JENNIFER ANISTON is putting her career ahead of motherhood to try and rescue her fading star power reports The ENQUIRER. "Jen started off 2010 with a New Year's resolution that she'd become a mom, whether that meant adopting or getting pregnant," a pal told The ENQUIRER.

"But Jen freaked out after her romantic comedy The Bounty Hunter bombed, so Jen is feeling insecure about her career.""Right now, Jen feels like her career is faltering, so she wants to make work her priority for the foreseeable future," divulged her pal.

As an actress, super-busy Jennifer has 14 films in various stages of development - and she's attached to 22 movies as a producer.

"Jen tried to persuade Gerard to be her baby daddy, but he turned her down flat," revealed the source. "Before that, she'd begged John Mayer to start a family, and he refused, too.

"After her fling with Gerard fizzled, Jen took stock of her life. As much as it bothers her, she came to the conclusion that having a baby alone is biting off more than she can chew."