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, 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 | 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...
