by MAI Team | Energy, Flourish, Happiness, High Performance, Intelligence, Intelligence & Abilities, Mindfulness, Motivation, Positive Psychology, Self Confidence, Team Dynamics, Team Performance, Values
At the core of each of us are our values – important and enduring beliefs about what is important. Once ignited, our instinctive drives can sustain us when we need to set aside our most natural behavior, as shown in this TED video by Susan Cain, author of Quiet: The...
by MAI Team | Changing our Minds, Coaching, High Performance, The Brain Diaries, The Brain Diaries, The Mind
The ability to navigate obstacles is a key characteristic of successful people. Whatever life throws at them, they are somehow able to regroup, find a way, and get the job completed. Ask an employer what makes for a star employee and they will often answer, “She...
by MAI Team | Emotional Intelligence, Feedback, Positive Psychology, Team Dynamics, Teamwork
Positive Psychology suggests that how we deal with each other’s good news may be more important than how we deal with problems and crises. That’s right. Celebration trumps Commiseration. Your spouse comes home and announces they have received a raise. Do you say:...
by MAI Team | Anxiety, Finance, Meditation, Memory, Mind/Body Connection, Mindfulness, Physical Health, Relationship with Money, The Brain Diaries, The Brain Diaries
Question: “Why do we worry so much about money?” The most common response is “Because there is never enough”, usually delivered with a strange look, as though the answer should be self-evident. I used to believe that, too, but after a thirty-year career of working...
by MAI Team | Changing our Minds, Optimism, Perseverance, Resilience, The Brain Diaries, The Brain Diaries
The human brain is a fascinating organ, with a tremendous ability to envision a future that looks very different than the past or present. This capacity for imagination is one of things that set humans apart from our mammalian brethren. Trouble is, we are all too...
