Seven Figure Standard

By Arash Vossoughi and Mykie StillerBusiness Entrepreneurship Education Self-Improvement

Seven Figure Standard episodes

March 10Episode 151: The Anti-Grind Playbook
Grinding is often praised in business and entrepreneurship, especially among high achievers who pride themselves on working harder and longer than everyone else. But the same behavior that gets celebrated as discipline can just as quickly lead to burnout. In this episode, Arash and Mykie explore why grind culture is so deeply ingrained and why constant activity rarely produces the results people expect. The conversation breaks down how fear and outdated beliefs about hard work can keep leaders stuck doing too much instead of focusing on the few actions that truly create growth. It also examines the role of systems, leadership, and leverage in building sustainable success, why identifying top-performing activities is essential, and how recovery and strategic breaks often spark the best ideas. If you’re ready to rethink productivity and achieve more without burning out, this episode is exactly the shift in perspective you need!
Key Points From This Episode:
Grinding as a badge of honor and why it is often glorified in business.
Why grinding usually signals missing systems rather than discipline.
How fear and scarcity thinking drive constant busyness.
Leadership means focusing on priorities that truly move the needle.
The identity shift needed to break free from grinding.
Embracing the “less is more” principle for growth and productivity.
Why recovery and breaks are essential to avoid burnout and boost creativity.
Case study on how eliminating tasks helped a client reach the seven-figure mark faster.
Replace grinding with standards, consistency, leverage, prioritizing, identity, and leadership.
Practical steps to identify your top 20% activities and eliminate the rest.
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Voss Coaching Co
Voss Coaching Co on LinkedIn
Voss Coaching Co on Instagram
Voss Coaching Co on Facebook
Mykie Stiller on LinkedIn
Mykie Stiller on Instagram
Arash Vossoughi on LinkedIn
Arash Vossoughi on YouTube
17 min
March 03Episode 150: Not Letting the Outside Control You
If you keep digging up the seeds of what you want, you’ll always be starting over—and you’ll become the greatest obstacle to your own growth. Stop letting external circumstances steer your direction. Recalibrate your mindset. Lock in on your vision and let it become an obsession.
Join Mykie and Arash as they break down why real momentum begins when you stop reacting to outcomes and start mastering your focus. They unpack the two core principles behind building real wealth, what it truly means to detach from your circumstances, and how to reclaim control over how you feel, no matter what’s happening around you. Thanks for listening!
Key Points From This Episode:
Why being controlled by your current results is a dangerous way to live.
The consequence of being addicted to your old self.
Two things that create great wealth.
Not getting emotionally involved in your results.
Developing the most positive, prosperous mental attitude.
What happens when you are overly focused on the outside circumstances.
Why we have to stop operating from the physical side of our personality.
Arash explains how you can check whether you’re reacting or responding.
Tracking goal progress without becoming emotionally involved.
Don’t stack your bad days.
He defines what it truly means to detach from your circumstances.
How to recognize whether the outside circumstances have stopped affecting you.
The empowering nature of taking control of how you feel within yourself (not based on anything or anyone else!)
What Arash means by accepting an idea.
Today’s main takeaway.
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Voss Coaching Co
Voss Coaching Co on LinkedIn
Voss Coaching Co on Instagram
Voss Coaching Co on Facebook
Mykie Stiller on LinkedIn
Mykie Stiller on Instagram
Arash Vossoughi on LinkedIn
Arash Vossoughi on YouTube
15 min
February 24Episode 149: The Entrepreneur’s Nervous System
Today on The Seven-Figure Standard podcast, Arash and Mykie break down a powerful truth: consistency isn’t willpower — it’s regulation. Anyone can look disciplined when results are rolling in, but pressure reveals whether your performance is emotionally reactive or identity-driven. Real consistency comes from operating in a calm, neutral state. When you regulate your emotions, narrow your focus, fully commit, and repeat the right actions long enough, performance becomes predictable. The most successful people aren’t more motivated, they’re more regulated, and regulation is what turns effort into repeatable results. Tune in to learn how mastering your state is the key to mastering your success.
Key Points From This Episode:
What listeners can expect from today’s episode.
Why consistency crumbles under pressure.
The importance of always being in a neutral state to create consistency.
Why consistency breaks for people.
Understanding “less is more.”
Why people give up: implementing consistency as a set standard.
What Arash means by “calm is not passive.”
He unpacks what controlled power looks like.
Getting away from other people’s chaos.
Why you can’t let circumstances dictate the way you feel.
Great leaders are never reactive; they operate in constant neutrality.
The best state of mind out of which to operate.
Consistency as an identity-based behavior.
Where to start to work on your consistency.
How to get to a place where consistency is effortless.
Arash’s number one piece of advice on how to improve your consistency.
His key takeaway from today’s episode.
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
The Power of Standards: How Your Success Depends on What You Accept
Voss Coaching Co
Voss Coaching Co on LinkedIn
Voss Coaching Co on Instagram
Voss Coaching Co on Facebook
Mykie Stiller on LinkedIn
Mykie Stiller on Instagram
Arash Vossoughi on LinkedIn
Arash Vossoughi on YouTube
19 min
February 17Episode 148: Money Responds to Identity
What if changing your attitude was all you needed to do to shift your relationship to money? In this episode, we explore the idea that earning more money has less to do with effort and more to do with identity. Arash Vossoughi introduces the concept of money compatibility, the inner alignment required to receive, hold, and grow income, and explains why many people unknowingly repel the wealth they say they want. Through mindset shifts, personal responsibility, and extreme ownership, Arash shows how money responds to who you believe you are, not just what you do. From uncovering hidden triggers and limiting attitudes to building the mental equivalent of success, this conversation reveals how confidence, self-belief, and personal development expand your earning potential. Arash also shares his journey to seven figures and explains how raising your identity compatibility with money can transform not only your finances, but every area of your life.
Key Points From This Episode:
Why many people are not compatible with earning more money.
What changes when you assess your money triggers and get comfortable with the idea of money.
Three things to put in place if you want to become money compatible.
A definition for compatibility.
The most important aspect of the law of compensation.
How to keep raising your level of identity compatibility with money.
Arash’s journey to earning seven figures.
Why confidence and not caring about what others think expand the idea of income.
Attitudes that repel money.
How the concept of money compatibility can be applied to other areas of life.
The crucial role of personal responsibility and extreme ownership.
Internal shifts necessary for expanded income.
How mindset and skillset work together.
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Think and Grow Rich
The Science of Getting Rich
Voss Coaching Co
Voss Coaching Co on LinkedIn
Voss Coaching Co on Instagram
Voss Coaching Co on Facebook
Mykie Stiller on LinkedIn
Mykie Stiller on Instagram
Arash Vossoughi on LinkedIn
Arash Vossoughi on YouTube
20 min
February 10Episode 147: The Dopamine Debt
Focus is not something you’re born with; it’s a skill you learn and master over time. In this episode of the Seven-Figure Standard Podcast, you’ll learn about why distraction is rising and how you can build deep execution to avoid focusing on the wrong things. Arash explains why focus is the greatest work habit you can create, the importance of learning to tolerate discomfort, how standards stabilize your focus, the danger of relying on willpower, and so much more! We delve into how Arash maintains focus and hear an example of what a focused sprint looks like before discussing the importance of taking breaks. Arash also touches on the danger of becoming obsessed with outcomes instead of focusing on repetition over time. Finally, he leaves us with something to consider: is what you’re focused on creating the life you want, or is it stealing your dreams? Tune in now!

Key Points From This Episode:

How distraction does us a disservice and is the byproduct of a weak identity.
Why focus is the greatest work habit that you can ever create.
What to ask yourself when you feel discomfort and why you need to tolerate it.
How having standards removes negotiation and stabilizes focus.
Why you cannot rely on willpower to create focus.
Arash tells us how he maintains his focus throughout the day.
Distraction as feedback and why you constantly have to upgrade your focus.
An example of what a deep-work focused sprint looks like.
How to turn distractions into great breaks between your focused work.
Why focus is a skill that anybody can develop and train.
The danger of being obsessed with the outcome instead of long-term repetition.
Controlling your focus so it creates the life you want and doesn’t steal dreams.
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Good to Great
Voss Coaching Co
Voss Coaching Co on LinkedIn
Voss Coaching Co on Instagram
Voss Coaching Co on Facebook
Mykie Stiller on LinkedIn
Mykie Stiller on Instagram
Arash Vossoughi on LinkedIn
Arash Vossoughi on YouTube
21 min
February 03Episode 146: The Receivership Trap
How do you know if you are working in faith or secretly avoiding action while calling it surrender? In this episode, Arash Vossoughi and Mykie Stiller break down the receivership trap and explain the critical difference between faith and passivity. In their conversation, they explore why receivership without action becomes avoidance, how hesitation breaks down momentum, and why clarity comes through taking action. Arash also discusses how faith demands courage and standards, and does not wait for signs or permission. Hear how top performers build confidence through speed, why discipline is essential to receivership, and how betting on yourself awakens the identity required to win. Join the conversation to uncover what may be delaying you and learn how to shift from avoidance to faith.

Key Points From This Episode:

What the receivership trap is and how to avoid it.
Learn how to operate from a place of genuine faith.
How procrastination stops momentum and reinforces your old identity.
Find out why real faith requires you to take decisive action.
Discover the difference between surrender and avoidance.
Why you have to be willing to fail at your future.
The barriers to true faith and the role of discipline.
Explore why hope often gets mistaken for faith.
Uncover the steps to identify avoidance behaviors.
A courageous decision that listeners can make today.
Hear why clarity demands action.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
The Dynamic Laws of Prosperity
Think and Grow Rich
Voss Coaching Co
Voss Coaching Co on LinkedIn
Voss Coaching Co on Instagram
Voss Coaching Co on Facebook
Mykie Stiller on LinkedIn
Mykie Stiller on Instagram
Arash Vossoughi on LinkedIn
Arash Vossoughi on YouTube
21 min
January 27Episode 145: The Version of You That Keeps Winning (And the One That Keeps Getting in the Way)
We are back with another episode of the Seven-Figure Standard podcast, with your hosts Mykie Stiller and Arash Vossoughi. Today, we’re talking about the daily battle between two versions of you. One is committed, driven, and aligned with your standards. The other hesitates, negotiates, and puts things off. And the question is simple: which version is going to take the lead? Tune in now to hear Arash unpack the two versions playing tug-of-war in your mind, why change is about consistency more than perfection, and why the first rule of success is preparation. They also delve into the sneaky ways you feed your old self, the importance of mastering the internal dialogue, and why the biggest competition you have is yesterday’s version of yourself! For all this, and more, start listening now.
Key Points From This Episode:
What listeners can expect from today’s episode.
Arash unpacks the two versions playing tug-of-war.
The difference between the past self, future self, losing self, and winning self.
Why the decisions in your journey to change are not about perfection but consistency.
The importance of knowing where you are heading.
Feeding the winning version of ourselves.
No one has it 100% figured out; we are all playing the game of life.
The first rule of success: preparation.
Who’s leading your internal dialogue bus?
Sneaky ways we feed our old selves.
Arash shares how to never lose your hunger.
The standards have to buy into to ensure that the winning standard wins.
The linguistics of change: mastering your internal dialogue.
How you can set yourself up to truly win.
Your biggest competition: yesterday’s version of yourself.
Key takeaways from today’s episode.
Episode 144: Standard Boxing
The Magic of Thinking Big
Voss Coaching Co
Voss Coaching Co on LinkedIn
Voss Coaching Co on Instagram
Voss Coaching Co on Facebook
Mykie Stiller on LinkedIn
Mykie Stiller on Instagram
Arash Vossoughi on LinkedIn
Arash Vossoughi on YouTube
22 min
January 20Episode 144: Standard Boxing
What if time management isn’t the problem at all? What if the real constraint is the standard you’re operating from? In this episode of the Seven Figure Standard Podcast, hosts Myke Stiller and Arash Vossoughi challenge the belief that better scheduling leads to better results and introduce a different approach they call “standard boxing.” The episode challenges the idea that productivity is about managing time, and instead, focuses on how standards shape results. Arash explains why busyness often masks distraction, and how raising standards creates focus, consistency, and faster progress without adding more hours. The conversation centers on how standards are built through repetition and discipline, and how they influence identity over time. The episode closes with a simple experiment: commit to one higher standard for the next seven days and observe what changes. If you’re ready to rethink productivity from the inside out, this conversation offers a clear place to begin!
Key Points From This Episode:
Why time management fails and standards drive results.
Busy does not mean productive: focusing on what actually moves the needle.
Understanding standards as daily actions, not intentions or motivation.
Choosing one standard to intentionally install at a time.
What standards really are: behaviors you normalize and repeat.
Fearlessness, action, and obsession as core high-performance standards.
How to install a new standard today, stay consistent, and hold yourself accountable.
Why standards must be stronger than emotions, comfort, and excuses.
Building momentum through daily wins and repetition.
Seven-day sprints to create fast identity shifts.
Competing with yourself instead of settling or conforming.
Final challenge: choose one standard and enforce it this week.
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Voss Coaching Co
Voss Coaching Co on LinkedIn
Voss Coaching Co on Instagram
Voss Coaching Co on Facebook
Mykie Stiller on LinkedIn
Mykie Stiller on Instagram
Arash Vossoughi on LinkedIn
Arash Vossoughi on YouTube
25 min
January 13Episode 143: Identity Tax
Do you ever feel like you’re doing everything right and checking all the boxes, but still not getting results? In this episode of the Seven-Figure Standard Podcast, Arash breaks down the concept of the Identity Tax: how your old identity causes self-sabotage and limits your growth. Tuning in, you’ll hear all about how your identity is holding you back and how to see the weaknesses in it. We even share a ‘formula’ for bulletproofing your identity so that you can decrease the identity tax you pay and finally get the results you want. If you want 2026 to be the year that you decide your identity instead of letting the world define it, then be sure to press play now!

Key Points From This Episode:
Arash explains what the identity tax is.
Why you need to make your identity the foundation of everything you do.
How to know when your identity is holding you back and the power of extreme ownership.
Asking yourself what the identity of your future self is when you set a goal.
The importance of enforcing your standards.
How to see where the gaps in your identity are and why it’s so hard to work on your identity.
Why you need to be bold and think big.
How to figure out where you’re paying identity tax right now.
Why the behavior of your new identity has to be non-negotiable.
The formula: decide, enforce, normalize.
Seeing asking for help as a strength.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Voss Coaching Co
Voss Coaching Co on LinkedIn
Voss Coaching Co on Instagram
Voss Coaching Co on Facebook
Mykie Stiller on LinkedIn
Mykie Stiller on Instagram
Arash Vossoughi on LinkedIn
Arash Vossoughi on YouTube
21 min
January 06Episode 142: Nothing Fails Like Success: Embrace Failing
Have you ever felt comfortable in your success and then wondered why things have started taking a wrong turn? Today on the Seven-Figure Standard Podcast, Arash and Mykie are breaking down the meaning of the phrase, ‘nothing fails like success,’ and exploring the power of embracing failure. Tuning in, you’ll hear all about why success is more dangerous than failure for people who are driven, why you need to constantly move the goal posts on your ideas, how success affects identity, and why you always get what you prepare for. We delve into how ego keeps you stuck before Arash shares some early warning signs that success is starting to fail. We even discuss how to find your drive instead of operating from motivation and how discomfort plays into goal-setting. Finally, Arash encourages listeners to map out their wants clearly and ask if they have let themselves get comfortable. Thanks for listening!
Key Points From This Episode:
What ‘nothing fails like success’ means.
Why success is dangerous for driven people.
The importance of constantly creating bigger and better ideas.
How success changes how you see yourself.
Arash explains why you always get what you prepare for.
How ego keeps us the same and prevents growth.
Early warning signs that success is starting to fail.
What to do when you need to find your drive again.
The role intentional discomfort plays in goal-setting.
Arash encourages listeners to map out their wants clearly.
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Voss Coaching Co
Voss Coaching Co on LinkedIn
Voss Coaching Co on Instagram
Voss Coaching Co on Facebook
Mykie Stiller on LinkedIn
Mykie Stiller on Instagram
Arash Vossoughi on LinkedIn
Arash Vossoughi on YouTube
21 min

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