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Episode 185: Why Your Results Get Worse Before They Get Better
Because the messy middle isn't a sign to stop. It's where winners are made.
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About the Episode
What if things getting worse is actually a sign that you’re closer than you think to a breakthrough? In this episode, Mykie Stiller and Arash Vossoughi explore the “messy middle,” the uncomfortable phase where results seem to go backwards, doubt creeps in, and the temptation to quit becomes stronger than ever. Arash shares why this phase is essential to lasting success, what’s really happening beneath the surface, and why the biggest breakthroughs often come when you’re tempted to give up. Discover how to navigate adversity, strengthen your mindset, and keep moving forward when the results haven’t caught up with the work.
Key Points From This Episode
- Mykie introduces today’s topic: it’s worse before it gets better.
- Why you may very well be on the right track even if your results seem to be going backwards.
- Arash defines the term “messy middle.”
- What is really happening under the surface: a complete rewiring of the subconscious,
- Why the messy middle sucks, but remains essential to your success.
- How you know a quantum leap is coming (and a reminder of what a quantum leap is).
- He explains why your environment is important.
- Why the messy middle isn’t a sign to quit.
- Filling your inner circle with people who challenge your beliefs.
- The one phase: living from the end.
- Holding onto the unknowns and operating out of faith.
- Two important questions to ask when setting goals.
- What Arash sees when people hit the messy middle.
- Why your beliefs are the issue, not your strategies, when it comes to achieving results.
- The most important actions to get you through the messy middle.
- Arash explains why qutting is never an option, despite circumstances.
- Why your attitude toward change matters.
- He explains what the saying “Do hard, better” means.
- His advice to those currently finding themselves in the messy middle.
ABOUT THE HOST
MEET Arash
President and Co-Founder
Arash Vossoughi is the Co-Founder and President of Voss Coaching Co., a company committed to helping individuals, professionals and entrepreneurs break through barriers and achieve personal freedom.
MEET Mykie
CEO and Co-Founder
Mykie Stiller is the Co-founder and CEO of Voss Coaching Co, a company committed to helping individuals, professionals and entrepreneurs break through barriers and achieve personal freedom.
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