Maha Abouelenein on the superpower of self-reliance and the importance of building a personal brand

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🗓️ 10 October 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Global communications strategist and author of the new book “7 Rules of Self-Reliance,” Maha Abouelenein joins The Post's Jonathan Capehart to discuss practical advice on how individuals can harness their inner potential, her learnings from her three-decade entrepreneurial career about mastering self-reliance and seizing opportunity in today’s world. Conversation recorded on Thursday, October 10, 2024.

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0:00.0	I'm Jonathan Kapart and welcome to Kapart.
0:02.8	Global Communication Strategist Maha Abuelanane
0:05.8	is no stranger to exercising the art of self-reliance.
0:09.7	For more than 30 years, the Egyptian-American
0:12.0	has handled communications for global corporate giants,
0:15.2	governments, startups, CEOs, and more.
0:19.0	And that's after moving with her parents when she was 27 years old to Egypt,
0:24.4	where she didn't know the corporate culture
0:26.3	and barely spoke Arabic.
0:28.7	In her new book, Seven Rules of Self-Reliance
0:31.9	How to Stay Low Keep Moving invest in yourself and own your future.
0:36.3	Abu will an name re-brands the concept of self-reliance, from Go It Alone to It Takes a Village,
0:43.2	why self-reliance is not about being selfish,
0:46.4	it's about being of service to others
0:48.8	as a means of betting on yourself.
0:51.1	You know what? We actually have. betting on yourself.
0:53.3	You know what?
0:54.4	We actually have something in common.
0:56.4	Minnesota.
0:58.1	Yes, Minnesota.
0:59.9	I'm born and raised in Minnesota.
1:01.6	I lived there my whole life. In Mankato. In Mankato. I went to school, Mankato,
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