Athena Village - 2020 Get Your Groove Back Project

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b a c k GET YOUR

g r o o v e

an Athena Village community project

Mojo + Music

30 women's inspirational stories of mojo rebooting, and the music that helped them get their grooves back.

mo·jo1/ˈmōjō/ essential coolness, a quality that attracts people to you and makes you successful and full of energy.

April 1st 2020, I was gearing up to feature 30 amazing women who had throughout their lives and in many different ways, rebooted their mojo. We called it the GET

YOUR GROOVE BACK

project.

Then we went into COVID-19 lockdown. I almost scrapped the project because of the pandemic. It felt "frivolous" and, frankly, a bit overwhelming

But with a big nudge from Monica, The Creative Beast, and several others who'd signed up to receive teh emails, I reieved teh message that it was, in fact, the perfect time for positive inspiring messages.

So we launched the Get Your Groove Back project A little late, but we launched. And I'm so glad we did. Read on to hear a bit of what was shared. Join us in Athena Village for the full stories or watch the videos on our YouTube Channel.

The amazing women featured are:

AJ Frenzel • Alison Guessou • Andrea Gerrard Dow • Angela Hed

Vincent • Beatrice Adenodi • Chantay Jennings • Cj Staples • Deb Billiet • Eli Trier • Fadumo

Osman • Heather Friedli • Janet Pratt • Jeannette Grace • Jo Casey •

Joan Mathison • Jody Lichtor • joy

agcongay • Marisha Chamberlain

• Mary Kay Ziniewicz • Melissa Pahl • Monica Moran • Pam Slim

• Sheri Bennefeld • Susan Brauer •

Susan Murphy • Teresa Thomas • Theresa Halvorson + Kirsten Kounovsky • Wendy Blomseth

Thank you all. The world is changing, and uprising. I believe now more than ever that it will be the strength and spirit of women working together that will change the course of our history. onward into our new normal, xoxo

K e l l y

Chantay

Mojo to me is my specia super powe

As I hiked I dreamed paintings. I could feel Heather

EliTrier

"If I was goin to be miserable, I may as we be miserable

ordinary. Yo don't have t Sheri

I'm never satisfied with

I assembled financial plan that rescued me from my Melissa

We really can do anything w put our Cj

SusanVagnoniMurphy

The Humane Marketer, Speaker

Wisconsin-born, actress and arts advocate.

Mom to two sons who are positive lights in this world. A marketer who wants to succeed as she helps others achieve.

On my mojo journey I learned to lo for the 1 thin Susan

Your voice matters. Don’t let anyone take

Beatrice

you don't th about gettin worksheets

Theresa
I mean, I kno

AndreaGerrardDown

It's essential that women only get our groove back

Andrea

AngelaHedVincent

Art had alwa been my lov suddenly I h no passion f Angela

JoanMathison

Joan

Nature teach us about the inevitability change, loss

I was not getting the breadth of experience Alison

MaryKayZiniewicz

This new venture pus me outside my comfort

The moves w make nowaction, rest quiet - can Pam

By naming m passion & sharing it wi our group, Susan

TheresaHalvorson& KirstenKounovsky

Theresa+ Kirsten

Kristen, tell world what we ' re up to!

JeannetteGrace Communication Expert, CEO, Consultant, Auth

Jeannette Grace is an engaging speaker & communication expert who helps clients remove roadblocks that get in the way of amazing workplaces.

My G-Factor was gone. I just didn’t like myself & Jeannette

joyagcongay gentle marketing fierce appreciator. curious gardener. creative contemplative. explorer. introvert. science. gentle marketeer w/an unhealthy aversion to uppercase letters.

Song: Gene Wilder singing Pure Imagination gentlemarketing.com

when you fe that 'hard-st boundary emerging joy

I took a long hard look at my business & my life. Jo

MarishaChamberlain novelist, playwright and founder, Circle in the Field

Intrepid traveler, newly in love, widely produced playwright, novelist, late in life mother of a splendid son, cat servant.

Irreverent Buddhist.

Song: Andrea Bocelli, Ellie GouldingReturn to Love (Official Lyric Video)

Love! Why the hell not? Marisha

MonicatheCreativeBeast

Community + Creativity + Connection Monica

FadumoOsman

Entrepreneur

Coffee connaisseur, & #womanintech

Song: Nice for What by Drake

twittter @fadumzz

instagram @fadumzz

Fadumo in Athena Village

I've learned from amazin mentors who not only sha Fadumo

DebBilliet

Creative Lead, Product Design & Development, Creative Business Manager

She/Her. Fierce Mama Bear. Seeker. Artist.

Visual Storyteller. Wanderer. Journaler. Ally.

Song: Katy Perry's Roar, probably every woman's song. But also anything about freedom, a recurring theme in my life. Currently Jerry Jeff Walker's LA Freeway..

I knew that to become the me I was meant Deb

WendyBlomseth

Connector, Photographer, Spreader of Joy

I am in my groove in my 'Photography Zone.' I can make time stand still. There's nothing except being in the moment.

Song: Summertime by the

Gene Harris Quartet ShopWendy'sCollection

'photograph zone. ' I can Wendy

I am in my groove in m

When I'm low important to YES. My 1stbiggest - 'YE AJ

JanetPratt

Dancer-in-the-Kitchen. Mom. Grandma. Wife.

My song? I can't choose one.

When You Wish Upon a Star,

Somewhere Over the Rainbow & the whole album The Point by Harry Nilsson

Watch the Video In Athena Village

I embraced retirement b playing stee drums + writ Janet

got to change our inner dialog so we can Grace

We've

Though I’ve chos unus th I stil t

Women are poised to le through crea & innovation kelly

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