by Helen Kain | ADHD, Anxiety, Attention Deficit Disorder, Changing our Minds, Flourish, Flourishing, High Performance, Meditation, Mental Fitness, Mindfulness, Stress, The Brain Diaries, The Brain Diaries
The Swedes have long had a name for children who bloom where they’re planted – whether in well-tended garden or a sidewalk crack – “dandelion children”. Thomas Boyd, a University of Arizona developmental psychologist and Bruce Ellis, a developmental pediatrician from...
by MAI Team | ADHD, Anxiety, Attention Deficit Disorder, Changing our Minds, Coaching, Conflict, Disorders, Emotional Intelligence, Flourish, Happiness, High Performance, Meditation, Mental Fitness, Mind/Body Connection, Strengths, The Brain Diaries, The Brain Diaries
Attention seems an odd addition to the dimensions of Emotional Style as described by Richard Davidson in The Emotional Life of Your Brain, since we usually think of attention as a cognitive ability. A closer look, however, reveals that attention has both emotional and...
by MAI Team | Anxiety, Changing our Minds, Conflict, Emotional Intelligence, Feedback, Flourish, High Performance, Meditation, Mental Fitness, Mind/Body Connection, Self Confidence, Strengths, Team Dynamics, The Brain Diaries, The Mind
Movie buffs may recall the scene from Four Weddings and a Funeral in which Tom, as best man, gives the speech: Tom: When Bernard told me he was getting engaged to Lydia, I congratulated him because all his other girlfriends were such complete dogs. Although may I say...
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 mi...
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, 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....
