People pleasing may seem harmless, but it could be costing you far more than you realize. In this episode, Mykie Stiller and Arash Vossoughi unpack how the habit of seeking approval can impact everything from your confidence and decision-making to your income, leadership, and emotional freedom. Together, they explore why people pleasing is rooted in fear rather than kindness and how constantly prioritizing others can erode self-respect over time. Arash explains the difference between genuine service and people pleasing while breaking down how these patterns affect business growth, pricing, culture, and performance under pressure. The conversation also highlights the connection between authenticity and leadership, why setting personal standards matters, and how learning to stop seeking approval can transform the way you lead and live. Listen in for a powerful perspective shift on breaking free from people pleasing!

Key Points From This Episode:

• Why people pleasing is rooted in fear, not kindness.
• How the need to be liked shapes the way people show up.
• The hidden cost of sacrificing authenticity to avoid conflict.
• Why honesty and genuine service are not the same as people pleasing.
• How people pleasing and shrinking yourself erode self-respect over time.
• The damaging effect that people pleasing can have on leadership and culture.
• How people pleasing influences pricing, productivity, and business growth.
• Why people pleasers often struggle to perform under pressure.
• How setting personal standards helps create emotional freedom.
• Identifying where people pleasing is costing you.
• Deciding to break the habit of people pleasing.

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Episode 162: The Identity Shift that Changes Everything Under Pressure

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Most people think they need more motivation. The real problem may be that they are relying on the wrong fuel altogether. In this episode, Mykie Stiller and Arash Vossoughi explore the difference between motivation and drive, and why lasting success depends on more than temporary feelings. Drawing on Arash's own experience, they unpack the shift from relying on bursts of motivation to building the discipline needed for consistent results. The conversation explores the connection between drive and identity, why some goals inspire greater follow-through than others, and how self-belief influences the standards we set for ourselves. Along the way, they challenge common assumptions about consistency and explain why true drive comes from falling in love with an idea rather than forcing yourself to take action. Listen in for practical insights on building momentum that lasts!

Key Points From This Episode:

• The difference between motivation and drive.
• Why motivation fades while drive creates consistency.
• Arash’s shift from motivation to disciplined action.
• The decision that changed the trajectory of his life.
• Signs you’re operating from motivation instead of drive.
• How falling in love with an idea activates drive.
• The connection between drive, identity, and self-respect.
• Motivation’s role in getting you started.
• Why commitment matters more than motivation.
• How limiting beliefs prevent people from accessing their drive.
• What children can teach us about commitment and desire.
• Why you need a goal you're truly in love with.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Voss Coaching Co

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Could the biggest thing limiting your income be your mindset? Have you ever felt that you have a financial or income ceiling? Then today’s episode is for you. Join Mykie and Arash as they dive into why your wealth ceiling isn’t financial at all, but psychological. They delve into why money won’t solve your wealth gap, why tactics are easier to confront than identity, and how having a good wealth identity changes the way you think. Arash unpacks the process of reprogramming, shares beliefs that will transform your relationship with the wealth gap you are experiencing, and explains why a decision without action isn’t really a decision at all. For all this, and more, be sure to tune in now.

Key Points From This Episode:

• Today’s topic of conversation.
• Arash explains why a wealth struggle isn’t financial, but psychological.
• The rules to cure this dilemma.
• Why money won’t solve your wealth gap.
• He unpacks why tactics are easier to confront than identity.
• Arash simplifies understanding and solving the right problem.
• Tactics versus strategies and why we tend to blame them.
• How having a good wealth identity changes your mindset.
• Why you can’t transform the outside without transforming the inside.
• The process to reprogram: not showing up as who you’ve been, but who you want to be.
• Arash shares a real-life example of breaking through a wealth ceiling.
• Beliefs that will transform your relationship with the wealth gap you are experiencing.
• He breaks down identity-based behaviors.
• Why there is no decision if it’s not followed up with action.
• Final words from Arash on today’s topic.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

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It’s easy to hold your standard when everything is going well, but what happens when pressure builds? Welcome back to another episode of the Seven-Figure Standard. Today, Mykie and Arash unpack the identity shift that changes everything under pressure, exploring how your ability to handle pressure is directly tied to the identity and discipline you’ve built long before the moment arrives. They break down why pressure doesn’t create character, but reveals it, why preparation equals character, and the impact of self-imposed pressure by high achievers. Arash also shares practical ways to pivot in the middle of high-pressure situations, build your pressure capacity over time, and shift from anxiety into solution-oriented leadership. This episode is a powerful reminder that elite results require the decision to normalize pressure and embrace it as a necessary part of growth.

Key Points From This Episode:

• Introduction to today’s topic.
• Preparation equals character: how pressure builds or reveals character.
• The ability to hold the emotional capacity that pressure is a privilege.
• How the ability to hold pressure is tied to identity.
• The importance of treating winning and losing with the same attitude.
• Making it part of your identity: handling pressure without the performance.
• Thinking about what your relationship is to pressure.
• Identifying pressure responses, what they look like, and how to overcome them.
• Arash coaches listeners on how to process worst-case scenario pressure.
• The impact of self-imposed pressure among high achievers.
• Arash unpacks his framework for building the capacity to handle pressure.
• His thoughts on creating artificial pressure for yourself.
• A real-life example of overcoming a big pressure test.
• How to pivot when you’re right in the middle of a pressurized situation: the difference between performance and an operator identity.
• Decision, awareness, and identity: the things that allow you to build pressure capacity.
• Questions to ask yourself to see how you are handling pressure.
• Developing your relationship with pressure and the three responses to pressure.
• Final words from Arash on today’s topic.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Voss Coaching Co

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Mykie Stiller on LinkedIn

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Grinding harder does not always move you closer to your goals. In this episode, Arash and Mykie unpack why so many people confuse activity with real progress and how staying busy can often become a distraction from the work that actually creates results. They explore the difference between grit and grinding, why hustle culture leads to exhaustion instead of growth, and how many people end up filling their days with comfortable tasks that never truly move the needle. The conversation breaks down how to identify goal-achieving activities, apply the 80/20 principle, and eliminate distractions that drain time and energy. Arash also explains why awareness is the foundation for change, how mentorship can expose blind spots, and why real progress comes from consistent action on a few high-impact activities. If you’ve been working hard without seeing the results you want, this episode offers a practical perspective on creating meaningful progress.

Key Points From This Episode:

• Why most people confuse activity with real progress.
• The difference between grit, grinding, and busy work.
• Why progress can come from doing far less.
• How to identify the activities that actually move the needle.
• Using the 80/20 principle to focus on top-performing actions.
• Tracking your time to expose non-productive habits.
• Why awareness is the first step toward meaningful progress.
• How comfort-zone activities keep people stuck.
• Why mentorship helps uncover blind spots and accelerate growth.
• The power of doing three goal-achieving activities every day.
• Dopamine hits from completing tasks and how this can trap you.
• How your future self can guide better daily decisions.
• Final takeaway: commit to repeating the actions that move the needle.

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Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...and Others Don't

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There’s a price to every goal. Are you willing to pay the price to transform yourself? Welcome back to another episode of The Seven-Figure Standard podcast, where today Mykie and Arash unpack the identity cost of wealth, and why most people aren’t willing ot pay it. They cover the real cost of creating your dreams, different ways to create quantum leaps, and debunk the myth about life being easier the wealthier you get. They also unpack what you’ll actually lose, the parts that have to die, and why identity cost becomes easier with each level you conquer. Tune in now to learn more about the identity cost of wealth, and why you have to become okay with paying it!

Key Points From This Episode:

• An introduction to today’s topic.
• The real cost of creating your dreams.
• Arash explains the different ways to create quantum leaps.
• Debunking the myth about wealth making life easier.
• What you’ll actually lose.
• The different parts of identity that usually have to die.
• Arash unpacks the signs that you’re avoiding paying the cost.
• He describes a person who’s committed to paying the cost.
• How being coachable can help you change.
• Why the identity cost becomes easier with each level you conquer.
• Creating momentum and how speed plays into it.
• What happens right before a breakthrough.
• Final thoughts on identity cost.

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Episode 159: The Wealth Identity Gap - How Plateaus Are Not Usually What You Think They Are

Episode 116: Embrace the Suck - The Power of Imperfect Action

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Mykie Stiller on LinkedIn

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What if the thing holding you back isn’t the market, your strategy, or your effort, but who you believe you are? In this episode, Mykie and Arash challenge the idea of plateaus and break down the “wealth identity gap,” the hidden force shaping your results. You’ll learn how your standards, behaviors, and expectations drive your income and performance, and why real breakthroughs come from changing your identity, not just working harder. If you’ve been stuck despite your effort, this conversation will change how you approach your next level.

Key Points From This Episode:

• Today’s topic: The wealth identity gap.
• Arash explains what causes a plateau.
• Why you can’t buy into assumptions about the economy.
• He unpacks why we call it an identity gap.
• How long it takes to match the new identity.
• Being stuck in the same identity gap.
• Five things money responds to more than anything.
• He explains the identity lag (when your identity needs to catch up).
• Your identity as the differentiator in the results you get.
• Signs that show a person is in a new wealth identity gap.
• Why working harder won’t fix the identity gap.
• How to close wealth identity gaps permanently.
• Arash shares what an identity-based behavior is and how it fits into closing the identity gap.
• Why a level of obsession is required to hit your goals.
• Having a better attitude toward hard.
• Final thoughts on the identity gap.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

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Stop trying to "think" your way into a new life and start behaving your way into one. Most people repeat affirmations until they are blue in the face, but then walk out the door and act like their old selves: a cycle that creates nothing but delusion. Welcome back to another episode of The Seven-Figure Standard Podcast. Today, Mykie and Arash break down how real transformation and real wealth are built through identity, not affirmations alone. They explore why affirmations work for some but fall flat for others, what actually gives them power, and how your daily actions shape who you’re becoming. They also dig into the hidden downsides of affirmations, the role of discomfort and speed in growth, and why action, not intention, is the clearest signal of your future self. Tune in to learn why what you do will always outweigh what you say.

Key Points From This Episode:

• They jump into today’s topic of discussion.
• Why affirmations work for some people and not others.
• What identity is mostly built on.
• When affirmations fail most often.
• Arash explains what gives affirmations power.
• How your actions and decisions signal the direction your identity is going in advance.
• He explains how affirmations can actually have a negative impact.
• They unpack how one decision has the power to change your life: speed and decision.
• Speed: a wealth indicator of note.
• Arash explains why your spiritual side is the highest potential of your personality.
• How speed is expressed behaviorally.
• A decision most people are avoiding.
• He breaks down how identity is what you decide under pressure.
• Examples of evidence and the standards Arash places on evidence.
• How you can use affirmations as an intention or a barometer.
• Arash shares his approach to looking at evidence.
• The role comfort plays when people lean into affirmations and away from decision-making/taking action.
• Why what you say matters less than what you do.
• Final thoughts on today’s topic from Arash.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Voss Coaching Co

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Mykie Stiller on LinkedIn

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Arash Vossoughi on LinkedIn

Arash Vossoughi on YouTube