to podcasts, taking steps to take control of your life, but if your attitude is negative, you will never find the freedom you seek! Today on the Seven-Figure Standard Podcast, Arash is sharing the most important lesson he has ever learned: the importance of having a good mental attitude. In this conversation, Arash tells us about his journey to success, how reframing his attitude affected his mental state, and how everything changed for him when he changed his attitude. We delve into why interrogating your thoughts and actions helps you assess your attitude before Arash shares the best way to change a negative attitude. Finally, he shares an action step and encourages listeners to look for the good in every situation. To hear all this and more, tune in now! Key Points From This Episode:Arash shares the most significant, most important lesson he’s ever learned. How having a good attitude can create the freedom you desire. Arash explains reframing and how it can help your mental state. Why optimism doesn’t necessarily mean you have a positive attitude. What changed for Arash when his attitude changed. How attitude is linked to expectation. Why interrogating thinking and actions helps you identify attitude. The best way to change a negative mental attitude. Today’s action step: look for the good in every situation. Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Voss Coaching CoVoss Coaching Co on LinkedIn Voss Coaching Co on InstagramVoss Coaching Co on FacebookMykie Stiller on LinkedInMykie Stiller on Instagram Arash Vossoughi on LinkedInArash Vossoughi on YouTube

Every single person, at every level of success, experiences self-doubt at some point. The difference between those with confidence and those without is the ability to make a decision to challenge that doubt the moment it appears. Today on the Seven-Figure Standard Podcast, we are unlocking the confidence code, sharing how to overcome self-doubt, and helping you rewrite the story you tell yourself. Tuning in, you’ll hear all about how self-doubt affects your identity, how to overcome fear, what causes doubt, how your environment affects confidence, and so much more! We delve into the relationship between confidence and doubt before Arash challenges listeners to rewrite their story every day for 30 days to challenge thoughts that perpetuate doubt. Finally, Arash shares the ultimate key to overcoming self-doubt and encourages you to practice accepting and rejecting ideas to do so. Thanks for listening! Key Points From This Episode:Arash explains how self-doubt affects identity. How to get rid of your fear and conquer doubt. Why doubt appears at every level of success. A common cause of self-doubt: not thinking. The importance of building certainty in yourself. Why you should not want to have doubt. How confidence and self-doubt go hand in hand. A challenge: rewrite the story of yourself for 30 days. How your environment affects your confidence. Overcoming imposter syndrome to build confidence. Today’s action step: accepting and rejecting ideas. Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:You 2 Voss Coaching CoVoss Coaching Co on LinkedIn Voss Coaching Co on InstagramVoss Coaching Co on FacebookMykie Stiller on LinkedInMykie Stiller on Instagram Arash Vossoughi on LinkedInArash Vossoughi on YouTube