No one has to tell you that life can be hard sometimes.  The stock market is down, the coronavirus appears to be a potential global pandemic and uncertainty abounds.  But we must press ahead!  I was in church a few weeks ago and this bible verse really struck a chord with me so I thought I would share it. 2 Corinthians 4:8-18 New Living Translation (NLT) 8 We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair. 9 We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed. 10 Through suffering, our bodies continue to share in the death of Jesus so that the life of Jesus may also be seen in our bodies. 11 Yes, we live under constant danger of death because we serve Jesus, so that the life of Jesus will be…

What would you do if you weren’t afraid? I first saw this quote years ago when I read Who Moved my Cheese? by Spencer Johnson 20 years ago soon after I had graduated from college. This book is a quick read that changed my life and this quote has stuck with me ever since. This concept does not mean the absence of fear just how you should respond in the midst of it. Many times it is easy to let fear dictate how we respond to situations. I sometimes repeat this saying in my mind before a big presentation or meeting. This concept has given me the courage to speak up in meetings, make decisions that no one else was willing to and invest in rental real estate with all cash during the Great Recession. When I purchased my first rental property it was in 2008 during the height of…