Family problems faced by Rich People

In this article, the family problems of billionaires are briefly discussed. You should take care of your family while you are running behind money. Most of the self made millionaire have issue with there dear ones. Read these article to know about the problems facing by them and how to rectify it.

Probably not one self-made millionaire in ten gets to the top without losing a wife, a business partner, or both.    .

With business partners, the problem is simple: one outgrows the other. The sharper, more courageous, more ruthless or reckless one forges ahead. The other finds the pace too hot and either quits or, more often, gets dumped.

With wives, hard work is the main villain. Work long hours, become too absorbed in your business, and inevitably you have scant time for your family. When you do, you tend to deal with family matters the way you deal with business ones swiftly, imperiously, not heeding or even hearing the opinions of others.

Jean Paul Getty, the oilman who at one time was the world's richest man, was highly efficient personally and a great delegator. But even he couldn't get it right. "I was rotten husband material because I was so immersed in my work I didn't notice what was going on in my personal life. A marriage needs a great deal of personal attention and I never had it to share." He was married and divorced five times.

Hard work is hard on kids too. Getty's eldest saw his father so seldom, and was so in awe of him, that at age 16 he still called his father "Mr Getty". One son of Tony O'Reilly, the Heinz and newspaper tycoon, made jokes about the family's having to be on its best behaviour for "that red-headed man who is coming to visit us".

Strangely, these marital and family problems do not seem to arise in reverse. Successful women, by and large, stay married to their spouses. But among the men, the roll call of divorces is a long one.

•         George Soros is the speculator whose currency dealings make central bankers hold their breath. But he couldn't keep his marriage together; he also split with a business partner.

•         Richard Branson and his chief lieutenant at Virgin, Nik Powell, married sisters. But the family atmosphere couldn't save either marriage.

•         Rupert Murdoch's wife Anna rose with him, yea, even unto the board of the giant News Corporation. Then they split. The media tycoon is now on his third "edition".

•         Tony O'Reilly was divorced by Susan. Ray Kroc of McDonald's was divorced twice. Property and casino tycoon Donald Trump lost his Ivana. Henry Ford II had three models. Andrew Lloyd Webber sang Don't Cry for Me to cats Sarah (I) and Sarah (II), while Saatchi & Saatchi shed wifey & wifey. And so on...

Among smaller players the score, as nearly as one can tell in the absence of formal millionaire surveys, is much the same. Certainly the divorce rate among the self-made men whom I have encountered through the years - manufacturers, retailers, publishers - is similar to that of the internationally famous ones.

I can in fact think of only two exceptions. One is a woman who escaped matrimony altogether. The other was Norman Marshall, the publishing millionaire of Marshall Cavendish fame. He was certainly successful, with four homes in three countries and - at one stage - two Rolls Royces. But he always had time for his family because he knew when to work - and more importantly, when to stop.

The lesson is obvious: if you are a normal human, wanting a family life as well as business success, do try to cut down your hours. Set aside certain times for your family, and stick to them come hell or high water.

And when tempted to bark out orders, remember you are not at work. In your household enterprise, your spouse is not an employee, but an equal partner.