Dream Come True Lifestyle for Families, Retirees, Artists and Others – Marbella, Spain

A combination of sunny weather for nearly the whole year, mesmerizing mountains, unexplored lovely beaches, old Spanish charm and a modern infrastructure make Marbella the perfect place for a permanent or periodic stay. Boasting an average temperature of 64 Degrees Fahrenheit throughout the year, this city in Spain is suitable for those seeking a balanced lifestyle, the attraction of old charm with modern jet set living.

Located on the Mediterranean Sea, right at the summit of Sierra Blanca, this dream city offers the beautiful view of the sea and mountains from nearly every part of the town. But buying a villa on the amazing Golden Mile, a stretch of 4 miles of luxurious villas in between Puerto Banus and Marbella is a dream come true for those who want it all – best Mediterranean views, cafes, tapas bars, gyms, tennis courts, restaurants, night life, shops, you name it.

Marbella is a wonder that offers practically everything to anyone - a retiree who wants to enjoy a quiet, peaceful life with some wonderful entertainment now and then, a family, a businessman, a celebrity or whatever. A sound economy, a good transport system, international schools catering to those who are pursuing Grade 1 to 12, a good infrastructure and much more make this unique city a perfect place for any family to settle down.  There is nothing lacking when it comes to quality of life for children and parents alike.

Since there is no sales tax and the property tax is very low compared to other countries like the US, retirees who wish for a quiet and beautiful environment may find this city the perfect spot to spend the rest of their days. Celebrities who wish for a break from the hustle bustle of the metropolitan life and wish for quiet charm combined with the perks of modern life may find it convenient to have a villa here for periodic short stays. Boasting scores of Andulasian cultural events throughout the year with a number of international annual festivities, the city is not short of attraction for art lovers, music lovers and cultural lovers.

The Marbella International Opera Festival is held every year in August for the joy of opera lovers. Reggae or music lovers can check out the Marbella Reggae Festival, conducted in July every year. Those who wish to participate in the Marbella International Film Festival can do so in June. MARB ART or the International Contemporary Art Fair is perfect for artists and art lovers alike. Showcasing painting, photography, sculpture and graphic design of more than 500 artists, this annual affair is usually held at the Palace of Congresses.

Whether you are a retiree, a family, a celebrity, a musician or whatever, you may find Marbella, Spain a perfect place to stay on a long term or periodic basis. With property prices of villas very low right now, it is the perfect time to buy a lovely villa overlooking the sea and giving a picturesque view of the mountains. There is nothing short when it comes to quality of lifestyle for the rich and poor alike.

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How to Practice Stress Free Productivity- Time, Energy and Money Management

Seiton or Organization: Home – Do the same thing with the files at your home. Label and index them accordingly. Do not forget to do the same thing with some of your stuff in the kitchen. Imagine this scenario. You are cooking and you need salt urgently.

But you did not label the container. For one moment, the monosodium glutamate looked like salt and you added the quantity you normally do for salt. So the food will have too much of monosodium glutamate with hardly any salty taste, just the taste of the flavoring. In the worst case scenario, you accidentally put sugar instead of salt!

If you did not label the container accordingly, you need to spend time to figure out if it is salt, sugar or whatever. By labeling and organizing your items in the kitchen, you can save ample time and energy in the long run. For example, one look at the rows of drawers and you know where your butcher’s knife is. This is because you have labeled the drawer properly and arranged all your knives in one drawer. Taking your butcher’s knife will be fast and easy.

Seiketsu or Standardization: Office – You may have a great number of hard copy and soft copy files. Think about standardizing them. Use a color coded system to make things easier for you. For example, you can use a green sticker for records and a red sticker for procedures. Create a standard for the items that you have so that retrieving what you want is fast and easy.

For example, the moment you see a red sticker on the file, you know it is a procedure file, not the record file you are seeking. Believe it or not, you can even use a color coded system for all soft copy files.

Why is standardization important? Here is a bad scenario; your customer needs a specific record in soft copy within five minutes. He thinks you should be able to do so within five minutes since you have it on your computer and you can send it to him via email. How long is that going to take? But you struggle to find the right file.

You do not know where you put the vital record. When you open the customer’s folder, you can see a score of subfolders. You do not know which subfolder is the record type for your customer. By the time you send your email to your customer, it has taken you more than twenty minutes. Your customer is of course, not happy at all.

Seiketsu or Standardization: Home – Do the same for the personal documents at your home. Perhaps, you can standardize the items in your kitchen too.

Why is standardization important? Here is a scenario; your bank officer calls you and asks for a specific record. He says that it is the final and only document he needs to approve your loan. But he needs it within five minutes because he has to go back after five minutes and he is on leave for two weeks.

You have a number of files at your home. You do not know which one has your personal records. You take some time to go through all the files. By the time you fax it over to the officer, he has gone back home. So the approval of your loan gets delayed.

Shitsuke or Discipline: Office – Nothing can be done properly without some amount of discipline. You need to have the discipline to practice sorting, cleanliness, organization and standardization always.

Why is discipline important? Here is a good scenario; a potential new customer who is much disciplined according to your supervisor walks in and passes by your working area. He sees how you kept your working area clean, the way you indexed, labeled, color coded and arranged your files. He is greatly impressed by your very discipline.

After evaluating your company, he decides to have a new business dealing with your company. But he tells your supervisor that he wants you to be part of the business project.

Shitsuke or Discipline: Home – Nothing can be done diligently without a certain amount of discipline. You need to have the discipline to practice sorting, cleanliness, organization and standardization always more so at your home. There is a huge tendency to be lazy at your home.

Why is discipline important? Here is a good scenario; your steady girlfriend‘s parents ask you to take them with you to your place for the first time. They want to know what kind of guy you are since you had just proposed to their daughter. They are very much impressed by the cleanliness, organization and other aspects of your place. They tell you how they are impressed by your very discipline. Your discipline gives them the confidence that you are well able to take good care of your daughter.

If you really think about the 5S methodology and its very application at your home and working place, you may realize that practicing stress-free productivity is possible. This is because you do not face the hassle or stress of searching for what you want. Also, you save time and energy in looking for what you need; giving you more time and energy to do other things you love. A clean environment might give a happier feeling to be where you are.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Final Page

How to Practice Stress free Productivity - Time, Energy and Money Management

Seiri or Sorting: Home – Go through all your personal documents, tax, banking statements or whatever. Do the same thing as you did at your working place. The only thing is that you do not need to get your spouse’s permission to dispose unwanted or old documents, unless they are his.

You can do the same thing for your kitchen, bedroom and other areas at your home. Go through all your items, not just your personal documents. Get your family members to do the same thing too.

Why is sorting important? Here is the best-case scenario, you go through all the old items at your home and you find an old and beautiful painting. It is actually one of your grandmother’s old items. You think it is not worth much. But your spouse advises you to check its worth.

So you visit a painting store and ask them to evaluate the painting’s worth. The store owner tells you it is an old painting by Rembrandt. Contrary to what you thought, it is worth over $100, 000.

Seiso or Cleanliness: Office – It is a psychological thing. People are happier working in a cleaner environment. So clean your working area as often as possible to maintain its cleanliness. You might be happier to work at a cleaner place, producing higher quality work. For those with asthma, a dusty place can affect them badly. Dust accumulates on the desk, papers and other places if the working area is not cleaned for some time.

Why is cleaning important? Here is a scenario, a potential new client walks into your office all of a sudden and sees the condition of your working place. He gets a bad first impression, making him think twice about having any business deal with your company or hiring your company.

Seiso or Cleanliness: Home – It is part of a housewife’s job to clean her home. If you are a housewife, you might most probably understand how important cleanliness is. Do the same thing as you did at your working place. Keep your home clean and tidy to the best of your ability.

Maybe, you can give some work to your family members if you are too tired after days of hard work at your working place. Let them learn the importance of cleanliness too.

Why is cleaning important? Here is a bad scenario; your boyfriend’s parents decide to visit you to check you out. It is a sudden visit because your boyfriend has proposed marriage to you. You cannot do much about cleaning the entire place at such short notice. They get a bad impression of you.

Seiton or Organization: Office –Think about labeling and indexing both your soft copy and hard copy files. Doing so will save a great deal of time in the long run. You do not have to search for the file you want. You will be able to find it quickly and easily just by glancing at it.

Do not forget to do the same thing for soft copy files, more so if they are on the local area network. You may have co-workers thanking you for your extra initiative. They do not have to go through all your LAN files to find what they want.

Why is organization important? Here is a bad scenario; an important customer audit is going on. Your customer wants a specific file from you. You search and search to find the right file. It takes ages.

He gets impatient and says he will come back later to you or asks to give it to him once you find it. Then he walks away from you. Your supervisor is not at happy to hear about the incident.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.Page 2

How to Practice Stress-Free Productivity - Time, Energy and Money Management

Time is money these days. It does not matter whether it has to do with your own business or your personal life. Time management laws are important for practicing stress-free productivity. What has relieving stress has to do with productivity?

When you are free of stress or tension, you will be able to do more work than you thought possible. That is not all. You will be at your peak, producing excellent results. Understandably, after some time, you will be promoted to a higher position, earning a higher salary.

When it comes to your home, you can do all your housework at a faster rate, giving you more Quality time with your loved ones if you were practice stress-free productivity. If you are single, you can spend more alone time, taking your mind off work and loving yourself. So how do you manage time especially in today’s rushing world?

There are various good methodologies when it comes to managing time effectively. But one of the favorite methodologies practiced worldwide these days is called 5S, an abbreviation for Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Seiketsu and Shitsuke. It was first adopted by Japanese manufacturing companies for delivery of goods just in time or JIT. But nowadays, a great number of industries, government, hospital, banking and others practice it.

If you are wondering how it is possible to adopt this methodology in your daily life, may it be at your working place or at your home, here is how:

Seiri or Sorting: Office –Go through all your documents, in your files, at your table and every other place. Segregate according to what you use every day or often and what you hardly use or do not use at all. Go through all the documents that you hardly use or do not use at all. You may want to dispose some of them and store the rest somewhere.

You may need your superior’s permission prior to disposing some documents. So check with your supervisor prior to disposing any important but old document. Do the same thing with soft copy files. With computer being the primary means of communication and doing work these days, sorting all your soft copy files is important too.

Why is sorting important? Here is a worst-case scenario, your supervisor asks you for a very urgent document for discussion during a very important business meeting. He needs it within five minutes. You search and search but you cannot find the document he wants. Your five minutes are up. He asks if you had found it yet.

Then he says it is fine because he has to attend the meeting. The meeting does not go as smoothly as he wanted it be. There have been instances of people losing their chance at a new business because of lack of proper documents. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Page 1