Celebrating the success of others


Hello Reader

Last night I was at the Strategic PA Network Awards, held at The Grove Hotel. Marianne and Sarah have created and curated a fantastic event celebrating the success of the professional assistant and suppliers that work with those amazing assistants. What I love about the Strategic PA Network Awards is they have embraced the Virtual Assistant industry into their community.

I was lucky enough to be:

  • a judge and sponsor of the Associate VA of the Year category
  • a strategic partner and exhibitor at the pre-event networking / showcase event
  • a finalist in two categories of the awards - L&D Trainer of the Year and External Network of the Year

So... I didn't win (there were some amazing L&D Trainers in all honesty and I was grateful to be named among them) but I did get highly commended in the External Network of the Year.

Congratulations to all the winners in both the Virtual Assistant categories and all over categories of the awards.

As I sat at my desk this morning, I reminded of an email from Jonathan Carroll over the weekend which said:

"Celebrating Othersโ€™ Success, a reminder that joy multiplies when we lift one another up.

๐˜Š๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ซ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ค ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ค.

When we rejoice in the accomplishments of others, we affirm the truth that abundance and success are not finite. Each victory adds a note to the symphony of our shared human story, weaving stronger bonds within our communities.

By celebrating others, we strengthen empathy, deepen our connection to the boundless love of the Universe, and magnify joy for all beings. Every acknowledgment, every shared smile, sends ripples outward that return to us in unexpected and beautiful ways.

Today, find joy in someone elseโ€™s win. Let it inspire you. Let it remind you that we rise higher when we rise together."

So as I leave you to go out about your Tuesday morning, I am going to take a moment to think about all of the amazing Virtual Assistants and Assistants I saw last night (sorry if you were there and we didn't get to chat) and be proud of the ripple that we are outwardly sharing with the wider business world.

Have a great day

Amanda

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