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, Changing our Minds, Coaching, Conflict, Conflicting Ideas, Emergenetics, Emotional Intelligence, Feedback, Finance, Flourish, Flourishing, Gratitude, Learning, Love, Marriage, Perseverance, Positive Core, Relationship with Money, Strengths, Teamwork, Uncategorized, Values, VIA
When we met again two weeks later, Megan and Michael were both looking a little frayed around the edges. “Honestly!” Megan exploded, as soon as we sat down. “You’d think it was everyone else’s wedding! Michael’s mother has sent us her guest list of 250 people, every...
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 | Conflict, Conflicting Ideas, Emotional Intelligence, Energy, Feedback, Flourish, Inner Strength, Intelligence, Learning, Meditation, Mental Fitness, Mind/Body Connection, Mindfulness, Optimism, The Brain Diaries, The Brain Diaries, The Mind, Uncategorized
Sue is excited to go to the cocktail party. She knows only a few others who will be attending, but she’s confident she’ll find some interesting people to talk to – she always does! Full of energy and confidence, she has a strong sense of connection with her...
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 | Coaching, Conflict, Conflicting Ideas, Positive Psychology, Strengths, Team Dynamics, Team Performance, Teamwork, Values
Steve Jobs’ authorized biography by Walter Isaacson paints a vivid picture of a man with vision, purpose and one whose single-minded focus brought us an ingenious array of beautifully designed and intuitive products. Also apparent, to misquote Shakespeare in Othello,...
