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.

Looking at the bigger picture to find balance

Everyday life comes with a variety of problems we need to deal with – relationship issues, health issues or financial issues. That’s no surprise.  But it’s how we look at those issues or problems in the context of our entire…
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What’s your vision?

Have you ever created a vision board? I remember when I first created mine.  I did it with a slightly sceptical mindset.  A part of me wanted to believe that I could manifest the life that these images were depicting…
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Dreams in action

Much of the work I do with VerityHearts is about supporting people in creating their dream lives.  It’s about helping people not to focus on their current circumstances and conditions, and instead, to open their eyes, minds and hearts to…
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The resonance of our thoughts and words

In a previous blog I quoted Eleanor Roosevelt, saying that “All the water in the world cannot drown you unless it gets in”. That quote got me thinking more deeply about water and about references I’d heard made about a…
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To forgive or not to forgive?

I was listening to talk-back radio earlier this week where two guests were discussing the topic of forgiveness. The commentator kept bringing up different scenarios and asking whether the guests believed the wrong-doer should be forgiven, or if he should…
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Should’a-Would’a-Could’a

I should have. I would have. I could have. (Also known as the should’a-would’a-could’a spiel). I should have started saving. But didn’t. I would have started that diet. But didn’t. I could have changed jobs. But didn’t. Regret. What an…
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Focus on the What. Let go of the How.

I heard a great quote this week: Getting ready is a stalling tactic. I don’t remember who the quote is credited to however, I think there is a lot of truth to it. So many of us plan, plan, plan…
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What if I do nothing?

Letting go of what you know in order to move forward into uncertainty is much easier said than done. Fear of the unknown is a common blocker that many of us use as a reason to stay stuck and ‘making…
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