Noon Year's Eve 2025

Hey Coach,

I don’t know about you, but I need more mini New Year's in my life.

I need celebrations, benchmarks, goals, moments of inspiration that cause me to pause, assess, and re-commit to my values.

So today I want to share a process that has been central to my life and pivotal in the achievements I've made over the past decade.

Every year, at Noon on December 31st, we do our annual family planning.

Which is why I call it Noon Year's Eve.

I'll be honest, though.

One year ago, we didn't do this.

As 2025 draws to a close, I'm looking at my dream board, preparing for Noon Year's Eve with my family and community, and realizing I've had one of my worst years of dream board execution and achievement.

I have the fewest dreams achieved of any year since I started this process.

Here's why—I didn't do it.

For the first time in ten years, I didn't start my year by updating my board.

Of course, there's a reason…

One year ago, during the time I traditionally update my dream board—New Year's—my wife was in the hospital.

She was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease that led to two weeks in the hospital and three months of being bedridden and in extreme pain daily.

I didn't talk much about it with anyone outside close family and friends.

It completely derailed our family and our rhythms.

And as she miraculously was healed and we recovered throughout the year, we never stopped to re-establish our intent.

So 2025 finished how it started: surviving.

There was a lot of activity, but it felt reactive, like we were always behind.

We weren't building toward anything—just doing what needed to be done.

Well, I'm done with that.

We don't want another year like that. And often, we don't realize how important something is until we miss it.

So here is my dream board…

(Yes, it's blurry on purpose—some dreams aren't ready to be public yet 😊)

Here's what's crazy:

(And maybe you’ve experienced this too!)

When I've written dreams on this board—whether they're one, three, or five years down the road—they happen.

And nearly always in a shorter time than expected.

I'll share my process in a bit, but there is one big reason I believe this works:

When I see it every day, it shapes my daily actions.

And, at the end of the day, we are the result of all the daily actions we take.

Now, here's how I organize it–so if you’re interested in doing it for yourself, you can take action today, too.

First, I make a grid on my board.

Down the left side, I put timelines:

• 1 year

• 2 years

• 3 years

• 5 years

• 10 years

The question is simple:

What will I accomplish by that date?

Then across the top, I have five categories—these represent the areas of my life where I'm dreaming.

First is Self.

What dreams does God have for me?

What dreams do I have for myself?

Ideally, these align more each year.

This includes daily habits, health, routines, and new skills.

For example, one year it was fasting monthly or doing a no-alcohol January.

Next is Family.

What dreams do I have for our culture and lifestyle? What standards do we want to live by as a family?

One year, it was minimalism—each person fitting all their personal belongings into two suitcases. Another was practicing Sabbath: a day of rest and peace weekly as a family.

Third is Freedom.

This is my financial category. I try to think about money and wealth-building as a means to freedom—freedom of time, freedom of choice, and freedom to give generously.

Here I list things like real estate targets, monthly business revenue, or giving goals to missions or charities we believe in.

The fourth category is Building.

These are my business goals. While there's overlap with freedom, this category is more specific to what I want to build—products, services, teams, and impact.

Five years ago, when I left PGC and started SAVI, this category changed dramatically.

Previously, I had goals around how many camps we'd run and how many athletes we'd impact.

In year one of SAVI, I had a goal of helping 50 coaches through our cohort training. We ended up working with over 100.

This past year, we helped over 4,000 coaches through our membership, courses, and consulting.

I need a bigger dream now.

The fifth category is my Stretch Dream.

This is the lowest priority. I only pursue it if I have the bandwidth—and it can never undermine the first four categories.

Two years ago, the stretch dream was starting a new business with my good friend Kyle.

We didn't know what it would be—we just wanted to work together.

That stretch dream became our Pickleball School, which now has over 1,300 members worldwide and is a central part of what I'm building.

Three years ago, that dream was building SAVI Prep, our local girls-only basketball club.

Last year's stretch dream—one I didn't achieve—was writing my first book about coaching.

The thing I've dedicated much of my life to.

I didn’t do it.

So, I’m moving it to 2026.

Now, why am I sharing all this with you?

I have three reasons:

1. I know this process works, and I want you to try it

2. By documenting it publicly, I'm holding myself accountable to actually do it this year

3. I want to refine this process so I can teach it to more coaches and leaders

It’s your turn.

What's on your dream board for 2026?

What small, medium, or life-changing goals are you setting for yourself?

Reply and let me know.

I'd love to cheer for you.

Happy New (Noon) Year.

🥂

-Tyler