The document discusses how Brexit could negatively impact the UK economy and workers' wages. It is predicted that the minimum wage may not keep pace with inflation and that weaker economic growth could see wages stagnate. Manufacturing businesses face higher costs from import tariffs and a weaker pound, which may cause them to move production overseas or deter investment. This could put many UK manufacturing jobs at risk. The document advocates taking control of one's circumstances to reduce stress and uncertainty during this volatile economic period. It suggests becoming self-employed and proactively pursuing goals to feel empowered despite broader economic challenges from Brexit.

1. Be certain in times of uncertainty.
The poundhas fallen 17% since June's vote for Britain to
leave the European Union. This week ‘The Independent’
Newspaper reported:
“Brexit could knock almost £800 off the annual wage of the
country’s lowest-paid workers by the end of the decade, a
major new report has found.”
It has been predicted that the National Minimum living wage
will be unsustainable and fail to raise in line with the
Governments pre-bexit projection of £9.00 by the end of
2020. A weaker wage growth throughout the UK has been
forecast as a direct result of struggling U.K businesses who
have been hit by the weak pound and rising import costs.
www.unitetheunion.org published a worrying report the week.
‘According to the report - ‘Brexit on our terms’ - talk by
government ministers of a ‘Hard Brexit’ and the uncertainty
surrounding the UK’s trading relationshipwith Europe could
deter carmakers from investing in their UK plantsand see
productionmove to Europe on modelsdue to come in to
productionafter 2020.’
Unite represent over 500,000 manufacturing workers. If the
much talked about ‘Hard Brexit’ is triggered many UK
workers, many of whom are alreadyon minimum wage may
stand to lose their jobs. Investment decisionsfor new car
developmentand productionhere in the UK have yet to be

2. made, these includefuture generationsof the HondaCivic,
Toyota Auris, Nissan Qashqau and Range Rover Sport.
Presently the UK enjoys a free trading agreement with the
E.U. althoughwe may be forced to revert to World Trading
Organisation tariffs which would add 10% on exports and 4%
on imports, forcing manufacturing plantsto look outside the
UK to cut costs.
Social media has been full of reports on Tesco’s refusal to pay
a higher import tax on Unilever products, with e-bay listing
jars of marmite for silly amounts, one seller posting a listing
for £45 with 15 people watching. The reaction to
‘marmitegate’ in the main is very much ‘tongue in cheek’ but
as we know many a true word was said in jest. Until article 50
is fully implementedwe cannot be sure if the face of British
manufacturing will change for good. We do not know if
importexport levees will change how we shop, it is all very
uncertain.
Is there a way we can take control and be certain in times of
uncertainty? Autonomy is one of the greatest freedoms a
person can have. A stress free life is to be protected from the
decisionsof others. Stress itself is a perfectly normal human
response to a potentiallydangeroussituationuniversally
recognised as the ‘Fight or flight syndrome’. Stress hormones
allowedour ancestors to run away from danger allot faster
than they could normally manage. The fight or flight
syndrome was vitalwhen we used to live in the wild and
were liableto attack from other tribes or wild animals.We

3. still use it today. When the threat cannot be fought and there
is no-where to run our bodies have no way to process this
once essential hormone. So we store this hormone (cortisol)
and it makes us ill. Effects on the body include: impaired
cognitive performance, higher bloodpressure, lowered
immunity and increased abdominal fat.
When we have complete control of our circumstances there
is no need to fight or fly. An autonomouslife is one of peace
and empowerment. So why doesn’t everyone live this way?
“One of the biggest distractionsthat people run into is fear of
economic insecurity. They fear that their safe, normal life will
be threatened or disappear.In a way, it will. When you
decide to go full force and jump into achievingyour goals,
you have to take risks”1
This extract was taken from a book I am currently reading by
Les Brown, he talks about how we can all have a happy
productive life once we take control of our destiny. In these
uncertain times many of us can relate to ‘the fear of
economic insecurity’. Once we remove the uncertainty there
is nothing to fear and it will change how you respond to that
stress hormone. No longer will you feel backed into a corner.
Taking that first leap will trigger stress-related changes in
your body but with a positivemind-set there will be nothing
to fight against and the positive effects of cortisol will be
yours to harness.
1 Les Brown. 10 Rules for success.

4.  A quick burst of energy for survival reasons
 Heightened memory functions
 A burst of increased immunity
 Lower sensitivity to pain
 Helps maintainhomeostasisin the body
I can show you how to live a pro-active and stress free life
and let the ‘hard Brexit’ take care of itself. Your income will
be directly linked to the level of your endeavours. You will
work with what you alreadyhave and the people who you
see every day. You will feel a positive drive to succeed
because everything you do it under your control. You will be
certain in these times of uncertaintiy. Can you be proactive?
Take the first step and click here. (insert link to website.)