Wall - A Spanish Life

2012-02-01 19:11:15 UTC by Brenda in Quesada

If you’d like to become a winner, you’re not alone. Winners are the icing on the cake of society, the cherry in the cocktail of life and overall just the coolest people on earth.
But what is a “winner”, actually? Is Bill Gates a winner? How about Mother Theresa? Or Gandhi? What about Vincent van Gogh, who hardly sold any paintings during his life time? Can you be declared a winner in retrospect? And who declares the winners in the first place?
Ah… hold on. I think we may finally have found the right question: Who declares the winners?
Is it God? Does he point his finger to draw a line between winners and losers? Or maybe it’s a highly regarded group of success gurus who make the decision? Do they publish a list of winners online? And do you have to buy their training course to earn your winner badge?
What about your friends? Surely, what they think of you must be right? But what if you find new friends who think differently?
The one with the right to judge you
Darn… this is getting complicated. We might actually have to stop asking questions and start facing the truth. You might have to accept the harsh reality that there’s only one single person who has all the power to decide whether you’re a winner or not. Someone who can determine your fate, who has the right to judge you and who can change your life with his or her thoughts alone.
It’s you, of course. Which really doesn’t make things any easier. I mean, what are you supposed to think of yourself? Who tells you what you should think? Is it God? Or maybe a group of highly regarded — ok, let’s not go through all that again.
The bottom line is this: It’s all on you. You’re the only one who gets to decide and nobody else has the power to “help” you with your decision.
By now, we realise that our starting question doesn’t quite fit. “Are you a winner?” isn’t really a question anyone can answer. Why don’t we replace it with “Do you feel like a winner?”. If you’re the only who gets a say in this anyway, then your feelings and thoughts are all that matters, aren’t they?
So, do you feel like a winner? I certainly do. Sometimes. At other times, I feel like a total failure: weak, vulnerable and helpless.
My guess is that you’re like me. I think that you try to think well of yourself, and often succeed — but not always.
How to feel like a winner
To help you feel like a winner more often, I’d like to show you a little exercise that has helped me personally a lot. In order to do so, I’ll build on the exercise that Douglas Cartwright has suggested for changing the way we look at problems.
Here’s what to do:
Step 1:
In writing, make a list of your successes in life. Start with your childhood. How you learned
to swim, or to ride a bike. Then work your way up to today. Your first kiss, your high-school
graduation. The first job. Your first promotion. You get the picture.
Steps 2 – 1,000,000:
From now on, every time you experience a new success, read through the whole list again. Then
add the new success to the list.
This activity shifts your thinking significantly. Instead of registering your successes as isolated events, your mind will start to interlink them.
As a result, you don’t just think “Wow, I’ve achieved a success” whenever you have a success-experience. Instead, you think “Wow, I’m a successful person” — a winner.

For more details check out: http://cytguides.com/84PersonalDevelopmentReports/?e=Kasinspain

2011-12-06 11:49:45 UTC by Kas in Los Balcones

Joe Longthorne in Concert

Night Out Promotions working together with Personality Artistes Ltd Present Joe LongThorne '' A Man And His Music ''
Live at the Teatro Municipal, Torrevieja
On Monday 10th October 2011
Show starts 8pm
Tickets are priced at 25 basic, 35 Improved view, 50 premium seats and a few after show party passes still available.
Tickets are available from the theatre box office, or contact Night Out Promotions on 966 732 215 or 672 885 418
or visit www.nightoutpromotions.com

2011-10-06 23:54:31 UTC by Gaynor Weekes in Guardamar del Segura

self fit solar water heaters Campello

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2011-09-08 06:16:40 UTC by tony in Agost

LONG TERM RENTAL INCOME
Are you looking to sell your property and finding it hard? Perhaps you are getting offers that you cannot afford to accept, or worse still that nobody is actually showing any interest at all, but you are still having to pay the bills and possibly also a mortgage?

Well the truth is that prices will not rise for at least a couple of years yet. So why not do the sensible and prudent thing and hold on to your property until you are able to obtain a realistic price when you wish to sell. You need to gain an income to pay the Bills by taking on a Long term let. We have many clients on our Books just waiting for Long Term Properties !!!!

If interested please e-mail: [email protected] with basic details of your property plus a contact telephone number.

2011-09-06 11:19:58 UTC by Hope in La Marina

http://www.daydreamvillas.eu/proplist.php?ref=PSELF02&submit=PSELF02

Do you have money just sitting in your Bank receiving a very poor interest rate?

If so, surely now is the time to *Snap up* one of the many Reduced Bargains that we have on our Books. We enclose below the links to a small selection of these types of properties:

Properties UNDER 50,000 euros

http://www.daydreamvillas.eu/proplist.php?ref=PSELS01&submit=PSELS01

http://www.daydreamvillas.eu/proplist.php?ref=TJ443&submit=TJ443

http://www.daydreamvillas.eu/proplist.php?ref=PSELJ01&submit=PSELJ01

Properties Between 100,000 to 150,000 euros

http://www.daydreamvillas.eu/proplist.php?ref=TJ450&submit=TJ450

http://www.daydreamvillas.eu/proplist.php?ref=MBLRBERNA&submit=MBLRBERNA

http://www.daydreamvillas.eu/proplist.php?ref=MBMMGESTIO&submit=MBMMGESTIO

http://www.daydreamvillas.eu/proplist.php?ref=CYCvre998&submit=CYCvre998

Properties Over 150,000 euros

http://www.daydreamvillas.eu/proplist.php?ref=PSEVM02&submit=PSEVM02

http://www.daydreamvillas.eu/proplist.php?ref=MBHFAC&submit=MBHFAC

http://www.daydreamvillas.eu/proplist.php?ref=CYC0053&submit=CYC0053

To view all our properties that we have For Sale click the following link and put your own search in:

http://www.daydreamvillas.eu
e-mail: [email protected]
Tel: (0034) 96-679-0844 OR (0034) 679-779-122

2011-09-01 10:53:18 UTC by Carol in La Marina

http://www.spainvillas.co.uk/stables.htm

Stables for sale

Stables for sale on The Costa Blanca Equestrian type properties.

We also have available a good selection of country properties where stables could be situated.
(0034)96 679 0844 or email [email protected]

2011-08-31 11:53:29 UTC by Ian in La Marina

All On Board For A Spanish Life!

ARE YOU ALL ABROAD FOR A SPANISH LIFE
All Abroad is looking forward to its link-up with ‘A Spanish Life’ which will see one of the most comprehensive websites covering communities in Spain combine its resources with one of the most popular expat magazines around! We offer advice, info, features, and articles all relevant to life as an expat in Spain and with the help of A Spanish Life we’ll be able to spread our message (and some cracking jokes…).
A Spanish Life, like All Abroad, offers expats the chance to tell their story and recount their experiences and now those tips and advice (and warnings!) will be spread around the Costas via the web with A Spanish Life and All Abroad which is a hard copy magazine (free, 5th every month) available at the moment, on the Costa Blanca only.
All Abroad has been running for seven years now (formerly known as The Jungle Drums) and their experts and contributors know what it is like to be an expat in Spain, and they always tell you about anything with a smile on their face!
Welcome and we hope you’ll experience your Spanish Life with all of us here at All Abroad and A Spanish Life!

2011-08-30 11:43:58 UTC by Kas in Los Balcones

Your Guide to Spanish Inheritance tax.

A Guide to Spanish Inheritance tax,

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

You may be aware of this already, but it’s something many people who own property in Spain don’t know.

It’s about the taxes payable when an owner of property in Spain passes away.

If you have ever wondered about the details of inheritance tax, it’s simply this:

Your hard earned legacy may have to be sold off to pay crippling tax bills when you pass away?

Spanish Inheritance tax, death duties , legal fees - up to 40% .

So, right now, can you be absolutely sure that those you leave behind will have the money to cover those costs?

Of course we would all prefer our children and grandchildren to enjoy the property we’ve worked so hard to own, and not be forced to sell it to cover onerous tax demands.

Equally as worrying, did you know that in the UK system of IHT, a husband or wife is usually an exempt beneficiary?

But in the Spanish system...

Your husband or wife will not be exempt from Spanish Inheritance Tax.

It's a sobering thought, isn't it?

For a Fuller explanation
http://www.spain-info.co.uk/Spanish-Inheritance-Tax.htm

2011-08-26 14:49:28 UTC by Spanish Connections in Rentals in Spain

Retirement complexes for the over 60's

Kei Homes Retirement Complexes for the over 60’s
Kei Homes the ‘Retirement Home Specialists’ in Spain, have identified several properties on the Costas most suitable for retirement housing/sheltered accommodation including properties in and around the Torrevieja area, El Campello, Mazarron and Malaga area, which are begging to be utilized.
Kei Homes have always had the idea to create and manage several smaller retirement complexes up and down Spain and we are looking for investors to assist us or simply individuals/families who think they would benefit from such accommodation to come forward and join us in putting this adventurous but exciting vision into practice.
If you or someone you know are looking for this kind of accommodation, who possibly need a little care and security but who would still retain your independence and who would like to stay on in Spain or move to Spain knowing there are suitable places to be had at affordable prices, please contact us to discuss your requirements.
These properties will be available on a life-lease/freehold and rentable basis, and we are looking for enough people to make the idea viable. Prices will be very favorable.
This is a genuine chance and not a scam to provide small retirement complexes/sheltered accommodation with facilities and security befitting elderly people and /or those suffering from restricted mobility, and Kei-Homes is prepared to take the matter further if enough people show interest.
At all Kei-Homes retirement complexes/sheltered housing scheme in Spain, we offer purpose-built properties for sale/rent/life-lease for people over the age of 60. We are keen to make sure that your home remains your home as long as you require it and if and when you may require assistance then we will be on hand to provide it using qualified experienced nurses and care workers. You should not simply have to return your homeland or endure a lesser quality of life. Our ultimate success depends on your continued occupation. But remember with us, if you rent and decide you would like to move back to your homeland, to another complex etc. then you simply give notice to leave, your life savings are not locked up in property which would be the case if you purchase a unit elsewhere!
You can enjoy your retirement and get the best out of life in comfortable surroundings with the benefit of having a scheme manager/24hr reception and a 24-hour alarm service if ever you have an emergency.
You will not need to worry about maintenance and repairs as we take care of those. We provide a wide range of facilities, which normally would include a communal lounge, a restaurant/coffee bar, a garden or outside seating area, swimming pool, an on-site laundry, mini market, hairdresser/beautician, parking bays and, in many schemes, a guest room for visitors.
Sometimes you may want to be on your own and other times you may want to be sociable. Our properties give you that freedom and our scheme manager can help arrange social activities where you can meet other like-minded people.

Please ring 680137429 or email [email protected]. www.kei-retirement.com for further information.

2011-08-23 17:20:57 UTC by Malcolm X in La Marina