SASsy Dreams and IT girls come together for Sex and Sensibilities.com’s 1st anniversary
Celebrating dreams was the best way for Sex and Sensibilities.com to cap off our first year.
We partnered with The Body Shop and Belle de Jour – two partners who believe in the power of dreams as much we do – and put up the “Dreams 2011″ contest. We asked readers what dreams they set for themselves and how they intend to make them come true. The 20 winning dreams would get a special “Dreams” gift pack from The Body Shop and a Belle de Jour 2011 Planner.
"Dreams" is The Body Shop's new bath and body line. SAS readers got a sneak peak of the product before it hit the stores.
We were overwhelmed by the response. We got close to 300 entries!
We really had a hard time picking out the 20 winners who would win a swag bag from The Body Shop and a Belle de Jour 2011 Planner, but that was mostly because there were so many really good entries to choose from.
There were so many dreams that were filled with such determination and hope.
There was one girl who were finishing up a college course that that their parents thought was “safe” (a job where you can make money) but their dream was really to perform on Broadway. And there was one mother whose dream read like a silent prayer to see her daughter, who had developmental delays, walk before the age of two.
There were also a number of girls who wanted to pursue their dream of starting their own business as writers, artists or entrepreneurs.
For this part, we called on the “IT” girl herself Darlyn Ty who talked about how she made her dream of finding a dream planner into the much loved Belle de Jour Planner, which is now a multi-million peso business.
"IT" girl Darlyn Ty who created Belle de Jour
Among the many valuable lessons that Darlyn shared about running your own business: don’t be afraid of failure (calculated risks, of course), build experience by really learning the ropes and finally, just do it!
As for me, I talked about the role dreams play when it comes to sexual health.
“When you have dreams for yourself, when you want to see yourself going places, you’re going to do whatever you can to protect your dreams and see them through. You won’t put your dreams at risk when it comes to choices about protection and intimacy,” I told the twenty winners and their friends who gathered that day at The Body Shop Glorietta branch.
As each of the winners shared their dreams, the other girls in the room cheered them on. : ) It was the first step in making a dream come true – telling another person about it.
I say it all the time, but I still can’t say it enough.
I love my job. But on days like this, I fall into a tailspin of maddening, all-consuming, and blinding love.
To view more pictures from the Sex and Sensibilities.com first anniversary, click here.
With SAS readers Janice and Aby. Janice dreams of starting a home-based business and Aby dreams of doing more outreach programs among indigenous people.
Celine who dreams of being on stage someday gets Darlyn's autograph.
With Darlyn Ty and Em Somera of Viviamo (parent company of Belle de Jour) and Mona Estrella of The Body Shop.
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