Episode 113: Identity Gap: Why You're Not Living at the Level of Your Goals Yet
Jun 17, 2025
Explore the fascinating concept of the identity gap, the space between who you are and who you aspire to be. Discover how shifting your mindset can significantly impact your journey to success. Learn the 'be, do, have' formula and how emotional involvement drives personal growth. Delve into the effects of external influences on your identity and the importance of self-mastery. Hear anecdotes on maintaining emotional stability during challenges and the value of patience as you align your actions with your ultimate goals.
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Understanding the Identity Gap
The identity gap is the space between where you are now and where you want to be in life.
Everyone has some form of this gap, and recognizing it is a gift for growth.
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Live at Your Goal's Level
Live from your goal by making decisions as the person who already achieved it.
Elevate your thoughts and get emotionally involved in your actions, not just mechanical.
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Be, Do, Have Formula
Align your identity with your desired outcome, like wealth and freedom.
Use the formula be, do, have: become the person, take aligned actions, then receive results.
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You can’t reach a new level of success while thinking like your old self. Identity is what makes the difference. In this episode of the Seven Figure Standard Podcast, Arash Vossoughi and Mykie Stiller dive into the identity gap, namely, the gap between where you are and where you want to be. Arash explains how every person, no matter their level of success, is navigating some form of identity gap, and why recognizing that gap is the first step to closing it. Drawing from personal experience and client stories, Arash unpacks what it takes to fully live at the level of your goals. The conversation covers how to shift your identity through aligned action, commitment, and daily repetition, even when results haven’t shown up yet. Listen in to learn how to close the gap and step fully into the version of you who’s already won!
Key Points From This Episode:
What the identity gap is and why everyone has one.
How identity work helped Arash shift his trajectory.
Why most people operate from their current self, not their goal.
How to live from your goal before results show up.
Why “be, do, have” is the formula for lasting success.
What it really means to align your identity with your big goal.
How to spot if you’re letting the outside control your progress (and what to do next).
The role of delayed gratification in identity growth.
Why attitude is a reflection and driver of identity.
How to close the identity gap through daily repetition.
Today’s action step: Identify the gap between you and your goal and commit to closing it.
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