What does it mean to succeed at work without missing the moments you never get back?

Eddie Torba has spent decades in retail execution and operations, helping major brands adapt, rebuild, and evolve through massive industry change. Along the way, he made intentional career decisions to stay present for his family, from working nights and weekends early on, to shifting into remote corporate roles, to building a small consulting practice on the side.

Eddie shares how to:

• Design a career around family instead of fitting family into leftover time

• Choose flexibility and stability without treating them as opposites

• Build trust at work by delivering results, not logging hours

• Protect family dinners, school events, and everyday moments that matter

• Set boundaries that prevent burnout and protect mental energy

• Create morning and weekly routines that support focus and balance

• Explore a side path without overwhelming yourself or your family

• Be honest about capacity before taking on extra work

• Help kids understand the human effort behind convenience and consumption

• Teach responsibility, work ethic, and perspective by example

• Measure success by presence, not titles or constant availability

Eddie’s story is a reminder that careers evolve, seasons change, and showing up consistently for your family is a choice you make again and again. His approach is practical, thoughtful, and deeply rooted in the belief that work should support life, not replace it.

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