Transformations with Jayne

It's been a while since we have had a guest on the Transformations with Jayne Podcast, and it was my plan to bring Xenia on the show before leaving Sweden. It really helps if you can be in the same time zone for recordings!! Unfortunately, we were foiled by croaky voices and other things so we are finally doing this!

In our episode we talk about:⁠

How she came to love Japan and Japanese tea

Challenges she faced when the Coronavirus launched at the same time as her business

Tea combinations and pairings

Her advice for those starting out with learning about tea 

You can find out more about Xenia at the links below. 

https://thejapaneseteahub.es

www.instagram.com/thejapaneseteahub.es

www.instagram.com/the_tea_chef

https://www.facebook.com/JapaneseTeaHub

Find out how Jayne can help you here: https://www.jaynenakata.com/podcastconsulting

Hello! 

Not since the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster in my back yard have I had such a challenging week as just before Christmas when we tried to move back to Japan during the Covid-19 pandemic. 

This week is the first episode I have recorded for the year and from my very own recording studio/walk-in closet back in Iwaki, Fukushima. 

and I am talking about: How NOT to move countries in a pandemic.

1) Don't get taken to hospital by ambulance on the day you are moving

2) Don't miss your PCR test that is key to the whole family being able to return to Japan

3) Don't nearly give yourself a heart attack waiting for your test results...and more!

Even when it feels horrible and you wonder how you can get to point B, eventually, you will get there and realise you are where you so badly wanted to be before. Touching down in Japan and passing through immigration was a huge relief, right up there with escaping from Fukushima during the nuclear meltdown.  I know. Talk about dramatic. Jeez, can't you just move countries like a normal person?!?! Apparently not. 

I'm also talking about what 2021 might hold for us now that we are in Japan, how I'd like to contribute to our community as we come to the 10th anniversary of the Great Eastern Japan earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown. 

I'll be bringing you more voices this year in the form of new shows and I'll even be managing some of them too! 

To find out more about my podcasting services you can find that information here: https://www.jaynenakata.com/podcastconsulting

Hello!  This week I am sharing a very special episode with you. We are safely back in Japan and have cleared self-quarantine. It has been a very busy time so I will just play this episode for you with no special intro! 

Not long after I started my podcast I had an idea to do an episode with one of my biggest supporters, my husband Koichi. This podcast episode proved to be one of the most popular episodes ever with so many people sending questions in before it even was recorded. We met nearly 20 years ago when I was first sent to Iwaki as an English teacher and he just happened to be in the class I was teaching - naughty! 🤗😂

Fast forward and we have several international moves, a dog, two kids and a partridge in a pear tree, just kidding!

I am extremely lucky to have so much support from him and that we value the same things. It is hard to believe how much our lives changed even since this was recorded- we will have to get another episode on the books for 2021. Who wants to hear Mr N back on the TWJ Podcast? 😃 

https://www.jaynenakata.com/podcastconsulting

Are you looking for change? In February of 2020 I had the pleasure of interviewing one of my wonderful clients and long-time fan of my podcast, Minori Hanashima. 

Minori is an account manager and translator based in Tokyo in the PR Industry. I was so proud of Minori for coming on the show and stepping out of her comfort zone to join me and how far she has come even though she didn’t change anything on the outside, only on the inside. 

In the episode: 

How she built a network around her interest in translating 

Her transformation from stressed sick to happy and satisfied with her life 

The reason behind her previous lack of confidence and how she is now 

The change in her thinking habits that decreased her stress levels 

Her guiding word for the year and why she prefers that over goals 

There is so much value in listening to someone who is actually going through their transformation, I hope you will find some great inspiration in her story. I love seeing my clients reach success and helping them get there. 

My "Team Jayne", one to one and group coaching program for Japanese women is open again in February 2021. To find out more and join the free training: https://mailchi.mp/jaynenakata/team-jayne

Earlier in 2020, I interviewed Jacqui MIyabayashi, a fellow Kiwi & I am sure she won’t mind me saying, a bit of a serial entrepreneur! We talk about her new business North South Stewart but it is important to note that this is not Jacqui’s first or even SECOND business. This is also not her first time on the podcast as she was one of my first guests way back when I started and a big supporter. Jacqui is a long-term Osaka resident and mum to two boys and one of her pet peeves- being cold! Which is why she started a new business in recent times importing New Zealand wool accessories. 

The episode is all about:

How Jacqui started her first online business to where she is today 

The value of experimenting 

Being your own influencer 

Overcoming fear and leaving your comfort zone 

For more information on Jacqui head to her website here https://jacquimiyabayashi.com/ 

Or follow the winter woollies store on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/northsouthstewart.jp/ 

PodLaunch with Jayne: https://www.jaynenakata.com/podcastconsulting 

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Firstly a huge congratulations to Jennifer Shinkai on the release of her podcast- Ikigai with Jennifer Shinkai (I may or may not have played a part in that!) Not long before our move to Sweden, I interviewed Jen for my podcast- Jen is British and a long-term resident of Tokyo where she lives with her family focusing on integrating Ikigai (life purpose) into her daily work as well as an inclusion and diversity specialist. If you miss this episode the first time, I highly recommend a listen and then head over to Jen’s channel to check out her new podcast and show her some love. 

In this episode we talk about: 

The recent typhoon and flooding (in October 2019) 

How Jennifer came to be in Japan 

What is "ikigai" Points of You ® coaching 

Jennifer runs a lot of online workshops now as well so be sure to check her website or FB page for more details especially if you are interested in learning more about Points of You or Ikigai. 

Website: jennifershinkai.com/ 

Facebook: www.facebook.com/jennifershinkaicoach/ 

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jennifershinkai/ 

Ikigai with Jennifer Shinkai: https://jennifershinkai.com/2020/12/09/ikigai-with-jennifer-shinkai-podcast-launch/ 

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In 2018 I had the pleasure of interviewing Sarah Furuya for my podcast.  Sarah is a life coach, executive coach and facilitator who works with entrepreneurs, educators, executives and more. Sarah has a BSc Hons in Human Psychology and Human Biology, is a certified practitioner of Lumina Spark and Saville Wave psychometrics and a graduate as a trained Systems Coach (ORSC) and in 2019, not long after we recorded this she started her own interview series which is now also a podcast. https://www.sarahfuruya.com/legends-interview-series

In this episode we talk about:

How Sarah came to be where she is today

How Sarah uses a word of the year

CSR: Corporate Social Responsibility and what that looks likes for Sarah

About being bold and the importance of visibility

The three similarities Sarah sees across her coaching clients

And so much more!

If you missed it the first time, definitely listen in- or perhaps it is time for a re-listen. At the time, her legends interview series was still a thought in the back of her mind- we had no idea at the time that I would then consult with her to get her own series online in podcast form! 

Earlier in 2020 I consulted with her to make it happen- you can check it out here- https://www.sarahfuruya.com/legends-interview-series 

Sarah’s one year coaching programme starts in February 2021: sarahfuruya.com/work-with-me/february-is-the-new-january/ 

Website: sarahfuruya.com/ 

PodLaunch with Jayne Nakata: https://www.jaynenakata.com/podcastconsulting #transformationswithjayne #podcast #podlaunch #podlaunchwithjayne #rereleasedgems #sarahfuruya #legendsinterviewseries