The Dare to Be Love Journey
The Dare to Be Love Journey
Note: While I love attending various spiritual teachings in Churches, Temples, Synagogues, Universities and other institutions that don’t discriminate or judge the teachings of another, please note that my writings are non-denominational as I am of the belief that access to a spiritual life and a connection with God / Love/ Universe / Source / Universal Wisdom (call it what you will) is available to all and does not require a single or specific dogma. When I refer to or quote the work of any of the many great spiritual teachers, I do not advocate the teachings of one above the other; at the same time, I comfortably and openly have my favorites.
Dare to Be Love Exercises
Do you want to make a change in your life and open to more daily Joy?
These exercises are foundational to the Dare to Be Love Journey for change. Each of the 4 steps has a number of exercises associated with it. Follow them sequentially, as each set of exercises builds on the work accomplished in the previous steps. They require a steady application, but the rewards increase exponentially as you progress through each step.
Each exercise will require between 10 and 15 mins per day, 5 times a week or more if you wish. The entire sequence can be done in a period as short as 8 weeks, but the process is about opening you to a new way for the rest of your life, so if you want to slow it down, then take your time and savour each experience 2 weeks at a time.
While you will notice immediate change, you will see that through the practices, sustainable and rewarding change will be your prize and gift to yourself.
Try it and see for yourself!




The Story Behind the Journey
I was thirteen years old when I first felt a calling to write. Standing outside of my school at the end of the year, I looked up at the African sky and felt inspired by my Headmaster’s public praise. Absorbed in his expressed belief in my bright future to lead and help others, in that moment I believed that I would achieve this through writing a book. That was my truth.
While the feeling of that day has never left me, the journey of my life has taken me from trying to commit suicide at 16, to being a successful business leader in South Africa.
In 2008, at age 42, I found myself underneath my desk, sobbing, after successfully leading our company from severe distress to making a significant profit. As Managing Director, I was proud of myself, yet I had never been so unhappy. Here I was, this leader who had always encouraged others to live in their truth, yet I was too afraid to live in mine.
In that moment I realized that I had hidden parts of my truth, and that the life that I had created for myself was a mask for love and acceptance. My personal life, with a loving husband and supportive friends, did not sooth my internal pain.
So I began the first part of my Dare to Be Love Journey, as I finally stepped down as Managing Director to complete my autobiography. Yet, it took me 4 years, with a lot of stumbling and falling, to let go of my adult external identity as a tough businesswoman and live in full presence with myself.
In 2012, I embarked on the second part of my Dare to Be Love Journey and crossed North America for 18 months; leaving behind everything I loved and valued to integrate the hidden part of me, my writer’s voice.
My yet to be published memoir shares what unfolded on this painful spiritual journey, as I questioned everything I knew and believed to be true.
As a coach, author and human being, I am inspired by nature, traveling, Philosophy and each Perfectly Imperfect person that I meet. Following are a few of my favorite leaders and philosophers whose work continues to nourish and inspire me:
- Nelson Mandela
- Vicktor E. Frankl
- Kahlil Gibran
- Mahatma Gandhi
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. – Mahatma Gandhi
Jacqui’s Bio
Jacqui Burnett is an Author, Storyteller, Business Leader and Coach whose work practice is to help people question truth. Jacqui has spent over twenty years guiding both businesses and individuals to achieve their goals through compassionate and direct communication.
Jacqui has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of South Africa in Industrial Psychology and Economics and a MBA from the University of Witwatersrand, including a semester abroad at Rotterdam School of Management (RSM) Erasmus. Jacqui is also a certified Integral Coach, with New Ventures West, San Francisco and trained as a Yoga teacher.
Jacqui’s career success has been in building and leading businesses, as well as advising start up’s and distressed companies. Starting in Advertising in the 80’s, Jacqui has worked in Retail, Manufacturing, Corporate Finance and Investment Banking. If you are curious about my work as a Financial Strategist, please see my Dare to Ask Business Advisory website or my LinkedIn profile.
Jacqui has always felt a calling to help others. She has achieved this through academic lecturing and providing education, funding and individual mentoring for less privileged individuals. Jacqui drove initiatives for change during challenging times in South Africa and has personally rehabilitated many abused and abandoned animals.
Most recently, Jacqui has fallen in love with the United States. While based in Cape Town, South Africa, Jacqui has afforded herself much time in Boulder, Colorado, to complete her inspirational memoir and self-help book. Drawing daily inspiration from the magnificent Rocky Mountains, when not working, Jacqui loves writing poetry, reading, yoga, golf, hiking, snowmobiling and skiing.
Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life; everyone must carry out a concrete assignment that demands fulfillment. Therein he cannot be replaced, nor can his life be repeated, thus, everyone’s task is unique as his specific opportunity to implement it.- Viktor E. Frankl
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