An Expat Away from Home
I have been an expat for 15 years now. Coming back in August is tough. But there are good and bad things!
by Sara Vicente Barreto
This is the blog for Make Space for Growth. Here you will find topics around business growth and leadership, personal growth and family as well as growth in your community.
I have been an expat for 15 years now. Coming back in August is tough. But there are good and bad things!
I landed in Mozambique today. It has been 4 years since I was last here. Too long and yet all is still so familiar. It warms my heart to be back.
We created After School Studies where children can get extra time and support with their work. A place where we can help each of them break out of poverty through education (and care)
All I can think of this week is how happy I am that another school year as a working mum is pausing. I need to reset my domino.
I thought I was going to a musical, but Matilda was there to remind me some key life lessons. Life is not fair, it is important to stand up for yourself and others and sometimes you have to be just a little bit naughty!
My dos and don’ts when getting a relaxing mindful massage. How do you really relax? Why are we obsessed about relaxing. Our mind is not made for it.
Are you getting to the time of the year that you look back and wonder where the year went? Filled with overwhelm before everyone breaks for the summer?
In an interesting manner, reunion weekend threw me a bit off track, just to show me what track I was in. How much authenticity can I cope with?
I spent 2 days learning at HBS (Harvard Business School) about leadership, authenticity and happiness Reunion brings alumni together engaging the mind!
The Productivity Project brought me to reflect on my own beliefs on productivity and how I ranked on each suggested tool. I grade myself a B on productivity
The problem with taking a break is exactly what it means – breaking habits. It is hard to keep habits when taking breaks – but should you really?
As Baby S is back on antibiotics, my world stops spinning. I can’t think of nothing else. It would not be honest of me to do that.
I have started gratitudes over a year ago and the difference is visible. I am sharing my personal benefits of gratitude, and how I implemented it in my life
Over the last year I have realized how a working mother’s average physical health can have a strong impact on my mental health. They are intertwined.
Decluttering is the first step for growth. Decluttering from stuff, people or goals has allowed me to make space for opportunity and growth.