by MAI Team | Emotional Intelligence, Energy, Flourish, Flourishing, Happiness, High Performance, Inner Strength, Intelligence & Abilities, Mindfulness, Motivation, Perseverance, Self Confidence, Strengths, Team Performance, The Mind, Values
My son is now a teenager and as a result is allowed access to the fitness center. He recently started working with a personal trainer. As you might imagine, a 13 year old has his own unique fitness goals (in his case a couple related to hockey and several related to...
by MAI Team | Coaching, Conflict, Conflicting Ideas, Positive Psychology, Strengths, Team Dynamics, Team Performance, Teamwork, Values
Steve Jobs’ authorized biography by Walter Isaacson paints a vivid picture of a man with vision, purpose and one whose single-minded focus brought us an ingenious array of beautifully designed and intuitive products. Also apparent, to misquote Shakespeare in Othello,...
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, Gratitude, Strengths, Team Dynamics, Team Performance, The Brain Diaries, The Mind, Values
If there is a human trait that rubs me raw it’s officiousness, and its close cousins, piousness and righteousness. A most unholy alliance. Due to my Scottish ancestry, I’m naturally a dark brunette, or at least I was for the first chunk of my life. Now I owe my...
by MAI Team | Disorders, Flourish, Flourishing, Gratitude, Happiness, Optimism, Physical Health, Positivity, Strengths, The Brain Diaries, Values
In Where is its mind? What the battle over the ‘bible’ says about psychiatry, Ian Brown, feature editor of the Globe and Mail, takes the view that the upcoming fifth version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM V) has inflated the definition of mental illness...
by MAI Team | Anxiety, Coaching, Memory, Self Confidence, Strengths
I recently watched The King’s Speech for the second time, and as is often the case when we “resee” something, I came away with a very different perspective. This time I saw a story beneath the story. I was intrigued by how Lionel Logue was modeled after a modern-day...
