People say AI makes business easier.
Maybe it does.
But for me, AI didn’t make life easier; it made it clearer.
I’m Kenyata Bird, founder of Ambitious Transitions, and I help entrepreneurs turn confusion into clarity using systems, strategy, and soul.
Before AI, I was the system.
I was the email responder, scheduler, content creator, and problem-solver, all while managing credit consulting, notary work, and business development under one roof.
I was tired.
Not unmotivated, just buried in the busywork.
Then I started experimenting with AI. Not as a “hack,” but as a helper. And what I learned changed how I build everything.
🧠 1. Brainstorm Like You’re Talking to a Friend
When I’m building a new workflow or creating educational content, I open ChatGPT or Gemini and talk out loud.
Literally, I type like I talk. I start with:
“Here’s what I’m trying to figure out…”
I dump messy thoughts, emotional frustrations, or half-baked strategies into AI, and it reflects them back with clarity.
💡 Pro Tip: Stop trying to sound “professional” when you prompt AI. The best outputs come from real conversation.
Tell it your goal, your frustration, and what success would feel like not just what it looks like.
Example:
“I’m spending too much time on client follow-ups. I need a way to automate this without sounding robotic. What tools or workflows could help me personalize messages automatically?”
That’s how I discovered better ways to use my CRM (DREA180) with automated email and text follow-ups that still sound like me.
⚙️ 2. Automate Repetition, Not Relationship
People think automation means losing the human touch. It’s actually the opposite, it gives you time to be more human.
AI handles repetitive tasks, allowing me to focus on more meaningful ones.
Here’s what that looks like in my world:
👉🏾DREA180: Handles onboarding, email reminders, and text sequences so every client feels guided, not ghosted.
👉🏾Notion: Stores my client projects, brand templates, and progress boards. It’s like my digital HQ.
👉🏾ChatGPT: Helps me reword emails, summarize meetings, and even outline social content in my real tone.
Each of those tools works together because I mapped my processes first, then added AI.
💡 Pro Tip: Don’t start with a tool. Start with a problem.
Ask yourself: “Where do I waste the most time?”
That’s your automation starting point.
🎓 3. Teach What You Learn (Even While You’re Still Learning)
When I was invited to teach at Georgia State University’s AI Summer Camp, I didn’t walk in as the “expert who knows it all.”
I walked in as the woman who figured out what worked by trial, error, and prayer.
I told my students:
“You don’t need to be a tech genius to use AI, you just need to be curious.”
We built small projects: AI-generated workflows, creative writing prompts, and business ideas that could scale. I watched teenagers realize they could build something valuable in hours, not months.
💡 Pro Tip: Teaching forces mastery.
If you can explain how you use AI to a 15-year-old, you truly understand it.
So whenever you find a new AI trick, don’t just use it, teach it.
Share it with your peers, your clients, or your followers. You’ll remember it longer and help others grow faster.
💬4. Let AI Reflect You, Not Replace You
Here’s the thing no one says: AI will test your identity.
At first, I tried to make it sound “perfect.”
Polished, professional, predictable.
But that’s not who I am, and it’s not who my clients connect with.
Now, I train AI to sound like me.
I feed it my old posts, captions, and messages so it learns my rhythm my pauses, my warmth, my truth.
And every time it writes something, I tweak it until it feels right.
Because AI should sound real, not rehearsed.
💡Pro Tip: Always do a “vibe check.
If your AI-generated content doesn’t feel like you when you read it out loud, edit until it does.
🌱5. Build Systems That Serve Your Peace**
The goal of AI isn’t just efficiency, it’s alignment.
When I automate my work, I’m not chasing productivity. I’m protecting my peace.
Every system I build gives me back a little more time for faith, family, and focus.
That’s what real success looks like.
Not working more but working smarter and staying rooted in purpose.
Because at the end of the day, the best systems don’t just make money.
They make space for rest, creativity, and growth.
Final Thought
AI isn’t a shortcut; it’s a mirror.
It shows you how you think, where you’re stuck, and what could flow better if you’d just let go of doing it all yourself.
So yes, I use AI every day.
But not to replace my grind to refine it.
Because freedom isn’t found in more tools.
It’s found in the systems, strategy, and soul behind how you use them.
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