ABOUT ME

The Essentials:

I'm married to my biggest fan.
I have two distinctly different yet awesome kids.
I adopted a mutt that's true to her name (Gypsy).

and....

I'm an eternal optimist.
I get cranky if I don't work out everyday.
I defy you to beat my top Scrabble score.
I need a chocolate chip cookie. Weekly. At least.
If I wasn't a coach, I'd be...training to be a coach.
I tell it like it is. And trust me, you'll love it.
If a disco ball is spinning, I'm the first on floor.
I'm head-over-heels in love with my iPad.
I take full responsibility for my decisions. 'Cause ownership is power.
I highly suggest that you scrap your to-do list. For good.

I wasn't always a life coach + mentor for coaches-in-training. In fact, my official résumé (if I had one) would show a scatterplot graph of gift basket distribution and court reporting sales, among other odd jobs - plus 20+ years of parenting.

Five years ago, I listened to my body for the first time in decades -really listened. Then again, it's pretty easy to tune in when your body is practically bellowing the truth. I was miserable. My job was making me nauseous. The physical symptoms were evident. It was time to tap my true gifts - and transform my innate desire to help people into a career that would light me up from within, like a mega-watt
bulb.

Enter Martha Beck - featured columnist for O: The Oprah Magazine, self-help author extraordinaire, and soul-guide to millions. A yearlong intensive with Martha unfolded into a Master Coach certification, and a chance to train aspiring coaches, using Beck's methodology. Life-changing? Tell me about it. And that was just the beginning.

These days, I'm an instructor & mentor for newbie coaches who want to stop getting in the way of their own greatness (and start changing lives already!) and a life coach for women who are ready to illuminate their self-limiting patterns, and stride into an ultra-bright floodlight of purpose and meaning - at home, at work, and everywhere that matters.

If you're ready to transform your mind, business + body - and dig into some serious self-inquiry that could sting, just a little - I can guide you towards the kind of life that flows with electric energy + ease - like it's '70s night at the roller rink, and you've got a fresh pair of skates.

Why work with me, and not a therapist / acupuncturist / hypnotist / beloved auntie? I'm a seasoned life coach (cracking negative mental patterns is my bread & butter) and I'll serve up the truth from a place of love, humor, honesty and compassion. With consistent coaching & personal dedication, my clients experience transformative results that flow from their inner landscapes into their physical bodies, careers and relationships. It's a beautiful thing to behold. Take it from them.

If your dreams have been diluted by grown-up responsibilities ... if your kids have flown the coop, and you're on the hunt for fresh meaning + fulfillment ... if you're driven to truly serve your coaching clients, but haven't quite found your corner of the sky ... drop me a line, and give me a try.

Because, to quote The Buddha (who was a pretty smart guy, by all accounts):

"Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional."

WHAT JACKIE'S CLIENTS SAY

"Working with Jackie has given me a better set of tools to handle anything life may bring. The amazing thing is, when you use different tools, you get dramatically different results! What an empowering feeling!" - Allison

"You coached me to thoughts and insights I hadn't explored. Your coaching comments/critique on my coaching improved my coaching and at the same time raised my confidence - you have a gift. I feel that I will be coaching Martha and subsequent clients from a place of calm, assertive, and leadership energy thanks to your questions and comments." - Ann (coach in training)

"Jackie Gartman is a power coach with a paradoxically gentle touch. You won't find anyone more supportive and sympathetic, but she's also direct, incisive, and quick. The result of this combination, to use a humble analogy, is that Jackie fixes lives like Roto-Rooter fixes drains--she'll take you straight to whatever's blocking your right life, help you scour out the problem, and get your energy flowing freely in the right direction. You'll enjoy her candor, her kindness, and her ability to get quick results. Enjoy!" - Dr. Martha Beck, New York Times bestselling author and monthly columnist at O: The Oprah Magazine

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