[Fanmail Friday] In a Blink of an Eye I Went from Short Stop to Team Mom

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mintMONGOOSE sent this email to their subscribers on August 19, 2023.

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Hey there!

I hope you all had a wonderful week!

This week, on the family side of things...\xa0

Our 8-year-old Emma started softball this week and she is LOVING it.

It's special because it is her first time playing, and as a mama who played for 14 years herself throughout life, I find myself reliving a lot of memories from my childhood.

Man, I love the sport.

My glove is floppy-as-can-be and light brown. It couldn't be more ready for action. I couldn't even guess how many balls it and I have caught together. I used it for about 10 years of my softball career and I gave it to Emma when she participated in softball camp a few months ago after telling her how special that glove was to me. I really think it helped build her love and excitement for the game, the process of learning it, and the idea of being on a team. I could not think of a better left hand to go on its next batch of adventures with.

She has her first game on Monday and we are all pretty excited.

Here's to passing the torch, or rather, bat to the next generation of tough softball ladies.

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Scroll down to see what 5-month-old Luke was up to during Emma's practice.

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This week, on the business side of things...\xa0

I'm a part of a mastermind group with other online business owners.

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We meet a few times a week on Zoom calls, learn from an amazing coach, and have an online community where we talk to and help one another. There are other e-commerce business owners from all over the world in the group and I love the team learning and growth that takes place.

This week we had a special training on messaging, how to identify what communicates best to our target audience, and techniques of how to come up with a lot of different pain points associated with our products without it taking a ton of time. We then learned how to test this messaging to see what "hits home" the greatest majority of the time to identify what people truly care about.

It was very eye-opening and honestly... fun.

I look forward to continuing to dive into the psychology of language as I continue to ensure I'm communicating as effectively and clearly as possible in all my marketing efforts.

Phew! That was a whole lotta information, sorry about that, but hopefully you enjoy the behind-the-scenes transparency.

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A friendly reminder that we are a Jesus-lovin' crew that is here to pray for you.

If you'd like to submit a prayer request you can do that anonymously here, and we WILL pray for you!\xa0

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Thanks for being here! \xa0

In gratitude,

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\xa0P.S.\xa0Who is this lady emailing me?Hi! I'm Helena, the small business owner behind mintMONGOOSE Jewelry Subscription where I design and release a jewelry set each month inspired by real life. Fanmail Friday is my weekly email newsletter where I strive to inspire, encourage, and uplift by sharing real stories from my family's life and the realness behind running a small business.\xa0Thank you for joining in.

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Little Lukester and his baby mohawk! At 5-months-old this little fella loves to laugh, toot, and randomly laugh histerically -- the really deep belly laughs -- which triggers a chain reaction and before we know it we are all cracking up! Please stop growing so fast, and never grow out of that grin. Love you baby boy.

Fun Fact:\xa0This is a small mama-ran business - thank you for the opportunity to serve you - it means so much to my kiddos and I!

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