by MAI Team | Coaching, Conflict, Emotional Intelligence, Happiness, Intelligence & Abilities, Meditation, Mindfulness, The Brain Diaries, The Brain Diaries
Emotions are such messy things. Like subterranean springs, they can thwart the best-laid plans of our rational minds, sap our motivation, send us off into paroxysms of rage and fuel many an “over-served” evening of excess bonhomie. Until fairly recently,...
by MAI Team | Changing our Minds, Conflicting Ideas, Emotional Intelligence, Feedback, Flourish, Mindfulness, Motivation, Perseverance, The Brain Diaries, The Brain Diaries, Willpower
Third in our series of blogs featuring Kelly McMonigal’s The Willpower Instinct. I have been so good on my diet, and those brownies look scrumptious. I deserve a little treat… We’ve made a lot of progress this month on our budget. I’m so pleased. Oh, I see they’re...
by MAI Team | Emotional Intelligence, Energy, Flourish, High Performance, Mind/Body Connection, Mindfulness, Motivation, The Brain Diaries, The Brain Diaries, Willpower
In one of our earlier blogs, The Three Faces of Willpower, we discussed the factors that favour and those that work against our willpower, as described in Kelly McMonigal’s book, The Willpower Instinct. One particular enemy, challenged blood glucose levels, deserves...
by MAI Team | Emotional Intelligence, Energy, Flourish, Happiness, Inner Strength, Mind/Body Connection, Mindfulness, Motivation, The Brain Diaries, The Brain Diaries, Willpower
It’s been amply demonstrated that people with a good dollop of willpower are better off on nearly every front than those who lack this precious commodity. Those with willpower tend to Have longer lasting relationships Make more money and go further in their careers...
by MAI Team | Emotional Intelligence, Energy, Flourish, Flourishing, Happiness, High Performance, Inner Strength, Intelligence & Abilities, Mindfulness, Motivation, Perseverance, Self Confidence, Strengths, Team Performance, The Mind, Values
My son is now a teenager and as a result is allowed access to the fitness center. He recently started working with a personal trainer. As you might imagine, a 13 year old has his own unique fitness goals (in his case a couple related to hockey and several related to...
by MAI Team | Energy, Flourish, Happiness, High Performance, Intelligence, Intelligence & Abilities, Mindfulness, Motivation, Positive Psychology, Self Confidence, Team Dynamics, Team Performance, Values
At the core of each of us are our values – important and enduring beliefs about what is important. Once ignited, our instinctive drives can sustain us when we need to set aside our most natural behavior, as shown in this TED video by Susan Cain, author of Quiet: The...