Business Marketing Magazine Summer 2017 January 2016 Creating Clear Businesses | Page 19

spent apart and the often close working conditions between co-workers.
For example, I once knew of an individual who owned an insurance agency. He set a goal to increase profits
from $100,000 to one million dollars
in a single year (note: this was back
when that was real money). He succeeded. However, during the divorce
proceedings which followed (in which
he lost his million dollars, his house,
his family and his business) it came
to light that he and his secretary had
spent so much time together that they
had an affair during which she became
pregnant. That was one expensive divorce.
One way to avoid divorce is to involve
your spouse and family in the creation
of your new enterprise. If you’re going
to work long hours, as much as possible do it next to your spouse and children.

In future articles I’ll discuss a variety of ways to not only avoid divorce,
yourself, but also ways to limit the
chances of divorce among your key
employees by building stronger, happier and more fulfilling marriages.
You’ve worked hard to build your business to this point. Don’t let divorce,
yours or someone else’s, destroy all
your work.
Contact me if you need a mentor