The Women in Your Corner

I'm writing this from Scottsdale.

I spent the first part of this trip with a group of women I've known for six years. We met in a business mastermind, and somewhere along the way, we became so much more than that.

These are women I can be completely myself with. No pretending. 

We spent days shopping and eating and long evenings around a fire pit talking about everything - our businesses, our kids, our goals, our futures. The kind of conversations where you lose track of time because you're finally with people who get it.

We all speak the same language. We've watched each other build businesses, navigate hard seasons, and make tough calls. We help each other freely - no keeping score, no holding back.

That's rare, you know? To have women in your life who want you to succeed as much as you want it for yourself. Who celebrate your wins without jealousy. Who tell you the truth even when it's hard to hear.

I didn't always have this.

When I started my VA business, I was alone. No community. No friends who understood what I was trying to build. I figured it out by myself, which worked - but it was lonely.

These friendships didn't happen by accident. I invested in that mastermind. I showed up. I stayed in touch. I said yes to trips like this one even when it would have been easier to stay home.

They've gone home now, and I stayed an extra day to hike with my brother. Today I start a 3-day conference with my business coach James Wedmore. It's called a business event, but really it's personal development disguised as business strategy. Which is my favorite kind.

And thinking about this trip - time with women who see me, time with family, still investing in my own growth 15 years into this journey - I keep coming back to this:

This is what I mean when I say "Live Your Best Life as a Virtual Assistant."

Not just working from home. Not just flexibility. Not just income.

It's having women in your corner.

It's being there for the people who matter.

It's still being curious enough to learn.

It's building a life, not working a job.

I didn't have any of this when I started. I built it. One relationship at a time. One yes at a time.

You can build it too.