Freedom to Dream 2019 Summit: Inspiring the Filipino Youth to Dream

Viviamo! Inc., makers of the Belle de Jour Power Planner, is spearheading the first Freedom to Dream Summit on April 13, 2019 at the Red Carpet Cinema, Shangri-La Plaza. The event is meant to inspire and encourage the Filipino youth to discover their dreams, pursue their passions, and make a difference.

7 Out of 10 Filipinos Do Not Have a Dream: A Study

The Dream Project PH, a non-stock and non-profit organization, conducted a survey among teenagers across the country. According to the study, 7 out of 10 Filipinos do not have a dream in life. Reasons for this include discouraging words from others and lack of self-esteem, passion, and opportunities, and poverty.

Is it any wonder why many Filipinos don’t know who they are and what they should do next? Darlyn Ty-Nilo, president of Viviamo and creator of Belle de Jour Power Planner, hopes to change this. “We want to take action,” she shares, “by creating positive conversations on dreaming.” Through this initiative, Darlyn and her team hope to make a lasting change among the Filipino youth by giving them the freedom to dream.

Addressing the Needs of Filipino Youth

The Freedom to Dream summit has three plenary sessions addressing the barriers that contribute to the lack of dreaming.

The first plenary, Raising Self-Worth, aims to address the discouraging words spoken against the Filipino youth and the self-esteem issues that resulted from them. Raising self-worth means having faith in oneself and believing that they are worthy of living the life they want.

Dr. Gia Sison 

Participants hear from Dr. Gia Sison, a mental health advocate who hosts G Talks, a talk show in CNN Philippines, and Rezza Custodio-Soriano, a life coach and transformologist. Gretchen Ho, sports and lifestyle news anchor, joins them to share stories and advice on raising one’s self-worth.

The second plenary session, Igniting Your Passion, encourages participants to find the purpose and passion that excites them and invite them to have the drive to stand up and persevere despite experiencing day-to-day challenges.

Aimee Hashim

Prim Paypon, Filipino Dreamagineer and founder of The Dream Project PH, and Aimee Hashim, lifestyle consultant and founder of LoveLuxe Trading Inc., speaks for Igniting Your Passion.

Finally, attendees discover how to put their dreams into reality with Making it Happen, the event’s third plenary session. Participants learn how to maximize their resources and act on their goals, despite the lack of opportunities and abject poverty. Sherill Quintana, the multi-awarded entrepreneur behind Oryspa Spa Solutions Inc., educator, and advocate of the Filipino Brands Can, and Jessica Lopez, Maningning Miclat Art 2018 awardee who created artworks out of milkfish bones, are the speakers for this plenary.

Multi-awarded singer-songwriter Jose Villanueva III, better known as Quest, is one of Freedom to Dream’s keynote speakers. He envisions creating a culture of sharing positivity, harnessing his talents and influence to uplift the nation.

Apart from the plenaries, there are two fast talk sessions. First is on social enterprises with successful women entrepreneurs: Mots Venturina, founder of Cancervants PH, Reese Fernandez-Ruiz, co-founder and president of R2R – Rags2Riches Inc. & Things That Matter, and Tai De Guzman, founder of Risque Designs. The second Fast Talk session is on creatives, with Abby Asistio, singer, songwriter, and Alopecia Awareness Advocate; Kooky Tuason, Spoken Word Artist and Radio Host, and Wiji Lacsamana, Designer of Tattoos, Books, and Illustrations. These women share personal stories on dreaming big and overcoming discouragements.

Advocacy Expo and Mini Concert

Participants have access to an advocacy expo to raise awareness on a wide range of advocacies that Viviamo! Inc. supports. In fact, 100% of the net proceeds will go to their chosen charity organizations. Apart from this, eventgoers are in for a musical treat, with a mini concert after the plenaries. The concert is led by Quest, Krystle, and Abby Asistio.

Through this event, Viviamo! Inc. aims to spark positive conversations on dreaming, breaking barriers, and empowering Filipinos to live their dreams.

The summit is co-presented by The After Six Club, ChinoyTV, and BraveWorks. Major sponsors include Manulife, MyTown, UNILAB, and Wacoal. Minor sponsors include Ace Water Spa, Boocha Mama, Brownroots Creatives, BrowHaus, Celeteque, Curves, European Wellness, Fitness Gourmet, Frankie’s New York Buffalo Wings, Jollibee, Qrated Crates, SM Parisian, Serenitea, Spaces, Strip Manila, StyleGenie, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, The Farm at San Benito, The Red Crab Alimango House, Tokyo Finds, Witty Will Save the World, Co., and Zenutrients.

Our media partners include Blogapalooza, PageOne Media, Wheninmanila.com, MEG, and OneMegaGroup. Official Cable TV partner is DIVA channel.

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The official summit video is uploaded here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4bowbfGunU&feature=youtu.be

Belle de Jour Inspires Filipino Youth to Dream with Freedom to Dream 2019 Summit

Viviamo! Inc., makers of the Belle de Jour Power Planner, is spearheading the first Freedom to Dream Summit on April 13,2019 at the Red Carpet Cinema, Shangri-La Plaza. The event is meant to inspire and encourage the Filipino youth to discover their dreams, pursue their passions, and make a difference.

7 out of 10 Filipinos do not have a dream---study

The Dream Project PH, a non-stock and non-profit organization, conducted a survey among teenagers across the country. According to the study, 7 out of 10 Filipinos do not have a dream in life. Reasons include discouraging words from others, a lack of self-esteem, lack of passion, lack of opportunities, and poverty.

Is it any wonder why many Filipinos don’t know who they are and what to do next? Darlyn Ty-Nilo, president of Viviamo and creator of Belle de Jour Power Planner, hopes to change this. “We want to take action,” she shares, “by creating positive conversations on dreaming.” Through this initiative, Darlyn and her team hopes to make lasting change among the Filipino youth by giving them the freedom to dream.

Addressing the needs of Filipino youth

The Freedom to Dream summit will have three plenary sessions, addressing the barriers that contribute to the lack of dreaming.

The first plenary, “Raising Self-Worth,” aims to address the discouraging words spoken against the Filipino youth, and the self-esteem issues that resulted from this. Raising self-worth means having faith in oneself and believing that they are worthy of living the life they want.

Participants will hear from Dr. Gia Sison, a mental health advocate who hosts “G Talks,” a talk show in CNN Philippines; Rezza Custodio Soriano, a life coach and “transformologist,”; and lastly, sports and lifestyle news anchor Gretchen Ho will share stories and advice on raising one’s self-worth.

The second plenary session, “Igniting Your Passion,” will encourage participants to find the purpose and passion that excites them and invite them to have the drive to stand up and persevere despite experiencing day-to-day challenges.

Prim Paypon, Filipino Dreamagineer and founder of the The Dream Project PH, and Aimee Hashim, lifestyle consultant and founder of LoveLuxe Trading Inc., will be speakers for “Igniting Your Passion.”

Finally, attendees will know how to put their dreams into reality with “Making it Happen,” the event’s third plenary session. Participants will learn how to maximize their resources and act on their goals, despite the lack of opportunities and abject poverty. Multi-awarded entrepreneur behind Oryspa Spa Solutions Inc., educator and advocate of the Filipino brand Sherill Quintana; and Jessica Lopez, Maningning Miclat Art 2018 awardee who created artworks out of milkfish bones will be speakers of this plenary.

Multi-awarded singer-songwriter Jose Villanueva, better known as “Quest,” will be one of Freedom to Dream’s keynote speakers. He envisions creating a culture of sharing positivity, harnessing his talents and influence to uplift the nation.

Apart from the plenaries, there will be fast talk conversations with successful women entrepreneurs and artists who’ll share personal stories on dreaming big and getting over discouragements.

Advocacy expo and mini concert

Participants will have access to an advocacy expo, to raise awareness on a wide range of advocacies that Viviamo! Inc. supports. In fact, 100% of the net proceeds will go to their chosen charity organizations. Apart from this, eventgoers are in for a musical treat with a mini concert after the plenaries. The concert is to be led by Quest and other special guests.

Through this event, Viviamo! Inc. aims to spark positive conversations on dreaming, break barriers, and empower the Filipino youth to live their dreams.

The summit is co-presented by The After Six Club, ChinoyTV and BraveWorks. Major sponsors include Manulife, MyTown, UNILAB and Wacoal. Minor sponsors also include  Ace Water Spa, BrowHaus, Celeteque, Curves, Fitness Gourmet, Frankie’s New York Buffalo Wings , Qrated Crates, SM Parisian, Serenitea,Strip Manila, StyleGenie, Witty Will Save the World, Co., and Zenutrients.

Our media partners include Blogapalooza, ChinoyTV, PageOne Media, Wheninmanila.com, and OneMegaGroup. Official Cable TV partner is NBC Universal’s DIVA channel.

For more information on the Freedom to Dream 2019 Summit and how to purchase tickets, visit bit.ly/FTD042019 .

Make Today Magical with Belle de Jour Power Planner!

BDJ launched their 2019 planner at Estancia, Capitol Commons last October 20, 2018. BDJ makes this year magical to all attendees and loyal bellas, It was themed "Make Today Magical".

To experience the magic, BDJ organized a two day (Oct 20-21) filled with different activities, workshops, Inspirational Passion/Purpose talks from various women to encourage bellas to stay positive and be motivated.

At the launch, they have
Activities such as:

• Designing your own gratitude jar

• Designing your own planner

DIY workshops with:

• Zenutrients - home and beauty remedies with VCO. 

• Goldilocks - designing your own cake! 

• Revlon - learning the basics of make-up

Fun Skills Workshops:

• Calligraphy with Leah Ang

• IG Photography with Kenneth Amparo Bellas got the chance to learn how to make their photos #IGworthy! 

Serious Play Workshops:

• Life Builds session with Lego Instructor and life coach Ina Bacud

• Vision Board Party with Trixie Esguerra

Different Booths such as:

• Glitter Tattoo

• Boomie booth

• Baskin Robins Icecream

• Craft booths

Mentor Me Session with:

• Chinggay Nuque

Co-founder of the famous Witty Will Save the World, Co. also known as "Tita Witty" she's been creating fun journals and notebooks that cater to and understand the humor of the fun-loving Pinoy for the past 9 years, all of that while she balance between Work, Life and Love. 

• Dr. Gia Sison

Co-founder of #HealthXPh, Breast Cancer Survivor, Philippines for Livestrong. Chief Medical Officer at TeleHealth Incorporated. She's a mental health advocate and also known for her G talks where she discuss about life, love and relationships, career and everything in between.

• Darlyn Sandra Ty

Founder and President of Viviamo Inc., makers of the Belle de Jour Planner--the planner that aims to empower women to live life to the fullest. While she's empowering Filipinas for the past 13 years, she's also a mother of two beautiful daughters. 

Passion/Purpose Talks with:

• Ayen dela Torre 

Ayen dela Torre is a creative entrepreneur and writer. She co-founded an online community of travelers called Where To Next, which creates products and organize events that inspire people to travel with passion and purpose. She is also part of the foundating team of TULA Philippines, a chain of after school centers that help kids build 21st century skills.

• Tish Martinez-Castillo

Tish Martinez-Castillo is a Corporate Communications and PR Manager at Human Heart Nature and is also the Lead Convenor of The Foundation Foundation - Philippines where they empower women through self-love.

• Meryl Hilda

Meryl Hilda is the CEO, President and Founder of her software company called of Magis Services based in Australia. Chief of Staff of I am M.A.D. (Making A Difference) - a SEC registered NGO for 9 years that advocates values, leadership training and dream building for children in poor far-flung communities all over the Philippines.

• Nina Terol

Nina Terol is the creator of the #DreamDareDo workshops and the Co-founder and Chief Fireball Kick Fire Kitchen. A prolific public speaker and author, and is a lifelong DreamDareDoer. She is as a communicator, connector, idea curator, and change maker whose 18-year career has spanned the corporate, government, creative enterprise, non-profit, academic and media sectors.

• Martha Sta. Barbara

The owner and blogger of The Beauty Junkee. Martha has a penchant for anything and everything that inspires beauty. She embodies art through performing, and celebrates her femininity through makeup.

• Guada Tagalog

"I found my purpose because I never gave up searching for my own kind of magic in this world. Instead of asking 'why me?'--I asked," why not?". It's really all about claiming your power to create your reality". Guada Tagalog is the mind behind Inklings by Guada.

I was very happy to be invited at this kind of event! It gives you practical knowledge.
I enjoyed all of the activities like designing my own gratitude jar. DIY workshops with Zenutrients. I learned that we can make our own home and beauty remedies using ingredients in our own kitchen. We make our own room scent, massage oil, make-up remover, hot oil and body scrub!

I learned that Virgin Coconut Oil are:

• Rich in lauric acid, it is anti-viral, anti-fungal and antibacterial. 

• Healthy from head to toe, for your hair, skin and nails. 

• Great for healing wounds, healing psoriasis and eczema.

• Can even be used to strengthen and whiten teeth.

Sunflower oil are rich in Vitamin E and very soothing on the skin while Olive oil are rich in squalene and packed with antioxidants.

These oils can be use as base oil when creating your own home/beauty remedies, it depends on your preference and when using peels and herbs, it should be dried.

Here's the mixture you can make:

Make up Remover:

• Virgin Coconut Oil
• Virgin Coconut Oil + Sunflower Oil
• Virgin Coconut Oil +Sunflower Oil + Dried Calamansi Peel

Massage Oil:

• Virgin Coconut Oil
• Virgin Coconut Oil + Eucalyptus Oil
• Virgin Coconut Oil + Olive Oil + Dried Ginger

Body Scrub:

• Virgin Coconut Oil + Sugar
• Virgin Coconut Oil + Salt
• Virgin Coconut Oil + Coffee
• Virgin Coconut Oil + Oatmeal

Hot Oil:

• Virgin Coconut Oil + Rosemary
• Virgin Coconut Oil + Olive Oil
• Virgin Coconut Oil + Lemongrass

Room Fragrance:

• Burner Oil: base oil + few drops essential oil
• Room and Linen spray: 1/4 coconut oil, 3/4 water, few drops essential oil and/or dried herbs and peels

I also enjoy the serious play workshop with the legos! Ms. Ina gave us different challenges to build with legos and share to others why we build that. Doing a calligraphy with Ms. Leah Ang was so fun and I'm planning to practice more to make it perfect!

Ms. Chinggay Nuque shared her inspiring story with us at Mentor Me Session and also we got the chance to share our stories as well. 

It was really a wonderful day during the launching of BDJ's 2019 product lineup, including the highly-anticipated Belle de Jour Power Planner!

2019 BDJ Classic

 

2019 BDJ Limited Edition 

BDJ 2019 Leather 

BDJ 2019 Discbound

Belle de Jour Planner is not your ordinary planner, it's a very special planner! Aside from listing and organizing the things that you should do, the planner you need in a planner is all there. From tracking your period to tracking your bills and cash flow! It's full of surprises and inspiring quotes inside for us to stay positive and to be motivated everyday in our lives to do our best in everything we do. It also comes with BDJ coupons with Php40,000.00 worth of discounts and freebies!

The Quest Leather Journal Mini is the perfect for your travel companion - its durable leather cover makes it ready for any adventure you choose to have. The elastic cord can hold your passport together with one mini blank notebook where you can write your travel checklists and journal. These babies are sized 9 x 12.2 cm. Also available in 8 colors. 

Make your 2019 inspiring with Gameplan Journals! This handy, undated planner comes in four covers with inspirational quotes- Conquer, Fearless, Go and sparkle to keep you motivated in achieving your goals. Each one is good to use for 3 months. It provides plenty of dotted space ideal for bullet journaling, as well as timestamps for planning your days in hourly manner. Also ideal for those who are keen on starting to plan their days better, but not sure if they are up to the commitment of holding a year-round planner.

Explore the 10th edition of Navi Journal. This year's Navi Journal takes you beyond the ordinary exploration, and challenges every modern day explorer to go beyond traveling for the sole purpose of sightseeing. Travel to explore a country's rich culture and tradition alongside its people through festivals. 

With all the noise around, finding peace and focus can be a challenge. The 2019 Focus  Journal is meticulously designed to help users look past the noise and find focus. Featuring 176 full colored pages wrapped in a matte laminated hardcover, Focus Journal allows you to jot down your thoughts and reflect on it to keep your mind and body aligned with each other. 

The 2019 Everything is Possible (EIP) planner focuses on the concept of 'momentum' - the force that makes an object move. Inspired by this concept, the planner empowers its users to start the year with their goals in mind and create the momentum that will allow them to attain success. 

The 2019 Essentials Planner comes in two sleek (2) cover designs--Classic and Pattern--both with gold foil stamping. Presented in a minimalist cover, the planner contains 144 pages with dotted weekly pages ideal for bullet journaling, as well as creative journaling. Whether you're a first-tine planner user or not, the Essential Planner can be your planner of choice this 2019.

The creator of Belle de Jour Power Planner made these wonderful planners to empower women to live life to the fullest! 

With our 2019 Belle de Jour Power Planner! 

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