Helen Iwata is known as The Less Effort More Impact Coach. She’s an award-winning bilingual coach based in Tokyo. Helen helps women in business to excel in their work without feeling exhausted, through the power of the Sasuga! Success Cycle. Originally from England, Helen has lived and worked in Japan for over 30 years. After two decades in education, local government, and the corporate world, Helen established her own business in 2013 and is now obsessed with helping overworking women to use their time, energy, and expertise for less effort and more impact. Helen is a TEDx speaker and coach, Nikkei Style columnist, author of the Japanese book Eigo no Shigoto-jutsu, host of The Sasuga! Podcast (with over 200 episodes), wife, mother, and a karate world champion. Topics covered in today's episode include:  -the power of choosing your thoughts -the key to improving your presentations skills in any culture -coping with and preventing burnout -the dark sides of ganbaru and gaman Helen's Links: Website: https://sasugacommunications.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heleniwata Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sasugacommunications Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heleniwata YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/HelenIwata Sasuga! VIP Women’s Program: https://sasugacommunications.com/vip Want to support the podcast? Check the podcast's ko-fi page to help keep me well-caffeinated enough to keep making content: https://ko-fi.com/businesssuccessjapan Be sure to follow or subscribe for more Japanese language and cultural insights. And if you enjoy the podcast, please leave a review so that other people can find it as well. And of course, if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, please email me at [email protected]. I'd love to hear from you! Leave me a voice message here: https://anchor.fm/businesssuccessjapan/message --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/businesssuccessjapan/message