Act Like a Mother

That idea for a videogame that’s gestating inside you? That’s your baby.

That novel.

That album.

That new business.

The virtues you and I need to develop are the virtues of mothers.

A mother puts her own needs second (or third or fourth or fifth.) The needs of her child come first.
A mother will kill to protect her baby.
She will sacrifice her own life.
She’ll run into a burning building to save her child.
She’ll lift a Buick off her infant with her bare hands.
A mother knows how to say no.
No, she won’t go to the club. No, she won’t drink those mojitos. No, she won’t ingest that banned substance.
A mother eats right. A mother gets her sleep.
A mother weans herself off Facebook and Twitter and Pinterest and Instagram (at least most of the time.)
A mother is the definition of tough-minded.
A mother is the consummate professional.
She is in it for keeps.
She is in it for the long haul.
She is in it 24/7/365.

Nothing under the sun can shake a mother from her object, which is to nurture and protect and defend and prepare her baby to grow into its fullest possible potential.  

A warrior is nothing compared to a mother.

Wanna be an artist or an entrepreneur?

Be a mother.

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4 Comments

  1. Mikey Vongdara on September 30, 2026 at 1:30 am

    Makes sense to me.

  2. Safiya Ahmed on September 30, 2026 at 2:25 am

    Haha this rings true ,except Stephen being a mother is the reason I now have ADHD. Every time I sit to write I think of the things that I should be doing that make me the best mother. My brain reverts to it’s not your time. It’s my baby’s time. She comes first so call it procrastination or just looking after the real number one. Even my attempts to self actualise are so they can serve as inspiration to her.

    • Jackie on September 30, 2026 at 2:44 am

      Safiya,
      Keep to your dreams, and tend them even if in small bites. As a mother, I awoke at four am. to write before waking my family. Today, I give time to an aged parent and a grandchild. I’ve learned to steal time where I can. My dreams are still here, important and tended in creative ways. It’s a long haul, but I have no regrets. I write and paint around and with life. You will find your way. I’m cheering for you.

  3. Jackie on September 30, 2026 at 2:45 am

    Right on,Steve!

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