"Begin with the end in mind," says Stephen Covey in his book Seven Habits of Successful Living. Those who have created a successful business know it does not happen without planning, hard work, and a little luck. Yet most have no plans for leaving their business, ever.Entrepreneurs are optimists, but all of us will stop work one day. The truth is that most business relationships do not have a happy ending. The question is: Will it happen as I want or will it just happen?Research in the UK indica.