If you're like many high-potential women in Japan,
you want to do brilliant work - but without sacrificing your personal life.
Does this sound familiar?
😱 Every day you do your best, but you keep running out of time and energy
😱 Despite all your hard work, you feel like you’re never doing enough
😱 You’re always putting other people first - both at work and at home
😱 You want to start doing things differently, but you just don’t have time!
Well, you’re not alone!
For over a decade, I struggled as a working mother in a fast-paced and demanding corporate environment in Tokyo. Constantly on the go and overloaded, I experienced burnout more than once.
But that all changed. Now, I have more time, energy, and joy than I could ever have imagined.
And as an award-winning, bilingual, Japan-based coach, I’ve guided hundreds of women to embrace practical skills and mindset techniques, so that they too could make changes they never thought possible in their work and life.
You may be wondering…
How could this sort of fabulous transformation from stress to success possible for you too?
Introducing Women’s Success Essentials (WiSE)
WiSE is a life-changing, 6-month personalized approach to professional development for female business leaders in Japan.
You'll discover how to optimize your time, energy, and expertise, so that you can enjoy more success with less stress.
This program is unique because it’s founded on the Sasuga! Success Cycle and the counterintuitive combination of
- developing and refining high-impact professional skills
AND - prioritizing your physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing (which many high-potential women in business tend to neglect)
Phase 1: Care For You - embracing selfcare as a success strategy - not just physical selfcare, but also thought patterns and habits for more positivity and energy at work
Phase 2: Create Your Plan - developing a personal and professional vision, setting meaningful, measurable, and manageable goals, and planning realistically toward them in a demanding work environment
Phase 3: Communicate Your Ideas - speaking up clearly, confidently, and convincingly, facilitating meetings efficiently, and understanding influencing essentials
Phase 4: Complete Your Tasks - getting the important things done at the right time by setting boundaries and using best practice techniques for productivity
Proven results
🔥 More time and energy
🔥 Greater confidence and assertiveness
🔥 Clearer, more persuasive communication
🔥 Clarity about priorities and ability to focus
🔥 Greater job satisfaction (promotions, job changes)
🔥 Finally feeling at ease with work-life balance!
🔥 Making selfcare a habit even with a busy schedule
Participant profiles
✔ Female-identifying
✔ At least business-level English and based in Japan
✔ Manager equivalent or above
✔ Usually 30s to 50s
✔ Married, single, with or without children
These success stories could be yours
"A total game-changer... and I'm so glad that I made this investment."
Ayako
"I got better results than I expected. It was really amazing!"
Aiko
I became confident and can now be more than who I was
"I started having an "essentialism" way of thinking and began to notice when I’m comparing myself with others. When I do, I switch my focus to something more meaningful."
Kanako
I thought that I didn't have time - but I did!
"It wasn't an easy decision for me to take the program since my schedule was tight. But as I started taking the course and learning the method, I realized that I was managing my time much better than before and wasn't panicking at the thought that I didn't have time!!"
Miho
I'm leading a life that I feel happy with
"Another year would go by with me feeling just “ugh” about work and being a mother. I was always tired and constantly sighing. I was overwhelmed with day-to-day tasks and kept putting off the idea of investing in myself. I now carefully choose what’s important for me and am leading a life that I feel happy with."
Akiko
I'm now happy to step out of my comfort zone
"I had been thinking about challenging myself to move to a higher position within my company, but didn't have the confidence and thought I wasn't qualified. However, through the program, I started to realize that this was just my own thinking and was not a fact. I gained confidence and decided to talk with my bosses - and I got a promotion! I'm now happy to step out of my comfort zone."
Maiko
I overcame my uncertainties and struggles
“As a mother and entrepreneur, I had lots of uncertainties and struggles and always wanted to do something about those “weaknesses.” I thought it wasn’t right that I was always swamped with work and I wanted to change the way I was working.
I had a busy schedule and was already working and taking another course. At first, I wasn’t sure about taking another program on top of that. But I’m truly glad that I joined. All the participants were lovely women, and I always felt it was an environment where I could get realizations and motivation. For any women wondering whether to join, definitely take that step!”
Emi
This is a turning point in my life
"I felt the world is big and life is short. Why do I push myself so hard? Because of the first session being “Selfcare” and Helen’s mindset, I realized their importance and was able to change little by little throughout the whole program. I understood that other women were having similar problems even with different types of jobs. And I got a wider viewpoint outside my business industry. Thank you for everything. I believe this is a turning point in my life"
Keiko
WiSE is the only “program” for women in business in Japan that gives you
12 Mindset and Professional Skill Modules
in English and Japanese, with reflection questions and specific actions to help you make immediate, sustainable changes in your work and life
12 Online Practicals
to test out new skills and receive feedback and coaching in a safe and supportive small-group environment
3 Private Coaching Calls with Helen or a Sasuga! Expert Coach
starting with a deep-dive to assess your wants, needs, preferences, and goals, so that we can map out together how to make the most of your WiSE experience
SOS 1:1 Support from Helen
so that you can easily reach out for help through a personal audio/text chat with Helen (LINE, WhatsApp, or Voxer) if you feel stuck
Speak Like An Expert Online self-study course
so that you understand and can start to practice the essentials of clear, confident, and engaging presentations
Complimentary membership in The #LessEffortMoreImpact Movement for Women in Business (LEMI)
so that you have even more opportunities to be inspired by other growth-minded women for the duration of your WiSE experience
Exclusive WiSE Lunch Invitation(s)
to meet other participants and graduates in person
12 Mindset and Professional Skill Modules
Live Online Practicals
Practicals take place twice a month on Saturdays from 10 a.m. for 1-2 hours and rotate through the following 4 topics:
- Uplifting Presentations: Practice your presentation in a small group with feedback and expert coaching to help you become a clearer, more engaging, and inspiring speaker
- Wellbeing for Female Leaders: Discover what works for you physically, mentally, and emotionally, so that you have more time and energy to do brilliant work and be a positive influence on those around you
- Confident Communication: Practice meeting scenarios or conversations that may have been a struggle in the past, so that you have the mindset and skills to be authentically assertive.
- Clarity and Focus: Whether you’re questioning what to do in the coming years or simply want to overcome your current overwhelm and distraction, this is your opportunity to explore new perspectives and possibilities in a small group.
You can choose to join all sessions or to focus on what’s most important for you (we can clarify this during your initial deep-dive assessment).
Current schedule
⭐️ May 11 - Uplifting Presentations
⭐️ May 25 - Wellbeing for Female Leaders
⭐️ Jun 8 - Confident Communication
⭐️ Jun 22 - Clarity and Focus
⭐️ Jul 13 - Uplifting Presentations
⭐️ Jul 27 - Wellbeing for Female Leaders
⭐️ Aug 10 - Confident Communication
⭐️ Aug 24 - Clarity and Focus
⭐️ Sep 14 - Uplifting Presentations
⭐️ Sep 28 - Wellbeing for Female Leaders
⭐️ Oct onward - tbc
Timing
WiSE is like a hop-on, hop-off bus. You can join any time we still have seats on the bus for 6 months. From April 2024, we have 10 seats maximum and some are already occupied.
The 6-month duration makes participating more manageable for women with demanding schedules because you'll be learning and implementing gradually and consistently.
What’s the investment?
Naturally, you want to be sure that you’re making a wise decision when investing in your personal and professional development.
You want a significant return on your investment of money (and time).
You want noticeable and meaningful changes.
So, to recap, with the upcoming Women’s Success Essentials program, you’ll receive
🎁 12 Mindset and Professional Skill Modules (English and Japanese)
🎁 12 Live Online Practicals
🎁 3 Private Coaching Calls with Helen or a Sasuga! Expert Coach
🎁 Personal SOS audio/text chat with Helen (LINE, WhatsApp, or Voxer)
🎁 Speak Like An Expert Online self-study course
🎁 Complimentary membership in The #LessEffortMoreImpact Movement for Women in Business
🎁 Exclusive WiSE Lunch Invitation(s) to meet other participants and graduates in person
And you’ll belong to a growing group of inspiring and supportive women from various professional backgrounds in Japan.
What is this one-of-a-kind experience - rich in expert knowledge, personal coaching, care, followup, and fun (!) - worth to you?
And, more importantly, what’s the value of the transformation that WiSE can bring to you, your work and your personal life?
The investment to participate in Women's Success Essentials (WiSE) is
But you may have concerns like these…
I don't think I have time
I've never invested in myself like this before
I'm not sure I'm good enough
What’s the cost of NOT doing something different?
Stepping into a program like this might seem a bit scary.
That’s normal because your Reptilian Brain (the oldest part of your brain, which focuses on your survival) wants to keep you safe from the unknown.
But have you fully considered what it’s costing you to keep doing what you’re doing now?
What will your time, energy, confidence, relationships, health, and happiness look like 6 months from now if you do nothing different?
What are you going to choose?
Next steps
Are you ready to give yourself the opportunity for more time, energy, and joy in your work and life?
Then here are your next two steps:
- Book your clarity call - a complimentary 30-minute call with me on Zoom
- Make your decision (I’ll let you know gently and honestly if you’re a good fit for WiSE)
As the poet Mary Oliver wrote,
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
Let’s find out, shall we?
Book a clarity call