Dog breeders and trainers have this issue in spades. The common advice is to separate your job from your feelings as much as you clearly as you can, otherwise

Dog breeders and trainers have this issue in spades. The common advice is to separate your job from your feelings as much as you clearly as you can, otherwise it gets bad really fast and not only you can't continue your job, but it breaks into your personal life as well. Your analogy could be apt: don't sell your company if you can't see it suffer in other people's hand.