We are coming to the end of 2011 and what have we achieved and what is left to be done? For me and my Fiancee, this is year was about change, taking risk and compromise. Even when things looked bleak for the country and competition was rife out there, we still succeeded. Sometimes faith along with hard work pays off. Taking responsibility is key to success and this is where a lot of people fail. Far too many people expect the government to take full responsibility for the current economic climate and complain too quickly when things do not go according to plan. Far too many people complain about certain issues such as the countries deficit but when asked to take a cut themselves from lets say their pensions for the greater good of the country, they do not want to do this. They want the economy to get better but are not prepared to contribute. Very sad indeed!
For us as a couple, things are going well and continue to get better. However, there is always a feeling as I'm sure many feel, a risk of worsening economic climate. It's ironic to hear that the Greek government wishes to allow it's people to approve the recent 100bn euro bailout offered. It is clear that the government of Greece wants one thing and its people another. It's quite clear that without the people's will, no government can achieve its' goal. This is the very worrying thing and this is what will not make the bail-out work. It is a very gloomy outlook for the Euro and maybe for the EU.
Greece was offered a referendum on wether to accept the Bail out or not. The UK however was not offered a referendum to amend terms or to leave the EU. I can understand why a government would not want to risk a sensitive time in the Euro right now but it has fundamentally denied its people the opportunity to voice its preference and wish. This is not a clever move. Even seeing Nick Clegg vowing not to allow changes to the EU terms is suicide as currently his party is 8% of the UK vote in the poles. It seems a lot of minorities are shouting loudly at the moment and expect to get their way, Unions, protesters and even looters.
It's a difficult time for many but people need faith and to understand that you do not need to accept what happens around you in order to succeed. We proved this when both of us were facing redundancy and competition from many other unemployed people. Our own initiatives in succeeding with indirectly strengthen our economy. We don't need to solely rely on our government or certainly not Europe! ;)
