Entrepreneurship: What do you do when you want to give up?

After wrapping up our first one-on-one clarity session, my newest Insider Circle member, just sent me the above picture that I absolutely had to share with you.

Expressing a strong desire to finally move forward with her business she said to me, “LaShanda I feel like I could lick those diamonds right now – lol.” We chuckled for a bit, strategized quite a lot and after the call she released my favorite sound, that sigh of relief when you realize this isn’t as impossible as they would have you think and you can actually make this work!

Entrepreneurship certainly has its highs and its lows, but what do you do when you are at your lowest low and feel like giving up? First and foremost I encourage you to not give up! Your diamonds may be closer than you think, but in giving up or constantly telling yourself it’s time to start over, you never truly break though to the other side and actualize your success.

I get its hard. I’ve had my fair share of ugly cries and “I can’t do this anymore” moments, but let me tell you how I worked through them:

In the post Breaking, But not Broken I talk about the importance of taking a break when you feel burned out. Sometimes we need to step away from it all and get clear before moving forward. That’s ok. The key is to not break apart the business or your vision. Start by recharging your batteries as you might be in need of a break.

Are you fully charged and ready to rock?

Every fall I do the Back to Business calls. Every January I do the Power Circle Conference. And every week I do Jumpstart Your Business group calls because I know that at the moment you feel like giving up you are actually yearning for someone to tell you to keep going. You are yearning for someone to show you your ideas make sense and their possible. You are aching to hear real people tell you how they moved passed the hurdles you are struggling with and how they are able to live the life you are dreaming about. So I get us together on these webinars, calls and conferences to motivate.inform.inspire.connect. Every time I help someone keep going that bond motivates me to continue doing the same.

Unblock Your Blessings, my 90 day challenge, is essentially my 12 lessons learned on the path of working through all challenges and circumstances to actualize true blessings and success. Whether it be within the challenge or inside my power circle, everything I’ve done to self-motivate, to rise above haters and even a hateful mindset, I share with you.

When you want to give up, don’t. Know that on this bumpy journey we call entrepreneurship you’ve got me. And keep in mind… if I can get to this point on a ‘floss string’ budget, with minimal support, no known visibility or branded backing AND just a team of me, my hubby and son …. ‘sheesh’ you can do this! Don’t give up.