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5 min read"January is not the best time to reinvent yourself. The fall is."
With roughly 100 days left in the year, the Tiger Sisters argue that fall—not January—is the real moment for renewal. The back-to-school energy that most of us associate with childhood still works as adults: a natural rhythm of resetting, recommitting, and recalibrating. In this first part of a two-part series, they walk through their own goal-setting systems, share what's working and what isn't, and offer a concrete exercise for listeners.
The quarterly check-in as a business practice applied to life
The sisters frame their approach by borrowing from business: companies don't wait until December to see how the year went. They do quarterly reviews. The same logic applies to personal goals. January goals were set in a different context, with different energy, and possibly with different versions of yourself in mind. Checking in now isn't failure—it's good management.
The core questions they recommend asking yourself are straightforward but layered: Which goals have I already accomplished? Which ones have I made meaningful progress on? Which ones no longer feel important and can be deprioritized? And the deepest one—which goals were actually mine, and which ones came from someone else's expectation?
Two different goal-setting systems, same tension
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:44) **Why Fall, Not January, Is the Real Time to Reset** - The hosts argue that the back-to-school energy of Q3/Q4 is a more powerful moment to recommit to goals than New Year’s.
- 2 (04:33) **Preview of All Five Tips (Part 1 of 2)** - A quick roadmap of the episode series, with only Tip #1 covered in this episode.
- 3 (05:42) **Tip #1: Revisit Your January Goals** - The hosts introduce the core framework for the episode: asking four key questions about your goals.
- 4 (07:55) **Sheree’s Bingo Board Review (Part 1)** - Sheree walks through her visual 5x5 bingo card for 2026, showing what’s working and what isn’t.
- 5 (10:51) **Sheree’s Bingo Board Review (Part 2)** - She continues her review, revealing a pattern of over-prescriptive goals.
- 6 (16:48) **Sheree’s Long-Term Goal: Golf Sub-100** - A practical example of a goal that carries over from year to year and requires consistent practice.
- 7 (19:42) **Jean’s Goal-Setting Method (The 37 Things List)** - Jean explains her alternative approach: a long list of goals with a yearly theme.
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Show Notes
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There’s something about back-to-school season that makes us want to sharpen our pencils, buy a fresh notebook, and get our lives together. And with roughly 100 days left in 2026, we’re channeling that energy into a full Q4 reset. Harness that back-to-school energy to set some new goals.
In this episode, we’re revisiting the goals we set back in January, taking stock of what’s working, and figuring out where we actually want to focus our energy for the rest of the year.
Tune in for lessons on:
✅ Why fall might be the perfect time for a fresh start
✅ A mid-year check-in on Cherie’s 2026 Bingo Board and Jean’s annual goals
✅ How to decide which goals to keep, revise, or let go
✅ Why overly prescriptive goals can sometimes make things less fun
✅ How to turn your intentions for the rest of the year into actual commitments
✅ A simple 20-minute exercise to reset your goals for the final 100 days of 2026
Whether you’re heading back to school, starting a new job, or simply wondering where the heck 2026 went, consider this your permission slip to revisit the plan. Let’s make the next 100 days count.
Timestamps:
00:00: Cold Open
01:16: Hot take: the fall is the best time to revisit your resolutions
05:32: Key questions to help you reflect on your goals
06:05: Cherie revisits her 2026 bingo card
06:50: The importance of slowing down
14:50: Cherie’s golf goal (chipping away at your goals)
17:00: Discussing “external” goals
18:00: Jean’s “37 Goals While I’m 37”
23:50: Taking time off for social engagements
24:50: Mini Exercise: Visiting your new years goals
25:35: Closing thoughts
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