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๐ Just hit my first $1K earned on Contra!
It may be the first milestone, but it feels like a big one. Every project, conversation, and opportunity has helped me grow, improve my skills, and build more confidence as an independent professional.
A huge thank you to the clients who trusted me with their projectsโand to Contra for making it easier to connect, collaborate, and do meaningful work.
Onward to the next milestone! ๐
It is indeed a big one. First milestone is always the hardest. Keep going, wish to see you in more milestone. Congrats!
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From 125 to 132, growing, slowly but gradually and I also (finally), landed my first project here on Contra after 7 months. YAY!
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im also grinding for that, congrats to you
has anything impactful ever been achieved alone?
that's the main question that's anchored me in this newest season of entrepreneurship.
"nothing of significance was ever achieved by an individual acting alone." John C. Maxwell said that, and every business experience i've been part of has proven it true.
charity: water, Meta, and even the small volunteer based teams i led at Hope Booth, the reality was: there's always been something bigger than one person holding it together.
today i onboarded my first executive assistant ๐ฅน
i'm the face of my business, content Rxx, and i'm at peace with that. but my dad has always told me, "there's no success without succession." and you can't have succession without people.
i've spent a long time doing work alone, even when i was working in-brand at some companies. this season is me learning how to delegate, how to collaborate, how to actually trust i'll get the help i need when asking. it's me becoming a better founder, not just a better freelancer.
i'm building something i want to be able to hand off one day. something rooted in quality over quantity, connection over trend chasing. not because trends are bad, there's a time and place for both! just not the time or place i've found the most meaning in.
i am grateful. mostly for finally listening to my mom (an executive assistant herself) when she said, "go on Upwork and get yourself an executive assistant, maia!" ๐คฃ mama does know best!
โข 2d
Becoming a better founder instead of a better freelancer is a real distinction, and most people never make that shift because delegating feels like losing control of quality. Good on your mom for the push, sometimes you need someone outside the business to say the obvious thing.
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