We were up and out of the house by 8a.m. The drive to the club was uneventful as mom had her work face on and her interest in me was purely maternal. We chatted about how we would change peoples work schedules to suit her and a few other changes she would have to make. She said it was about time I took more responsibility, so she would call a board meeting to notify the board of directors it was her wish to make me a full partner in the corporation and I would be in charge of the west coast operations. I was dumbfounded to say the least. This...