Well, the news was not good. Yahoo ranks the top 15 franchise failures - http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/entrepreneur/100191506-1-top-15-franchise-failures.html

The bad news is the top one was a client and the third one I owned. If I thought about it, I might be depressed, but if I really thought about it, I should be happy. I believe all our past experiences bring us to the person we are today, that is almost undeniable. But here is where my road takes a turn; I also believe that we have the power to make who we are tomorrow. Tomorrow is not defined by your past. We have the ability to make tomorrow whatever we want...the two questions most of us have to answer are these:

1) Do you know what you want?
2) Do you know how to get what you want?