What is really standing between who you are now and who you want to become? In this episode of Seven Figure Standard, we unpack the identity gap and why closing it requires more than strategy, information, or harder work. Arash explains why your current results reveal your current identity, how your future self can become the standard for your decisions, and why transformation begins when you stop blaming circumstances. Hear Arash’s four-part framework for closing the gap through identity, standards, environment, and daily action. He also delves into why consumption can become a form of procrastination, how to rehearse your future self, and why consistency separates people who stay stuck from those who create real results. Tune in for the steps to raising your standards, protecting your mind, and becoming the person your goals require you to be.

Key Points From This Episode:

• Discover why your success is rooted in identity.
• Explore why chasing a strategy keeps people stuck.
• Unpack how self-image and daily actions drive results.
• Find out how overconsumption keeps people from taking action.
• Learn about and how to use future self-rehearsal.
• Uncover the difference between coachability and following direction.
• Understand where to start when you know who you want to become.
• Insights into procrastination and how to overcome it.
• Arash’s framework for closing the gap and moving forward.
  
  

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Rebuilt Stronger: Creating Power from Pain

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You are never truly ready to do something until you actually just do it! Today on the Seven Figure Standard Podcast, we are diving deep into why waiting until you’re ready is a dangerous identity problem and how you can achieve success when you don’t feel ready. Tuning in, you’ll hear all about the dangers of having a survival identity, why you have to act before you’re ready, the power of training yourself to get comfortable with being uncomfortable, and more! We delve into how acting before you are ready rewires your identity before discussing Arash’s formula for making a bold move when you feel you aren’t ready to. We even touch on what causes you to feel ill-equipped to do something. Finally, Arash shares two powerful habits that will change your life significantly. Thanks for listening!

Key Points From This Episode:

• Why saying you’ll wait until you’re ready is a lie.
• The power of acting before you’re ready.
• Readiness as a byproduct of action.
• Why behaving before you’re ready changes your identity.
• How to make a bold move when you don’t feel ready.
• The difference between being equipped and being ready.
• Two habits that will change your life significantly.

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Voss Coaching Co

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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

Voss Coaching Co

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Mykie Stiller on LinkedIn

Mykie Stiller on Instagram

Arash Vossoughi on LinkedIn

Arash Vossoughi on YouTube