by Helen Kain | Focus, Home, Mental Fitness, Mind/Body Connection, Self-Control, The Brain Diaries, The Brain Diaries, The Mind, Willpower
Devices. Our beloved Devices. The siren call of an arriving text or email captures our attention even when we know we should be concentrating on the task at hand. We sneak a peek at dangerous or inopportune times, whilst driving, for example, or reading to our...
by MAI Team | Home, Self-Control, The Mind, Willpower
When you think about yourself today and sometime in the future, which of the circle pairs below best depicts how you see yourself? Second question – how are those New Year’s resolutions going? I ask because a Walter Mischel, of The Marshmallow Test:...
by MAI Team | Anxiety, Changing our Minds, Conflict, Emotional Intelligence, Finance, Flourishing, Generosity, Gratitude, Happiness, Learning, Love, Marriage, Perseverance, Positive Core, Relationship with Money, Stress, Team Dynamics, Values, Willpower
Megan and Michael were looking a good deal more relaxed at their next appointment. “Good news!” Megan started off, “We talked with all the parents, and much to my surprise, Michael’s mother was more than willing to cut the guest list once we explained our reasoning...
by MAI Team | Changing our Minds, Coaching, Conflict, Finance, Generosity, Happiness, Learning, Love, Marriage, Optimism, Perseverance, Positive Core, Relationship with Money, Teamwork, Uncategorized, Willpower
Megan and Michael returned the following week with a file folder full of brochures and an excel spreadsheet called “Wedding.” “We went to six different places,” Michael said, gesturing to the folder. “Everything from hotels to specialty wedding venues to halls. There...
by MAI Team | Anxiety, Career, Coaching, Conflict, Conflicting Ideas, Gratitude, Happiness, Learning, Love, Marriage, Optimism, Positive Core, Relationship with Money, Teamwork, Uncategorized, Willpower
The next time we got together, Michael and Megan had done their homework. Their combined figures showed that Michael was making $42,000 a year and Megan was earning $55,000. Their total monthly take-home pay was $6,228. Target Percentage Target $ on Combined After-tax...
by MAI Team | Anxiety, Business, Coaching, Finance, Happiness, Relationship with Money, Willpower
Now that you’ve got your Must Haves itemized and your sources of income put together, we’re going to turn to the question of balance. Remember the three buckets I mentioned in “What you can afford, made easy”? They were Must Haves, Savings and Wants, as...
