At the start of 2026, I got curious how people approach long-term planning, not necessarily goal-setting, but how they look at the big picture of an entire year. And I went searching for a template of a portable year on one page, and I happily found this one. It’s a...
Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family, I HAVE A LOT OF THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS RIGHT NOW (and for the most part, they are unrelated to the mundanity of my broken dryer, my car hitting a snowcrete bank and sustaining damage, my kids being out of school for six days,...
One of my favorite sections in The Together Teammate is around Closing Loops. Closing Loops is important for to-dos to be closed to finality, to ensure others know the status of tasks, and to avoid duplicate work. I was thinking about this in the context of...
Together Friends, Welcome to the first Together Tour of 2026! If you’re anything like me, the beginning of the calendar year brings a mix of renewed energy, busy transitions, and a healthy dose of “Wait … what day is it?” So it felt just right to kick off the year by...
Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family, Tap, tap. Poke, poke. Hug, hug. How are we all doing? Best we can, I’m certain of that. For a variety of reasons, most notably playing Camp Director for over 20 Heyck family members ranging in age from 2 months to 70+ years...
Together Friends, How are we all doing? I am personally toggling between full-on preparation for Winter Cousin Camp and a tiny bit of Grinch mode, but sometimes that’s how it is in a Big-Blended-Family-That-Celebrates-Various-December-Holidays. ANYWAY, before you...
