Episode 174: The Standard That Achieves the Goal

About the Episode

Anyone can set a goal. But achieving it requires something deeper: changing the beliefs, identity, and internal state that shape how you show up. Goal achievement isn’t just about deciding where you want to go. It’s about becoming the person capable of getting there. In today’s episode, Mykie Stiller and Arash Vossoughi unpack the difference between goals and standards, the processes that actually drive achievement, and why goal setting alone doesn’t create results. They explore how goals and standards work together, why you can’t have a big, audacious goal with a low standard, and the role emotional buy-in plays in meaningful growth. They also discuss how to identify the standards currently shaping your decisions and why the fastest way to create lasting change is to embody one new standard at a time. 

Key Points From This Episode

• Today’s topic of discussion: standards vs. goals.
• An intellectual activity versus a lawful process: the difference between goal setting and goal achieving.
• The different goal achievement processes.
• Why there’s no reward in goal setting.
• Arash breaks down the difference between a standard and a goal, and how they work together.
• He explains why you can’t simultaneously have a big, audacious goal and a really low standard.
• Why a really good goal is only a good goal if you’re willing to commit to it.
• The key role emotional buy-in plays in the goals that you set.
• Arash unpacks the goal sweet spot for emotional buy-in.
• Identifying your current standard versus the standard required to achieve your goal. 
• The fastest way to implement a new standard: embody it. 
• Arash shares his final thoughts on standards and goals. 

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode

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Mykie Stiller on LinkedIn

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Arash Vossoughi on LinkedIn

Arash Vossoughi on YouTube