I am often asked how I survived the roller-coaster ride of the entrepreneurial lifestyle for nearly five decades of marriage. Usually this question is posed by a young couple who is just starting out on a journey that frightens them. I can see the terror in the eyes of the spouse of said entrepreneur-wanna-be. I always respond with the question, “What’s the worst that can happen?” to which the reply invariably relates to losing their “stuff”. Their home, their savings, their cars, their status. I know their response before it is uttered.