Wishbone vs Backbone
It takes backbone, not wishbone, to get the life you want. Think about it. How often do we look at someone else’s life and wish we had what they have and make excuses as to why we can’t be, do…
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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.
Trust!
Last week, a friend asked me what was the main thing I learned from my Camino experience and I didn’t hesitate with my response. It wasn’t so much that I learned something new; it was the reinforcement of something I…
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It’s YOUR journey. Do it YOUR way.
At the end of this week, I’m heading back to Spain to walk the Camino de Santiago again. I did this pilgrimage in 2015 – well, I did about half of it. I ended up with a stress fracture in…
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Let’s see what the day brings
Are you one of those people who wake up thinking “Let’s see what the day brings?” I think most of us do, albeit, unconsciously. We decide (either consciously or unconsciously) to go with the flow. Well, here’s something to think…
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The suppression of self is more dangerous than you think
When the need for acceptance is greater than the need to be who we truly are, our true self slowly but surely begins to die. The suppression of self is something that comes naturally to so many of us that…
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Are you willing to listen to the experts? (Or do you think you are one?)
In this day and age when everyone has access to information at their fingertips, it’s very easy for people to fool themselves into believing that they know all there is to know about a particular topic. Just take the Covid-19…
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Do people really hate change?
As a coach and an organisational change manager, I regularly hear people make the following statement: People hate change. So, is it true? Well, yes and no. What I have found in all the years I’ve been doing what I…
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Be your own movie star
This month, we are putting ourselves into the movie world and looking at some of the key roles involved in creating a great movie. I often joke with a friend of mine about how some people like to think that…
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Why people don’t change – and how YOU can
I recently saw a list that someone had pulled together on why people don’t change. It was a simple of list of three items. They were: Let’s explore each of these a bit further. The comfort zone I’ve covered this…
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Are you just drifting along through life?
I was listening to a podcast the other day and the speaker brought up a term that applies to how so many people seem to live their lives: Drifting. Drifting through life. Now, I’m a coach who teaches the concept…
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