Stepping Into Rooms I Once Thought Were Too Big for Me

Between November 22nd and 23rd, something powerful happened in my world.

The VALA community, Breanna Cain, and four incredible high profile virtual assistants traveled down to my area to participate in Freedom Queen Live:  a weekend mastermind where 7- and 8-figure women from all over the world gather to expand, strategize, and step deeper into their identities as leaders.

I wasn’t able to attend the entire weekend, but I did join on Sunday… and honestly? That one day changed so much for me.

The Old Me Would’ve Asked, “Why Am I Even Here?”

If this were me just one month ago, I would’ve questioned everything:

“Why would I be in a room full of high-profile women who make millions?”

“I’m not at their level yet… do I even belong here?”

But the version of me who walked into that room that weekend was completely different.

She said:

Just because I’m not there yet doesn’t mean I don’t deserve to learn from women who worked hard to get where they are.

Why can’t I be here?Why can’t I surround myself with the energy I want to grow into?

And once I stepped into the space with that energy… everything shifted.

And don’t laugh at me... but I always think about this one moment from Cardi B LOL.

Around 2017, in one of her early interviews, she said something like:

“People often hate on the people they secretly want to be like.”

That line stuck with me forever, especially during the rise of influencers.

If you want to reach a certain level, stop judging or fearing  successful people and start learning from them.

Should we even be surprised?

These women… the ones who built multi-million-dollar empires… are just human, like me.

Genuine.

Warm.

Curious.

Excited to connect.

I was conditioned to think I needed to keep “successful people” at a distance — as if they were unreachable or intimidating.

But they’re not.

They’re simply women who believed in themselves long enough to build something big.

And where does that fear come from you ask?

From our parents’ generation! The desire to keep us safe and I do not blame them one bit.

The Phrases:

“Don’t take risks…"

"Go to college…"

"Get a stable career…"

But the more conversations I had, the more I realized:

Success doesn’t make someone unapproachable.

Being seen and being supported is part of how they became successful.

Some didn’t need my services, but almost every single one introduced me to someone who might. That alone filled me with so much joy, because connection is more than networking… it’s shared elevation.

I Wasn’t Just Meeting Women… I Was Growing My Directory of Knowledge

I soaked in their stories like a sponge.

Even when I didn’t need someone’s service, I kept thinking:

Maybe one day my clients will need this.Maybe I can connect them.Maybe this becomes part of how I bring more value.

It felt like I was building my internal library — a personal directory of professionals, tools, knowledge, and possibilities.

And I loved that.

Something else clicked for me:

Self-embodiment changes everything.

My confidence was so high that day. I wasn’t pretending or waiting to be ready… I was the bilingual virtual assistant I’ve been working so hard to become.

And because I embodied that, people felt it.

I connected with a woman from Costa Rica. 

Another from Argentina. ANNDDDD I actually had a discovery call with her Project Manager. (After Thanksgiving I should have an answer stay tuned, I will update about this, because she will be my biggest client yet!) 

And someone I’ve been interning for officially hired me for bilingual strategy and support, which means I now have my third official client... and a potential fourth!!!

Update Dec. 3: Your bilingual VA is on FIREEEEE. She Just booked her Fifth client and it is her second bilingual client!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I start Dec 18th.

This weekend reminded me that my bilingual identity isn’t just something I grew up with…

It’s becoming:

• part of my niche 

• part of my strength 

• part of how I’ll make a difference for clients in both the English and Spanish markets

And that honestly makes my heart so full! Your Bilingual VA,

Gratitude

Since this week is Thanksgiving week for me, I want to close with gratitude.

I am so deeply grateful for the VALA community. For Bri, who believes in her VAs, champions us, and constantly opens doors. For the virtual assistants I met who shared their visions, missions, and stories of empowerment.

Being in that room didn’t just inspire me as a business owner. It inspired me as a woman.

I’m so glad I gave myself the opportunity to show up.

To learn.

To expand.

To grow into the version of me I’ve been calling in.

And next year? I already know I’ll be walking into rooms like this not wondering if I belong…but knowing I do.

I also want to give gratitude to my family and friends who have been watching me grow and supporting me in the ways they can. Every share, every like, every repost means so much.

I’m also deeply grateful for my readers, and for everyone on Threads and Instagram who encouraged me to start this blog in the first place. You lit the spark!

Side Note:

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