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 | 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, 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 | Conflict, Feedback, High Performance, Motivation, Team Dynamics, Team Performance, Teamwork
This riveting clip from “The West Wing” shows a fictional response to Dr. Jacob, a thinly disguised “Dr. Laura Schlessinger”, the highly prescriptive and directive talk-show host who vigorously dispenses advice to people who call in to her...
by MAI Team | Education, Feedback, Flourish, Flourishing, High Performance, Intelligence & Abilities, Learning, Motivation, Positive Psychology, Strengths, The Brain Diaries, The Brain Diaries, The Mind, Values
Imagine there’s a heaven… Where every kid learns at his or her own pace, in accordance with their learning style, with an emphasis on what interests them. Well, heaven has moved a step closer to reality, as described in this article by Wired Magazine and in...
by MAI Team | Emotional Intelligence, Feedback, High Performance, Team Dynamics, Team Performance, Teamwork, The Brain Diaries, The Brain Diaries, The Mind
Our three golden retrievers have very distinctive personalities, as was illustrated when my husband Glenn and I took them all out for ice cream the other night. We walked over to the local ice-cream parlour and purchased a vanilla kiddie cone for each of them. Ben,...
