Throughout life, uncertainty is something we all face from time to time. The COVID-19 pandemic is irrefutable proof of this. As I write this, no one is sure when businesses will fully reopen. That has made it extremely challenging, both personally and professionally, to know what to do and how to do it—or whether we should do anything at all!

For most of us, however, paralysis is not an option.

While it’s understandable to feel stymied by uncertainty, there are still things that are within our control. In fact, because of what’s going on in the world, we have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to succeed as never before by doing two key things. One is to make an investment in ourselves, and the second is to make an investment in others.

Investing in you

When I was 25 years old, I heard the late great business speaker and author Jim Rohn say, “Work hard on your job, make a living; work hard on yourself, make a fortune.” At the time I was really struggling...