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Maia Anderson
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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 🥹
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!" 🤣 mama does know best!
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