by MAI Team | Anxiety, Changing our Minds, Conflict, Emotional Intelligence, Flourish, Happiness, High Performance, Inner Strength, Meditation, Mind/Body Connection, Resilience, The Brain Diaries, The Brain Diaries, The Mind
What if I told you it was possible to reduce anxiety and stress, improve attention, calmness and reactivity without medication or leaving the comfort of your own home? Sounds too good to be true? It isn’t. Those who practice meditation, particularly with a focus on...
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, Emotional Intelligence, Energy, Flourish, Happiness, Mind/Body Connection, Perseverance, The Brain Diaries, The Brain Diaries, Willpower
Blog # 4 in our series featuring The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McMonigal Question: When is a shopper the happiest? A On the way to the store – the Anticipation B Browsing the stores – the Reconnaissance C Scoring the first item – the Acquisition D Getting...
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...