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It’s Q4 - Time to Lead the Conversation That Shapes Your 2025.

The Strategic Assistant Revolution Continues

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Joshua Washington
October 02, 2025

💬 Quote of the Week

Without a clear intent, conversations wander. With precise intent, they transform.

💼 A Personal Note from Joshua

Hey EA-Pros Community,

Here’s a strategic truth: October isn’t cleanup, it’s positioning. The next 2–3 weeks are your window to reset expectations, propose new lanes, and shape what gets seen in Q4 (and rewarded in Q1).

You don’t need to wait for a review invite. Lead the conversation that redefines your role now, while there’s still time to act on it.

With purpose,

Joshua

🚀 Feature Insight

Start Q4 with a Strategic Reset - Use MIROR

When Strategic Assistants shape the first conversation of the quarter, they shape the entire quarter.

Here’s how:

💬 The MIROR Method

  1. Mood: Are you showing up as reactive or recalibrated?

  2. Intent: Are you here to survive the quarter—or reshape your scope?

  3. Resistance: What might they push back on? Time? Readiness? Prepare for it.

  4. Options: Come with 2–3 action-oriented suggestions—don’t just raise problems.

  5. Results: Define what “winning” Q4 looks like for both of you.

💡 Strategic Framing Tip:

❌ Instead of: “We need to talk about my workload,”

✅ Say: “I want to align early this quarter, where can I create the most value for you before year-end?”

🧠 Executive Coaching Corner

For the Visionary Scouts

Q4 is a launchpad, not a landing strip. Your strength is seeing what’s next before others do.

✔️ Offer insight into year-end blind spots.

✔️ Propose a micro-pilot you can lead before Dec 15.

✔️ Frame it like this: “I’ve noticed [gap]. I’d like to test a solution that frees up your bandwidth before planning season.”

Your ability to initiate, not react, will define your Q4 relevance.

😨 Senior EA layoffs are hitting record levels.

When budgets tighten, task-doers are the first to go. Strategic Partners stay.

That’s why we built the Executive Partnership Mastery Intensive: a 3-week micro-learning experience designed to make you indispensable.

Seats are limited and Early Bird pricing ends Oct 15. Claim your seat today!

✉️ P.S.

Start the quarter like a partner, not an assistant. The calendar says Q4, but your conversation should already be pointing to 2026.

With respect,

Joshua Washington,

Senior Executive Coach