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.

Is your life shrinking or expanding?

I love this quote by Anais Nin: “Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” It was a quote that really resonated with me and started me off on my journey of doing what I love, which is being…
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Knowing isn’t enough

“I read your book!” How often have I heard people say that to me about my book Don’t Just Settle: Live Your True Life? Well, I haven’t been counting, but I can say that it’s a lot. Of course, I’m…
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Make this a better year

We are half way through this first month of this new year – Happy New Year. Now, my question to you is, what kind of year will you be creating? You see, most people don’t consciously make a decision as…
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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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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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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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