Going for Broke...and making it: A look inside the secret lives of a compulsive gambler

Author Terry K. is a twenty-five year veteran of the sales profession. At age 46, he is the proud father of two daughters and a son and has one granddaughter. His "A type" personality traits and sales skills brought him many awards and recognition during his career. "Going for Broke...and Making It" is his first step into the literary world and is based on some very negative life experiences due the these positive behaviors being infected by the disease of compulsive gambling. After finishing just one year of community college, he chose to seek his financial, instead of his educational, goals and entered the world of sales. His background as a salesman, as well as his involvement in politics and the martial arts, gave him the perseverance and will to survive the dark side of gambling. He is now living life as a recovering compulsive gambler and is taking his story about the rise, the fall, and the rise again as he tries to live life on life's terms. He tells his story to give hope to other compulsive gamblers who still suffer. With an estimated ten percent of the nation's population suffering from compulsive gambling, Terry K. will continue to take his message of hope to others through his website: www.goingforbroke.net, and through his speaking program for groups of other "A types" on how to avoid the pitfalls he encountered. "Going for Broke...and Making It" is truly a story of survival, recovery, and making amends. It is the story of...Terry K.