Live Your Best Life as a Virtual Assistant

VA Success Spotlight: Meet Wendy Sep 28, 2026

 

 

Meet Wendy Gregory, Crescendo Solutions LLC. Wendy Gregory

When Wendy joined VA School, she had been out of work for over a year. 

Not for lack of trying. She'd been applying to dozens of places. Wendy has a resume most people would envy: she worked on Capitol Hill for two members of Congress, then spe...

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We Thought We Had It Figured Out Sep 28, 2026

This weekend Greg and I worked on the new chicken coop and run for Chicken Village. 

We'd been working on it for a few weeks and knew we were getting close. We thought the new chicks might move into their new home this weekend.

Before we started building, we had measurements, we had a plan, and th...

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VA Success Spotlight: Meet Shamayne Sep 22, 2026

 

Meet Shamayne Brown, Camp Virtual Assistance.Shamayne Brown

A few weeks ago, Shamayne walked into a Boot Barn that just opened in her area. 

She used to be a retail store manager for Boot Barn, so walking through those doors brought back great memories. She enjoyed that work, and she's the first to say so....

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Nobody Picked Me Sep 21, 2026

I spent my life waiting for someone to pick me. 

That was true long before business. Gym class, when the captains chose teams. Friend groups. I stood there waiting to be chosen, and the power always lived somewhere outside of me. 

I wonder if you know that feeling too.

In 2010, I was 50 years old...

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Starting is the Easy Part Sep 14, 2026

Starting is easy. 

Starting feels like progress. You buy the program, open the notebook, tell everyone you're doing it. 

For about a week, starting even feels like winning. 

I talk with women every week who are excited about what they've just started.

Ask what they've finished lately, and the co...

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I Air Conditioned My Chicken Coop Sep 07, 2026

Last week Greg and I put an air conditioner in a chicken coop. 

Yes, you read that right. An air conditioner. In a chicken coop. 

Here's how it happened. We bought a new shed to turn into a coop. It's airtight, which sounds like a good thing until you learn that airtight means no ventilation. 

Th...

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Today This Secret Could Flip the Switch. Aug 31, 2026

I want to share some numbers with you. 

Not because I love data. But because these numbers tell a story most women don't know. 

According to the Harvard Business Review, more than half of small and medium businesses in North America have either hired a Virtual Assistant or plan to within the next ...

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They're Not a Reward for Later Aug 24, 2026

A few years ago I was exhausted. 

Not the normal kind of tired - the kind deep down inside that you're not sure you'll recover from. 

The kind where you can't remember the last time you did something just because you wanted to.

I wasn't eating well. I was carrying an extra 12 pounds. I was workin...

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I Was Just Starting Out Too Aug 17, 2026

I was at a conference this week with my coach James Wedmore in Irvine, CA. 

The room was filled with entrepreneurs who are building courses and communities. People at all different stages - some just starting, some years in. 

I gave a talk about how I built The VA Connection and I got a standing o...

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I went anyway Aug 10, 2026

In 2019, I went to an industry conference for Virtual Assistants with Greg in San Antonio, Texas. 

1,580 miles as the crow flies from Connecticut. Not a quick trip. 

At the time, my Facebook group had about a hundred members. Mostly friends and family.

I had no course to sell. No program to pitch...

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