Take Stock: An Audit for Life and Business
An audit doesn’t just belong in business. A life audit can reset your goals, turn gaps into actions, and bring clarity in both work and personal life.
Author: saramakespaceforgrowth
Strategist. Problem Solver. Challenger. Social Entrepreneur. Writer. Mum
Creating my First AI Agent: My Publishing Partner
Sara Vicente Barreto shares the story of creating her first AI agent: a publishing partner that helps edit, optimize, and publish her blog posts while keeping her authentic tone intact. Learn the pain points that led her to this experiment, the workflow she designed, and the lessons she’s taking into future AI projects.
The End-of-Year in Sight: Taking Stock of Your Goals
With the end-of-year in sight, I paused to take stock of my goals. From health and family wins to business and charity lessons, I discovered the power of decluttering, re-centering, and going deep. Here’s what I learned as I prepare for the months ahead.
I did slow down: slow days, scattered mind
This summer, I slowed down — on purpose. But with the quiet came chaos. In this post, I reflect on the summer slowdown mindset: what happens when you trade structure for spontaneity and stillness for scattered thoughts.
Can You Slow Down? The Quiet Case for Doing Less (for a While)
As entrepreneurs or leaders of small teams, we often push through. But what if doing less — even for a while — could help us focus, restore energy, and grow better?
Redefining the Rush: From Frenzy to Curated Velocity
I didn’t slow down after corporate life—I reshaped how I move. This is a story of frenzy, portfolio living, and discovering a new kind of intentional momentum.
Careful What You Wish For: The Push Behind Serendipity
From Senhora do Bonfim bracelets to coins at Trevi, we’ve built rituals around wishing. But maybe serendipity isn’t just luck—it’s the goals we dare to set and the tiny pushes we give our dreams.
Becoming a Business Woman with Anais Cisneros
Anais Cisneros, co-founder of Amela, joins me to talk about growing from a book-loving girl in Peru to a global businesswoman building networks that help founders thrive. We explore how preparation, purpose, and resilience guide her—and why no amount of preparation makes you challenge-proof.
A mind of its own: staying curious, open-minded and logical
In a world of instant opinions and constant noise, critical thinking feels like a lost art. This piece explores the mindset behind curiosity, open-mindedness, and logic—and how to hold on to it.
Sounds Authentic: How Notebook LLM turned a Report into a Podcast
In this episode of Try AI for Growth, Sara Vicente Barreto explores Notebook LLM—a tool designed to turn documents into audio content. After uploading a detailed NGO report, Sara was blown away to receive a conversational podcast so realistic that her team thought she’d produced it herself. With minimal input, the tool delivered something human, engaging, and ready to share. Sara reflects on how Notebook LLM can revolutionize the way we use reports, turning dense content into powerful, accessible formats. She also experiments with FAQs and mind maps, showing how even the most traditional documents can gain new life with AI.
Why I am reclaiming my deep work (again)
Between juggling advisory roles, charity leadership, and life in a portfolio career, I lost touch with one of my favourite ways of working—deep work. Here’s what I’m doing to bring it back.
Transforming Tech Education with Dora Palfi
From neuroscience student to edtech founder, Dora Palfi’s journey is reshaping how we teach coding and AI literacy. In this inspiring episode, we discuss building Imagi, leading with purpose, and breaking self-imposed boundaries.
Boredom resisted: why doing nothing is so hard to do
This weekend I did nothing for an hour. No podcast. No phone. No agenda. Just stillness—and a surprising amount of resistance. Why is boredom so hard to access?
Drawing it Out: How I am slowly making my way around AI Images
In this episode of Try AI for Growth, host Sara Vicente Barreto shares her hands-on experience improving AI image generation using DALL·E. After many failed attempts in the past, she finally cracked the code—by defining her style upfront, using the select tool, and iterating on visual prompts to achieve a cohesive set of cartoon-style illustrations for a critical thinking workshop. She walks listeners through each step, including some comic experiments and key takeaways that anyone experimenting with AI visuals can apply.
When to Trust your Gut: Lessons from Blink
In a world that demands fast decisions, Blink by Malcolm Gladwell offers a compelling look at intuition — and its pitfalls. In this post, I explore the psychology of snap judgments, share where they shine and when they deceive us, and reflect on what leaders can learn about the balance between gut instinct and critical thinking. If you’ve ever asked yourself whether you should listen to your gut — this one’s for you.