S04 E07: Q3 Goals Check-In... Experimentation, Momentum & Preparing for Q4
October 21, 2026
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5 min readQ3 Goals Check-In: Experimentation, Momentum & Preparing for Q4
The hosts of Make Waves are midway through their Q3 goals check-in, and both have completed nine of their 25 bingo-card goals with a projected 70-80% completion rate by year-end. But the real substance of this episode isn't the numbers—it's the psychology behind how they got there and what they're learning about momentum, experimentation, and the self-fulfilling nature of expectations.
The Bingo Card as a Living Document
Both hosts use a visual goal-tracking system that goes beyond the typical January ritual. They create bingo cards with 25 to 30 squares at the start of the year, but the real magic is in how they interact with them throughout the months. One host color-codes her card by quarter using highlighters—six goals per quarter, two per month—so she's never staring at an overwhelming list of 25 items in January. She then highlights the words of squares she's actively working on, while the other host uses dots to mark progress. The key insight: "It's making it a working document all year as opposed to just something that's on your computer that you do in January and then you check back in in December."
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:01) **Episode Opening & Q3 Mindset** - The hosts express surprise that it's already Q3 and reflect on how full the year has been.
- 2 (01:28) **Reframing "Failure" from Q2** - They revisit the lessons learned from a live event that didn't go as planned, noting the ongoing momentum and conversations that resulted.
- 3 (05:00) **Tactical Bingo Card Strategy** - A practical breakdown of how both hosts use their annual bingo cards as a living document.
- 4 (09:56) **The "No Blackout" Philosophy** - One host explains why she intentionally sets goals so she cannot achieve a blackout (completing every square).
- 5 (11:05) **Host #1's Q3 Progress Report** - A detailed look at what worked in September.
- 6 (13:50) **The Power of "Carry-Over" Goals** - She shares that she is only 4 email subscribers away from her 2025 goal, which she never hit.
- 7 (14:49) **The Mindset Experiment: Every Month Can Be September** - One host proposes a radical reframe: why is September always their best month?
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Show Notes
We love all of our episodes… but the ones where we get to bring you alongside us as we talk through our goal setting and achieving processes? Some of our absolute favorites.
In this episode, Patricia and Jamie share updates on their goals for the year from Q3 and talk through some of the areas we are most excited to bring goals home in for Q4.
We also share tips on implementing our processes and tracking progress, especially when looking at multiple goals over the long term. From charts to highlighters, it never ceases to amaze us how much we learn about each others' processes each time we have these quarterly check-ins!
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