The 4 Deadly Ds – #1 Derail
When it comes to making a decision to go after a dream for our lives, there is an amazing phenomenon that takes place. Our brains go into over-drive in an attempt to keep us “safe”. What do I mean by…
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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.
We are smart – but just too comfortable
We are a lot smarter than we think we are. Seriously. We already know what we need to do. We know what foods we should and shouldn’t eat to maintain a healthy weight. We know how much exercise we should…
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Nip it in the bud
Over the Christmas and New Year break I managed to get into the garden and do some major clearing work. (A perfect activity for burning off all those excess calories consumed at Christmas!) There were some areas of the garden…
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Being healthy is not just physical
Welcome to the fabulous New Year! I truly hope that this is the year that brings you all that your heart desires. Not surprisingly, many of us have made a resolution to take better care of our health. Perhaps we’ve…
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Admirably purposeful, determined and unwavering
The New Year is just days away and for many of us, our thoughts and conversations turn more and more towards our New Year’s Resolutions. But are they truly resolutions, or just simply wish lists? There’s a big difference. The…
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Do what you have to do and what you want to do
Oprah once famously said “Do what you have to do until you can do what you want to do.” I have a slightly different take on that quote. I say: “Do what you have to do WHILST you do what…
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It’s your year, so make it a great one!
Do you realise that most people spend more time planning a stand-alone event like a wedding or a birthday than they do planning their life or even a single year. So, why not take a different approach for the coming…
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Looking back to see forward
It’s a busy time of the year right now as we rush around to buy Christmas presents, plan what we’ll be doing on Christmas day – Whose place will lunch be at this year? Who’s bringing what? What will we…
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10 ways to guarantee your unhappiness
Usually I write or record videos on how to grow, expand and hopefully, make life just a little bit better and happier. Today I thought I’d present to you an alternative way of being. David Jeremiah, in his book titled…
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What are you looking at?
What we see depends mainly on what we look for. ~Sir John Lubbock Do you know someone who seems to block their own progress? They seem to self-sabotage any steps forward from the get-go. Picture this scenario. A friend comes…
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