Looking for the Light at the End of the Tunnel

OK, so I have been with Wealthy Affiliate for about 5 months now and I didn't really start working on Wealthy Affiliate (the courses and starting a website and all that) until March. So, it's been about 3 months that I have been working through the courses. They take a lot longer than I anticipated so I am only half-way through course 3.

I am just frustrated because I want to have reassurance that there is a light at the end of the tunnel here. I am not a money hungry person, in fact, I think that I need to work on being more motivated by money. I have always prided myself on being genuine and only doing things in my life because I have a passion for whatever it is that I am doing.

I even was a caregiver for 7 years and took care of over 50 people. After so many years and living in endless cycles of poverty I decided I had enough! I enjoy helping people but I also would like to make a decent living instead of living hand-to-mouth 24/7. I have tried many things but I know that sometimes it takes a long time to get the ball rolling.

I guess I am just frustrated because I feel that I have been doing so many things for many years and I get barely anything out of it. I have been helping a school overseas for over 3 years and I have done many successful fundraisers for them and I am even starting my own non-profit because of how successful it has been. I have been working with computers, websites and marketing for years as well.

The more I get into social media and Affiliation/ marketing the more I realize that I need to be an "influencer" to be truly successful it seems? An influencer is someone who has a large following on a social media platform or even their own website / or both. I don't have a large following on anything (even though I have been successful with non-profit work- it's still pretty much hand-to-mouth).

I was hoping after a few months of working on wealthy affiliate I would be able to generate even a few hundred dollars in income but there is nothing and I think I just need some inspiration or a pep talk or someone to show me that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Sometimes I feel like I am crawling on my hands and knees or I am trying to chip away at a mountain with a tiny hammer when other people seem to bulldoze through mountains like it's cake...

someone please help me... I need a pep talk... what should I realistically expect from WA? Should I give it another 3 months to start seeing any progress and just keep crawling? I am so frustrated and I know that my heart is in the right place!