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Robert Heinlein said "In the absence of clearly defined goals we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it".
I can give a great deal of credit to Jacqui for my emancipation. Jacqui would say it's all me, but she was the catalyst for change.
Since working with Jacqui I have taken a different path. This path is taking me away from my day job and leads towards my true self, an artist and writer. In concrete terms, my new volunteer job has just turned into a short term contract, I have started a first draft of my new opus and as an aquaphobe - walked up to my neck in a swimming pool. Daring stuff for me. I have received and met probing, funny and annoying challenges and am a better person for having done so.
I'm very grateful to have worked with Jacqui. She is a wise and wonderful woman. Dr. Mark Albion said "Don't get really good at what you don't want to do". And I say "If your life isn't what you know it can be, call her."
Caroline Russell-King,
Playwright/Dramaturge/Literary Manager
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"Jacqui is professional, nonjudgmental, and genuinely caring. Coaching gave me a second chance at happiness, security and connectedness with myself. I learned how to say no to other people's agendas and start living my own life. I have successfully taken steps to get out of a difficult and challenging relationship. I am now able to define my core values and confidently stand by them. I feel vibrant and worthy!"
Velvetanne Madro,
Occupational Health Nurse
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"I have experienced a sea-change during this coaching experience. Jacqui gently but assertively made it possible for me to astonish myself when I was able to verbalize a desire for a reinvented self. The investment in a stable self, an investment that can lead to inertia, is not something one loses; it becomes a reminder of how much one wants to change and to fight that all too common depression of the spirit. I am taking away a new person and companion-myself.
Jacqui knows how to adapt to the space in which the client can most effectively heal or change. Jacqui is a rare gem of a person. She treated me with nothing but absolute respect. I felt a bond of trust very quickly. She is straightforward and at the same time can make connections on the figurative or metaphoric level. Jacqui has a sense of humour and quick-wittedness that is never inappropriately used. In fact, her intellectual agility is clearly a requirement in what must be a very rewarding but also enervating experience. Jacqui is direct, honest, clear, and warm."
Frances Batycki PhD,
University of Calgary
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"Jacqui brings professionalism, transparency and humour to the table." She guided me in setting up goals but never led those decisions. From the beginning we had an equal partnership and her use of intuition was a great tool for exploration."
Amy Hinrichs
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"Jacqui's clients must be ready to be pushed towards bigger changes than they ever imagined for themselves, for although loving, Jacqui is courageous and steadfast in calling her clients forth to their highest potential."
Rebecca Garland,
President Elan Performance
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"Jacqui has motivated me to take action, challenged me to think differently and given me insight to see life in new ways. She creates space for me. Jacqui is one of my greatest cheerleaders."
