Bronwen's Original Popcorn Story.

Insights from a Work at Home Mom, and how I taught my children to believe.

Around my house we have family night every Monday.

My kids (now 6, 2,and 6 months) love it.

One particular night, I was in charge of the lesson and activity…and I forgot! I remembered it was my turn about an hour before dinnertime, so I spent a frenzied hour preparing dinner as my hungry children began their nightly begging session.

“Can I have some toast?” My 6 year old asked.

“No.” I said. “I’m making dinner. We’ll be eating soon.”

“Can I have some crackers?” This time it was my 2 year old.

“No.” etc.

“Can I have some popcorn?” My 6 year old again.

A seed was planted!

“Yes. After dinner we’ll make some popcorn.”

(All of my work at home mom training was about to pay off.)

I got paper and pencils and put them on the table after dinner.

Over the past several years I’ve immersed myself in the study of “The Law of Attraction” to help me improve my stay at home mom business, and come up with new ways to make extra money. What I’ve learned is that, very simply put, what we believe is what comes into our lives.

Our current reality is a product of something we were thinking in the past. Completely changeable. I had learned to apply it with online network marketing...using attraction marketing techniques to generate network marketing leads.

I had tested it, and proved it, again and again.

It’s all just fear vs. faith, and what we choose to put our energy into.

I gave each of us a popcorn kernel. (We have an air-popper at our house so we keep the real stuff around.)

My kids were thrilled! My 2 year old was particularly excited. She decided she had just found a new treasure.

I told them that this seed was like an idea. A good idea that we know will do a lot of good, or just make us feel good to make into reality.

I told them that they can make any good idea real, but it takes time and effort.

(A major feat with kids this young.)

Here is where I explained putting their goal (seed idea) into physical form.

They had their paper and pencil.

“What is something that you really want? Let’s practice.” I said.

My 6 year old said he wants a “Better Batter Baseball” set like he had seen on T.V. –

My 2 year old decided she wants a pink bike.

Then I explained that putting it on paper is the first step to making it real.

The next step is to imagine we have what we want, right now, and feel how happy it feels to already have what we want.

One of those happy feelings is gratitude. So we talked about being thankful.

It was really fun! We laughed and had a really great time pretending to bat at balls, and ride bikes.

I taught them that if they keep feeling like they already have their toys that after a little bit of time and effort their “seed idea” would become what they wanted it to become.

I pulled out the air-popper, which provides heated air.

I explained to my small children that the hot air is like faith,gratitude, writing it down, and pretending it’s already real.

I had them put their kernels into the popper and I turned it on.

It took some time, but we didn’t give up because we wanted that popcorn!

The seconds ticked by, and my children's eyes shined with excitement.

They squealed when the first kernel burst forth, then the next, until almost every kernel had become a piece of popcorn.

Even my young children have started living like they already have what they want, with gratitude and imagination.

You may be struggling to figure out how to be a work at home mom, and earn extra money, and you've started a home business.

Your home business really is on the brink of becoming a success.

Pick up some skills…Come up with some unique ideas…Be Yourself.

I’ve been where you are. Kind of stumped, right?