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 | Aging, Energy, Happiness, Mind/Body Connection, Perseverance, Physical Fitness, Physical Health, Positive Psychology, Uncategorized, Willpower
I attended the Canadian Positive Psychology’s 2012 conference this past weekend and was surprised to learn that it was the first conference about positive psychology in all of North America. In the mean time, I want to highlight something I have in common with...
by MAI Team | Career, Changing our Minds, Emotional Intelligence, Feedback, Flourish, Happiness, High Performance, Inner Strength, Meditation, Mental Fitness, Mind/Body Connection, Mindfulness, Physical Fitness, Physical Health, Positivity
For the life of him, Jack can’t understand why people are always asking if something is bugging him, or if he is angry. He isn’t, at least, he doesn’t think he is, though come to think of it, he often blows his cork without a lot of warning. One...
by MAI Team | Changing our Minds, Emotional Intelligence, Feedback, Flourish, Happiness, High Performance, Inner Strength, Intelligence, Meditation, Mindfulness, Optimism, The Brain Diaries, The Brain Diaries, The Mind
Oh no! What a morning! The alarm didn’t go off. I stubbed my toe rushing to the shower, which was cold because that rotten kid used up all the hot water. Again. The coffee machine boiled over, leaving a scorched mess all over the heating plate and me without caffeine....
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 | 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...