Confession: I Put Off Writing This Email

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I meant to send this end of year recap out last week. But at one point, I stopped, decided to play Uno with my kids—and we’ve been playing pretty much every day during the break. No regrets.

And honestly, that sums up my year. Focused, productive—and still making time for what matters most.

AI Changed Everything.

Over the past year, I leaned hard into AI—and it’s completely transformed how I work and live.

I use AI to schedule my week so I can make the most of my time, based on my goals, resources, and constraints. It’s helped me tackle the work that matters and outsource the rest.

Modern high performers don’t work harder. They work smarter with AI.

And you don’t need to be a tech wiz to figure it out—I’m proof of that and will share what I’ve learned along the way.

I’ve spent the past three months learning how to write powerful prompts to eliminate friction, speed up results, and give myself time back so I can focus on what actually matters.

This isn’t an addition to your life. It’s an integration—and it’s one I know can help you, because it’s already helped me.

My Proudest Moments This Year

Helping my first Savage Success coaching client land a speaking gig with the keynote I helped her develop. Seeing her step into her identity and confidently own the stage is easily one of my proudest professional achievements this year.

Coaching my 8-year-old daughter’s flag football team—and winning the championship—highlighted why we all need interests and activities outside of work. Bonus points if you can win a championship along the way.

Taking my son on a road trip to Baltimore for a speaking gig was a glimpse into the future of work—real work-life integration in action. Having him join me on stage made it even more meaningful.

Appearing on the reality show 60 Day Hustle was unexpected, but it showed that people are paying attention and appreciate you—even when you don’t always know it.

Delivering my SAVAGE keynote at Ernst & Young’s annual conference reminded me how powerful identity, vision, and rituals are—no matter your role. Seeing it resonate with leaders reinforced why this framework works.

These moments all reinforced why I’m here—to help more people overcome the obstacles holding them back so they can own their identity, build their vision, and take bold, unapologetic action.

What’s Coming in 2025?

I’m not slowing down. In fact, I’m doubling down.

Writing my next book—a roadmap for living with bold clarity and intentional action.
Launching Savage Nation—a community for people ready to break through limits and design the life they deserve.
Helping more people leverage AI to save time, increase focus, and get better results.
Creating more content to help you think bigger, act bolder, and live freely.
Becoming a CrossFit kids coach so I can teach my kids and community about functional fitness.

A Prompt to Help You Start the Year Strong:

“If I could only accomplish ONE bold, meaningful thing next year, what would it be? And what kind of person do I need to become to make that inevitable?”

Take 10 minutes to sit with this. Write it down. That’s your North Star.

Next Step—Supercharge It with AI: Once you finish this prompt yourself, enter the following into ChatGPT:

“What monthly milestones must I hit in order to make this transition by the end of 2025?”

That’s the true power of AI. When you start with reflection for clarity and then leverage AI for direction and execution, everything changes.

Artificial intelligence is exponentially more powerful when you start with human intelligence.

Thanks for Being Here.

I’m excited to share even more tools, stories, and insights with you in 2025—short, actionable advice and frameworks to help you have an incredible year.

Let’s make it one to remember.

Terry