A couple of weeks ago I left my boys for a one-week TDY to Virginia to attend a Non-Commissioned Officer Leadership retreat. The week prior was crammed with crazy deadlines, on-the-spot demands and late nights. Not to mention, handing off all my work to my second in command so he could successfully manage the shop. It wasn’t until 2 am the Sunday of my departure that my anxiety about leaving kicked in.
I hadn’t slept. I spent...
