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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Mykie Stiller on LinkedIn

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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:

Zig Ziglar on Instagram

Voss Coaching Co

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Mykie Stiller on LinkedIn

Mykie Stiller on Instagram
Arash Vossoughi on LinkedIn

Arash Vossoughi on YouTube