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Terry Rice

AI Systems for Entrepreneurs Who Want Their Life Back

I write about using AI to build a business that gives you your life back. Systems, automations, and the lifestyle that becomes possible when your business runs without you. Keynote speaker, creator of The R³ Method™, author, and father of five who works 20 hours a week by design.

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I made a $5,000 video in an afternoon

I made a $5,000 video without a film crew Just me, an afternoon, and a tool you already have access to. Real talk. Going into Memorial Day weekend, I have spent the week feeling genuinely grateful. It almost feels corny saying this out loud, but I want to tell you why anyway. For years there was a gap between the work I loved and the work I had to do to get there. AI closed most of that gap. I am still a little amazed by it. I was vibe-coding at the gym this week, building a tool on my phone...

9 days ago • 4 min read

I was watching a documentary. Then I built this Welcome to The Real Work, weekly insights for high-performers and entrepreneurs who've outgrown their current success and are ready to rebuild from their authentic foundation. I'm watching a documentary on YouTube, and the next video in the queue is about a new Claude feature called Claude Design. I got five minutes into that video before I closed it and started building. Here's why. I've wanted to make carousel posts for LinkedIn for months....

about 1 month ago • 3 min read

Missed you last week. Here's where I've been. Welcome to The Real Work, weekly insights for high-performers and entrepreneurs who've outgrown their current success and are ready to rebuild from their authentic foundation. This newsletter is sponsored by Kit. On March 31st at 1pm Eastern, I'm doing a live session called "What's in Terry Rice's Kit?" — a behind-the-scenes look at the exact email system I use to find warm leads, build trust, and generate income without pitching every week. Grab...

2 months ago • 4 min read

My Son's School Project Turned Into a Business Welcome to The Real Work, weekly insights for high-performers and entrepreneurs who've outgrown their current success and are ready to rebuild from their authentic foundation. Last week I was sitting across from Baratunde Thurston at the Wythe Hotel in Brooklyn. If you don't know him, you should. He's a bestselling author, former director of digital at The Onion, Emmy-nominated producer, and host of a podcast called Life with Machines about how...

3 months ago • 4 min read

I Made a $500 Video for Free. While My Kids Were on a Trampoline. Welcome to The Real Work, weekly insights for high-performers and entrepreneurs who've outgrown their current success and are ready to rebuild from their authentic foundation. Let's talk about explainer videos. You know those short videos that walk someone through what your product or service does? The ones that show up on landing pages and course pages and make people go "oh, I get it now"? They work. Really well. Landing...

3 months ago • 4 min read

Why obsessing over "the one thing" is holding you back. Welcome to The Real Work, weekly insights for high-performers and entrepreneurs who've outgrown their current success and are ready to rebuild from their authentic foundation. In early December, I got an inbound lead for one of the largest speaking deals of my career. Multi-city tour. Big budget. The kind of opportunity that makes you sit up in your chair and think, "This could change everything." Things started moving quickly. Then they...

4 months ago • 4 min read

Stop Building Your Network. Start Feeding It. Welcome to The Real Work, weekly insights for high-performers and entrepreneurs who've outgrown their current success and are ready to rebuild from their authentic foundation. This newsletter is sponsored by Folk, the CRM that captures the full context of your relationships in one place. It's my system for turning relationships into measurable outcomes and revenue. If you've ever lost track of a connection that could've turned into a deal, this is...

4 months ago • 2 min read

What if the worst thing that happens to you isn't actually the worst thing? Welcome to The Real Work, weekly insights for high-performers and entrepreneurs who've outgrown their current success and are ready to rebuild from their authentic foundation. Today's newsletter is brought to you by Stanley, because your best ideas shouldn't die in the algorithm. 100,000 views on a LinkedIn post I dictated while making my daughter alphabet soup. That's not a flex. That's what happens when you stop...

4 months ago • 4 min read

AI Didn't Replace My Story. It Helped Me Finally Tell It. Welcome to The Real Work, weekly insights for high-performers and entrepreneurs who've outgrown their current success and are ready to rebuild from their authentic foundation. Today's newsletter is brought to you by The Social Lead Capture System, because your engagement shouldn't evaporate the moment someone scrolls past. I built an app in a few hours that now generates affiliate revenue while I sleep. No coding. No developers. No...

4 months ago • 4 min read

The System That Runs Without You Welcome to The Real Work, weekly insights for high-performers and entrepreneurs who've outgrown their current success and are ready to rebuild from their authentic foundation. Today's newsletter is brought to you by Stanley, because your best ideas shouldn't die in the algorithm. 100,000 views on a LinkedIn post I dictated while making my daughter alphabet soup. That's not a flex. That's what happens when you stop guessing at what works and let a tool do the...

5 months ago • 4 min read