Whose journey are you on?
Let’s face it. Most people end up living the life that someone else – parents, schools, society – have set out for them. The fact that you are here, reading this article is a good indication that there is some…
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Author Archive: Vera Herman
Vera Herman is a transformation strategist, facilitator, speaker and coach with over 20 years’ experience in helping individuals and organisations design and build their visions and dreams, accelerate their business results, and create richer, more fulfilling lives. She is passionate about supporting people who are ready to explore, challenge and change any self-defeating patterns, and design, build and step into the lives they were meant to be living.
Just keep moving forward
Every little step counts. Whether it be physical steps – if you are walking from one location to another – or taking any other action steps towards a goal, building your business or career, decluttering your house, choosing healthy eating…
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What it means to forgive
Forgiveness is for our own benefit, not the for the benefit of the person who has done us wrong. It is also a choice. A decision. An action. It doesn’t just ‘simply happen’. To paraphrase a popular quote: “To hold…
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Treat yourself with compassion
We can be so hard on ourselves. We place these exceedingly high expectations on how we are supposed to behave, to think, and to do, and when we fall short of meeting those expectations, we struggle to treat ourselves with…
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The quality of your answers depends on the quality of your questions
It is very common for us to not like the answers we are getting when we seek to find solutions to our problems. What it often comes down to though, is the quality of the questions we are asking. Albert…
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Pay attention to what you’re tapping in to
If you don’t take notice of what your thoughts are, your thoughts will do their own thing and they will control you. But when you pay attention to your thoughts, when you notice what you are thinking about, then you…
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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Lau Tzu Are you waiting to learn, know or understand every step you need to take before taking action? Are you waiting until you feel confident before pursuing something…
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Clarity is key
A fairly consistent message from personal development experts and life coaches is to look at whatever bad situation you may find yourself in and explore what was the good in that situation. There’s general agreement that if you can find…
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Your future is your responsibility
The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any. – Alice Walker. There is a story about two brothers. The boys had lost their mother when they were quite young and were brought up…
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Gratitude and Awe
It was in a simple, boring, mundane moment when I was stopped in my tracks. I was actually stepping outside to bring in my garbage bin that had just been emptied by the garbage collector. It doesn’t get more boring…
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