by Gordon Parry | Business, Career, Energy, High Performance, Home, Leadership, Mastery, Mental Fitness, Motivation, Strengths
We recently shared a blog on Todd Henry’s terrific book Die Empty. We love this book because it encourages each of us to make a contribution, the unique contribution that only we can make. Henry describes what he calls the Siren Song of Mediocrity as “a...
by MAI Team | Business, Career, Education, Employees, Feedback, Heroes, High Performance, Inner Strength, Leadership, Motivation, Team Performance
“Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.” Dwight D. Eisenhower And just how, exactly, does one do that? It’s the $64,000 question, isn’t it? Chris Lowney, a Jesuit seminarian turned investment...
by MAI Team | Anxiety, Business, Conflict, Conflicting Ideas, Emergenetics, Emotional Intelligence, Finance, Generosity, Happiness, Learning, Love, Marriage, Motivation, Optimism, Positive Core, Relationship with Money, Strengths, Stress, Team Dynamics, Values, VIA
“Congratulations!” I greeted Megan and Michael. “Your Dad told me you were engaged.” I said, addressing myself to Megan. “That’s why we’re here.” She responded. “Dad said he and Mum would be happy to write us a cheque towards the wedding, but we had to come and see...
by MAI Team | Business, Career, Coaching, Finance, Flourish, Inner Strength, Learning, Relationship with Money, Self Confidence
You’ve done your homework, filled out the spreadsheets, and your Financial Balance is anything but. Perhaps the Must Haves, (your minimum contractual financial obligations) are taking a disproportionate chunk of your income. Maybe it’s too much house, car, student or...
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...
by MAI Team | Anxiety, Business, Coaching, Finance, Flourish, Happiness, Willpower
All right. I understand the Rules Have Changed, and I need to figure out a financial structure for myself. I’ve accepted that my worry about money may be out of proportion from time to time, especially when the Reptile is Ruling. But I want to separate fact from fear....