Weighing risk, ambiguity, and uncertainty are some of the skills to be mastered as entrepreneurial leaders. When you ease into the truth of uncertainty, one quickly realizes you aren’t the only one who can’t keep it all together during times of change. Countries don’t even have it all together either. 

In Europe, ambiguity and uncertainty are swirling around Covid-19 pandemic restrictions, vaccines, and Brexit. After 47 years of membership within the European bloc, the United Kingdom (England, Ireland, and Scotland) voted in 2016 to withdraw membership. Most things were kept the same until this year. You will learn of the nightmare for truckers/lorries and the impact of these changes on middle-class people. DOWNLOAD

Small businesses are teetering on the brink of disaster as travel has changed, red tape at the border is causing fresh fish spoilage for some. A new immigration system is being implemented. Buying and selling have become trickier. The list of changes is extensive. John Patching offers his perspective on how he and other small businesses deal with this year’s changes. His research and what he learns from small business owners give you a sense of what is happening in the UK, Brussels (Capital of Belgium), France, Italy, Spain,  and Germany. Some countries in Europe weren’t online with their goods and services, which adds to the complications of small business survival. The entrepreneurial spirit needs to be unleashed.

John Patching is not a reporter or a small business expert. He is a holistic healer, meditation tutor, and experienced life coach from Oxfordshire, England. I have been mentoring John in his private practice over the last year and a half. He also consults with me as I work through my own traumas; he is a gift from the Universe. I was floored when he described what they all are needing to do just to survive right now.

John gives some history of why Brexit was appealing to voters, the pros and cons. He poses legitimate questions about fairness regarding the United Kingdom and its rights within its borders. The UK is in a lockdown for an indefinite period due to Covid-19 numbers. The circumstances have become even more distressed with the new rules of Brexit.

Underlying any bad breakups are lies and deception to keep the interested party from discovering the truth. That seems to be the case with the United Kingdom as it works out border agreements. Red tape for small and large businesses has slowed getting food and other products to their regular trading partners within the EU. They now have to pay taxes on all their goods and services and limits on some goods. Living amongst the countries will involve having a visa and other negotiated Brexit changes. 

Citizens are disillusioned about the full implications of Brexit and reckoning with what they have been sold, their own assumptions, and the truth of their reality. Tears of release can shed light on the ambiguity of the circumstances they are in and release some of the trauma encircling us all.

 We finish with some inspiration and the silver-lining kind of news we crave. Oxford has developed its own vaccine. The UK is on target to meet incredible targets of vaccinating 15M people. Despite the bleakness, the Government rollout is unified and coming together. The UK is free to develop its own trade agreements with other countries outside of the EU. John helps you envision how you can see yourself in the river’s flow to form new patterns as you release the old ones.

Place yourself in Europe.While listening, if you have entrepreneurial ideas or questions, please email, or call me. We can do a follow-up show that includes you.

“We can use this opportunity to start waking up. If we do decide to start surrendering to our uncontrollable situation, letting go of resistance and resentment, we will have no shortage of opportunities to learn and grow. Our world will become our greatest teacher and ally.” —Pema Chödrön