Are you one of those people who think you’re hilarious? That tell a story and rock a room? Are you sure about that? When we think of funny people it’s easy to go to the obvious personality type, the Mango. Mangoes are funny, no doubt. Humour comes naturally to them and they are unafraid to…
I’ve been on a bit of a learning curve lately. And it’s a tough one. When you work alone, as I do, you set the projects and you set the deadlines. And during COVID it’s possible I may have taken on one too many projects. Which means lots of deadlines. That may be a myriad…
Ever tried so hard to get it right and just failed miserably? Welcome to being human. There’s been a lot of conversation around Australia Day and naturally the topic of racism has cropped up in some of my interactions, prompting me to share an incident of my own ineptitude some years back. It was in…
Despite the cheeriness of my happy Fruit people I haven’t actually been feeling so Christmassy this year. I’m tired. I want to be all Scrooge and bah humbug but the Mango within won’t let me. I had cancelled my live tree weeks ago but the other night inner Mango won and forced me down to…
My dad’s phone carked it this week. Hardly surprising. It was 23 years old. Go figure. Samsung made extraordinary flip phones to last. Of course, given the fact that he’s 86 and an extreme Lime, this was a source of great despair. He’s probably a 9 out 10 on the Limey scale. Because if here…
Are you a storyteller? Do you love people? Are your party shoes always at the ready? Do you tend to be late – but believe you’re worth the wait? Hello you big Mango! If you don’t know what I’m talking about, follow this link and do the short quiz to give you some context around…
DANGER: Do not restrict people to the confines of their Fruit box. Humans are incredibly complex beings and no one is just one Fruit. Every one of us is a Fruit Salad. Through learning about different Fruit in a simple and fun way, we can recognise elements in ourselves and others and use the knowledge…
I’ve spent a lot of time in hospitals recently. Doing one of my favourite things, observing human behaviour. We’ve learned a lot about our courageous, hardworking nurses on the frontline this year. They’ve come to our attention for the first time and although this doesn’t mean instant pay rises for them, it means recognition and…
Whilst we don’t celebrate Thanksgiving here in Australia, I’ve always loved the idea of marking a special time to give thanks. And with a new book in the wind (in case you hadn’t noticed) I’ve been deep in relationship research. The marvellous Esther Perel says that the quality of our relationships determines the quality of…
