This video is about addiction. About two million people are addicted to something. Think about alcohol, drugs or gambling. That can really cause major problems; you also see it with entrepreneurs. For them, addiction can be a cause of the financial problems, such as gambling addiction. Or it could be a result of the money problems. If someone has a lot on his mind because things are not going well financially, he can, for example, find his relaxation too often in alcohol or drugs.
If an entrepreneur with financial problems reports to us and there is an addiction, we engage external help such as Jellinek. This is done on a voluntary basis. For example, Jellinek offers self-help groups where you can be helped with your addiction within 6 to 12 weeks. This help is also reimbursed. Another example is PentaCO (www.pentaco.nl) from Marco Smit, he is an expert by experience and offers professional help with gambling addiction with his company. Of course there are also other parties that can help with an addiction.
The most important thing in addiction is to recognize, acknowledge and seek help.