“When you read Socrates, Aristotle, Plato, you understand that life is very simple. Just a very short trip. And I don’t know how long I’ll be on this trip. I can only be grateful for it and create good energy. I can certainly complain about life. But I decided to enjoy it. I love surfing, and like in surfing, I try to catch the wave in all areas of life. If something bad happens, I can’t influence it. But I can stay in good energy and give it to the people around me.” – Yaacov Afik, CEO Afik Group
Yaacov Afik is a real estate and spiritual entrepreneur. When he’s not developing luxury lifestyle properties and growing his wellness business, this father of three meditates, practices the defensive art of Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ), takes healing ice baths, explores consciousness therapy, and paddles and surfs the world’s oceans. Mr. Afik has visited numerous nations, including Panama, the Dominican Republic, India, Sri Lanka, and Europe. His diverse interests and holistic approach to life deeply influence his business philosophy.
The Philosophy of Surfing: A Metaphor for Life and Business
For Yaacov, surfing is a full commitment sport, putting his mind, body, and spirit to the test. Waves are magnificent and can also overwhelm. A surfer listens to their body, board and the water to maintain balance. The enormous rewards add to cardiovascular fitness, mobility, and strength. Surfing builds confidence, resilience, and a community. Surfing can also be solitary. It can be emotional, even spiritual.
“One might rightly say surfriding is a prayer of a higher order, that the sea is a church, the wave a silent sermon.” Tom Blake, American writer and surfer
When you surf, you are part of nature: part of its power and beauty. Feeling the force of each wave and the warmth of the sun is renewing, forcing reflection on the present, on what truly matters. It asks you to accept failures, fall, let go, get washed clean and get back up to ride the next set.
As breakout women’s surfing champion Lara Einzig so poignantly puts it, “Surfing is simultaneously challenging, calming, healing, and humbling. It both magnifies and microscopically sharpens your focus. It reveals a strength from within that otherwise might remain hidden. And it offers a space for meditation and perspective. Each time you enter the water, you return to the shore—transformed.”
At the same time, water is life—mysterious, energetic, and divine. We are made of water, 99% at a molecular level, created in water for nine months, and need water to sustain us. This mystical life-affirming matrix has memory, intelligence, and a willingness to support life. Endlessly curious, patient and creative, it always finds its way to the sea and teaches us how to turn our obstacles into opportunities for new growth.”
So, Yaacov Afik loves surfing. He believes in surfing waves of water and the waves of life, with all their peaks and troughs, placid lakes and violent storms, with a positive, passionate attitude. Speaking to Gulzhan Kustuba of More Ways Ltd, Yaacov mentions what a “short trip” life is and how important it is to enjoy it. Like the oceans, whose quantity is unknown, life and the qualities of water inspire. Mr. Afik agrees that “Qualities, unlike quantities, cannot be measured. Yet it is qualities, not quantities, that give meaning to life. Qualities involve feelings and induce thought and reflection.”
This passion for meaning and quality spills over to Yaacov’s other great love, real estate, and his work with the Afik Group, among the biggest construction companies in North Cyprus and internationally. His approach to real estate development is deeply rooted in these principles, aiming to create environments that nourish and uplift.
How Surfing’s Principles Coalesce with Luxury Villas for Sale in North Cyprus
How do surfing, water, and villas for sale in North Cyprus coalesce? Like water and surfing, your home and its surroundings support life. They can nourish and nurture. Providing thoughtfully designed, uplifting, high-quality builds in the form of luxury living estates is how Mr. Afik and his international team make waves. They translate the pursuit of balance, resilience, and quality, learned from surfing, into creating exceptional living spaces.
About Afik Group’s Villas and Apartments for Sale in North Cyprus
The Afik Group is family-owned, creating private and resort apartments and villas for sale in Northern Cyprus, Portugal, Georgia, Turkey, and the USA since 1995. Currently, their Cyprus construction operation encompasses their numerous Caesar projects.
These premium North Cyprus homes for sale are not merely seaside residences in a great climate just meters from the beach. Each Caesar development is an extraordinary residential or vacation experience—connecting people with people and placing residents into a quality, dream lifestyle.
Each offers a variety of modern, well-equipped facilities, including extensive landscaped grounds, services, business and sports facilities, numerous pools, eating and retail outlets, and spas. The 7,000-unit, 355.322m$^2$ Caesar Resort & Spa in Iskele in Famagusta, Cyprus, features thirteen glorious swimming pools and a Dead Sea spa.
For families, there are educational centers and engaging contemporary playgrounds and game rooms to keep the kids safe and stimulated. They’ll feel like they’re surfing a wave when they see Caesar Blue’s aqua park. No less impressive, the Caesar Resort will feature a skateboard park and a water park with a surf pool. This dedicated surf pool provides a unique opportunity to experience the thrill of surfing within the comfort of a luxury resort, even if North Cyprus isn’t known for natural surf breaks.
Other Afik Group projects spanning beautiful Northern Cyprus include Caesar Beach, offering apartments and villas for sale in Bogaz. The group’s portfolio in North Cyprus also features 287 cutting-edge Caesar Cliff units in Esentape, Girne, Caeser Blue Line Villas in Bogaz, and Caesar Palm Jumeirah in Kalecik, offering Middle Eastern leaning facilities.
Whether you’re looking for a dream home or a smart investment, the Afik Group’s properties in North Cyprus offer a chance to catch the wave of luxury resort living.