2008 has been a crazy year for not only America but for the entire world. What’s even crazier is how much this world has changed in just the last six months. Early in 2008 – I think everyone was optimistic that the economic crisis is something we’ll easily be able to cruise by – but now you can’t turn on the TV without hearing another pessimistic outlook on how things really are.

Aside from those media reports, we’re also now seeing how the financial crisis is also taking a moral toll on people. Just in the last six weeks, here are some of the tragedies that have taken place.

· Man who lost job at Santa Clara startup killed 3

· Ohio woman, 90, attempts suicide after foreclosure

· L.A. man kills family, himself over financial woes

· City whiz Kirk Stephenson in suicide over credit crunch

I think the message that is missing in the media is to let people know that WE WILL prevail from this economic crisis. As a country, we have suffered from far worse (Great Depression), and have overcome it even stronger.

Even in my journey in life – I’ve been at several times at the brink of losing it all. But, anytime I had these moments of weakness I always considered that whatever crisis I was in – was a test from God to make me even a stronger person.

In my book I also mention this:

You will have bad days. There will be setbacks. You will have more than your fair share of failures. But at the end of the day, you pick yourself up and keep going. That’s the Big Secret of Life. You fall down, you get up.

I don’t know how the economic outlook will be in six months – but I am hoping these tragedies do come to an end. My prayers go to the families that have suffered.

We Will Prevail.