To the Mom Who Wants to Give Up...

I received an anonymous post request from a mom who said she is giving up on the job hunt. She hasn't been able to find anything, is tired of scams and is fed up.

I understand where she's coming from. It's a place of despair and frustration.

First, realize you're not alone. A lot of moms feel like this. I've seen moms say and post this many times in the Facebook group. "I can't find anything. I'm done."

But the truth is, you're just getting started.

Feeling like giving up can lead you to your next breakthrough because it means you can stop the frantic hunt and start thinking about what you really want to do in this life. I'll show you how to do this while making money at the same time.

First: Start thinking about what I wanted to do when I was 9 or 12. What did you want to do before people starting tell you what the right thing to do was?

Start a jewelry business? Write a book? Have a radio show?

Do that in the simplest way you can with no pressure. Start making bracelets. Start writing. Start the podcast. You don't have to spend a lot of supplies. Get them second-hand.

Don't do it to get popular or get sales, just do it out of pure enjoyment and love. People respond to that.

Start making something that you'd love to make even if you never made a sale. Start writing about the thing you've always wanted to write about. Do it just for you.

I'm telling you, so many of the biggest success stories come out of people who were just acting on a dream.

Use that "I don't care anymore" and start showing up on social media as yourself, where you are now. Make meaningful connections that aren't based on what you can get or what people can do for you.

Get involved in your community and find where you can be of service. Chances are, there are people in a rougher situation you are in who could use help or friendship from someone like you.

Use this time of not caring to experiment and break out of your routine without expectation. This will help spark your passion for life again.

The second step is to find something that helps you make money today.

You can sell on Facebook Marketplace. Babysit. Sell prepared meals. Check out this post entitled, "Five Ways to Make Money in Five Days."

There are call centers, there is Outschool, there are industries like personal assisting and eBook formatting that you can learn how to do and then break into via sites like UpWork and Fiverr.

Check out this post: Working-at-Home 101.

People are doing these things every single day. Don't give up.

Do one thing that helps you find your joy again and one thing that makes almost immediate money. That will help you get back on track.

The discouragement is painful but it isn't stronger than you. It will lift once you start to see progress. You can do this.

Every mom working a job or running a business from home has been where you are. We'd hug you if we could! For now, just know you're not alone and you will get through this IF you keep going.

The best days of your life are ahead of this rough patch. This will be a story you tell your kids one day about how you almost gave up, but that you're so happy you didn't.

Keep going.

love, Bunmi

"And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age." Matthew 28:20