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

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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:

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Arash Vossoughi on YouTube

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

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Mykie Stiller on LinkedIn

Mykie Stiller on Instagram
Arash Vossoughi on LinkedIn

Arash Vossoughi on YouTube