During World War II, when it seemed like the allies were destined to go down in defeat, Winston Churchill told the world that a single allied victory was the turning point in the war. It was when the British routed Rommel’s forces at Alamein, driving German troops out of Egypt.

Speaking about the significance of this victory, Churchill said,

Now this is not the end.
It is not even the beginning of the end.
But it is, perhaps,
the end of the beginning.

It was indeed.

Churchill later wrote in his memoirs, “Before Alamein we never had a victory. After Alamein we never had a defeat.”

If you’ve had a rough time this year, if the last few years have felt like we are at war and we are losing, take heart. Things are about to change.

I can’t tell you when, but I believe the world will soon reach a turning point. And so will each of us. Yes, I see the news, and things are bad. But I have faith in the future, and you should, too.

Our families, our clients, our community, depend on leaders like us to point the way towards a better future. We must remain steadfast in our beliefs and our prognostications. No matter how bad things have been, things will get better.

We must believe this, and we must never give up. There is too much at stake.

There will be other battles fought, but the turning point will come and we will win this war.