Recent Posts by Jacqueline Dujour

The Four-Letter Word Women Must Embrace to Have It All

Originally published in HUFFPOST   Having it all. It seems to be on the minds and lips of everyone these days, especially women. Is it possible for women to be, do and have it all? This debate will likely never end. At least not in my lifetime. Interestingly enough, the concept of “Be, Do, Have” was a topic of ...

Midlife Women: Here’s How To Live Life On Your Terms

LIVE YOUR LIFE ON YOUR TERMS I can't say those words enough - especially to midlife women. I have encountered far too many people in my coaching career living their lives according to someone else's expectations. Or worse, living their lives to mirror someone else's life. Copycat madness. As the saying goes, "Be yourself; everybody else is taken!" We ...

Women Seek More Authentic Representation of Aging in Media and the Marketplace

AARP launched a research series in 2018 to give women of all ages the opportunity to share what wellness, beauty, and self-care mean to them as they age and how those perceptions change over time. The Mirror/Mirror series has identified a gap between how women experience aging, how media and marketing portray aging, and how the ...

Why Do Employees Leave Their Jobs?

I am grateful for my 20 years of HR experience, which frequently comes into play as a life coach for women. Recently I counseled a woman who was contemplating leaving her job. Nearly every issue she spoke about with me had to do with her boss vs. the job itself. Why Do Employees Leave Jobs? The above statement ...

Five Essentials for Finding Happiness and Success

"𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙚, 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚. 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙗𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙨𝙤 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙!"- Client testimonial As a certified life coach, it's words like this, priceless rewards, that motivate me to do what I do. Besides themselves, no one wants to see my phenomenal ...

Weight Loss During The Pandemic: Healthy Eating Is A Lifestyle

I began a weight loss journey in April 2021, prompted by not much else fitting outside of yoga pants. Loaves of banana bread being made, wine, lots of wine, and a host of other calorie-ladened food, long days of Zoom meetings, and nights of Netflix and Chill, were to blame. I jokingly referred to my weight ...