No One Can Have It All: Understanding Opportunity Costs

Life is defined by opportunity costs. The opportunity cost of reaching the pinnacle of professional success is often a lacklustre family life. It's not necessarily that money destroys relationships, but the dedicated effort needed to achieve this success comes at the expense of other (often family) aspects of one's life.

A singular drive to succeed professionally often yields a life where one's only success is in their profession.

But it's not just the opportunity costs associated with the success that plague the ultra-rich, it's the magnification of every aspect of their lives.