We are Javier and Loli, founders of Gracia Real Estate. We want to share our values and our vision of the company. Get to know us a little better.
I've been taking photographs for more than forty years now. It is one of my great hobbies, so much so that I professionalised it for a while.
Richard Avedon, one of my favourite photographers, used to say: ‘Photograph only what you love’.
I immediately understood his meaning and I made his phrase my own; Do only what you love has become my meaning in life.
I have a Law Degree from UCM and I have been in the world of sales for more than 25 years.
What does a lawyer in sales do?
To be happy.
I do what I am passionate about, it is part of my life, I don't consider it a job; I am one of those privileged people who don't get depressed on Sunday because on Monday ‘I have to go to work’.
‘Ah, of course, what you like is the money,’ I have been told on occasion. Of course I do, and who doesn't? (We'll talk about money and how we relate to it in another post).
But it's not money that moves me, money is only a consequence of the success of what you do. What moves me is the knowledge of the human being, interpersonal relationships and a strong vocation of service.
I want to make the world, at least my world, a more beautiful place.
When you connect with others, you become more empathetic, more humble, respectful, generous and grateful. THANK YOU is one of my favourite words.
And how could it be otherwise, on this path I met Javi, Javier Gracia.
We immediately connected, we share the same philosophy and the same values, success was assured! I don't count the time we've known each other in years but in days. Because every day counts.
We are united by a great respect, admiration and absolute trust. How many people can you say you trust completely?
Javier is intelligent, creative, has an incredible vision of the future, he is innovative, his brain makes connections in a different way, much more creative, he is noble and loyal, and watch out, he is also stubborn as hell! When it's time to argue, he beats me by attrition!
Yes, this is my partner, with whom I decided to embark on the Tenerife adventure.
Why the Canaries? Because we love its people, its landscape, its climate, its gastronomy, everything is beauty and we are staunch defenders of beauty as the driving force of the world. Beauty is a value.
And here we are! On the beautiful island of Tenerife, with our own real estate agency, our own project, which above all speaks of us, of how we understand the world and how we want to be in it.
It is a real estate agency with ART and GRACE. Hence our name: GRACIA REAL ESTATE.
(It could also have been Gracia reArt Estate).
‘Ah! of course! Gracia is his surname’, others call me ‘Gracia’ instead of Loli, because they have assumed that it is my name.
If you look up the word ‘GRACIA’ in the dictionary it will give you a few meanings, each one more precious than the last.
That is the grace of having chosen this name which ‘coincidentally’ is also Javier's surname.
After this presentation I hope you will get to know us a little better and if you feel like getting to know us, we will be delighted to share a coffee and a good chat.
You are all WELCOME. THANK YOU.