{{Short description|American astrologer and life coach}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2014}} {{Infobox person | honorific_prefix = | name = Alice Inoue | honorific_suffix = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image = ALICE INOUE (2) (2).png | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Alice Fong Leary<ref name="PBSHawaii">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pbshawaii.org/long-story-short-with-leslie-wilcox-alice-inoue/?stripped=1&posted=165 |title=Alice Inoue Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox |last=Wilcox |first=Leslie |date=February 18, 2020 |website=PBS Hawaii |access-date=July 17, 2020}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|07|17}}<ref name="HAdverIslandLife">{{cite news | last =Hoover | first =Will | title =Fear? Not! | newspaper =The Honolulu Advertiser | date =September 18, 1997 }}</ref> | birth_place = San Francisco, California | citizenship = | education = Bachelor's Degree in Biology | alma_mater = University of California at Santa Cruz | occupation = Corporate trainer<ref name="BizJornalHawaifeng">{{cite news | last =Blakely | first =Jenna | title =Hawaii feng shui expert Alice Inoue opening Happiness U in Honolulu | newspaper =Pacific Business Journal| date =August 14, 2013| url =http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/blog/2013/08/hawaii-feng-shui-expert-alice-inouye.html?page=all| access-date =April 4, 2014 }}</ref><br>Business owner<ref name="BizJornalHawaifeng"/><br>Life coach<br>Astrologer | website = {{URL|https://yourhappinessu.com/}} }}
'''Alice Inoue''' (born July 17, 1964)<ref name="GoaskaliceCover">{{cite news | last =Keesing | first =Alice | title =Go Ask Alice | newspaper =MidWeek| date =August 3, 2007| url =http://archives.midweek.com/content/story/theweekend_coverstory/go_ask_alice/ | access-date =April 4, 2014 }}</ref> is an American author, corporate trainer, business owner, and professional astrologer based in Hawaiʻi.<ref name="MidweekUnderstanding">{{cite news | title =Understanding A Changing World | newspaper =MidWeek | date =July 2, 2008 | url =http://archives.midweek.com/content/columns/newsmaker_article/alice_inoue/ | access-date =April 4, 2014 }}</ref> She is the founder of ''Happiness U'', a Honolulu-based personal development and corporate training company.<ref>{{cite news | title =Happy Pet, Happy Home | newspaper =Hawaii Renovation | publisher =Issuu.com | date =September 23, 2012 | url =http://issuu.com/oahu-publications/docs/092312_hr_opt/11| access-date =April 5, 2014 }}</ref> Inoue is also the host of the YouTube series ''Following Journeys'', which explores the personal and professional paths of entrepreneurs and business leaders through astrology.<ref name="HonSbulletStars">{{cite news | last =Arcayna | first =Nancy | title =Alice Inoue takes up challenge of using astrology to chart personalities | newspaper =Honolulu Star Bulletin | date =September 22, 2003 | url =http://archives.starbulletin.com/2003/09/22/features/index.html | access-date =April 4, 2014 }}</ref><ref name="HBusinessCycle">{{cite news| last =Radway| first =Scott| title =The Cycle of (Business) Life| newspaper =Hawaii Business| date =October 2006| url =http://www.hawaiibusiness.com/Hawaii-Business/October-2006/The-Cycle-of-Business-Life/| access-date =April 4, 2014| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140419012427/http://www.hawaiibusiness.com/Hawaii-Business/October-2006/The-Cycle-of-Business-Life/| archive-date =April 19, 2014| url-status =dead| df =mdy-all}}</ref>
Inoue is the creator of the ''Master Your Superpowers'' personality framework, introduced in her 2019 book of the same name and later expanded in subsequent publications.
==Early life and education== Inoue was born in San Francisco, California,<ref name="MidweekUnderstanding"/> to a Chinese mother and German-Irish father.<ref name="PBSHawaii"/> From the age of eight, she was raised bilingually in Taiwan, speaking both English and Mandarin. Graduating from Morrison Academy in 1981, Inoue returned to the United States to continue her education.<ref name="HAdverIslandLife"/> She attended the University of California at Santa Cruz where she studied for four years, earning a degree in Biology as a pre-med student.<ref name="MidweekUnderstanding"/> Instead of pursuing medical school, Inoue moved to Japan to teach English while at the same time learned to speak Japanese.<ref name="MidweekUnderstanding"/>
==Career== Inoue began a career change in the late 1990s. After being told by an astrologer that she would be changing career paths, two years later, her television contracts reached their end and she was unemployed.<ref name="HonSbulletStars" /> Inoue was quoted as saying "that moment I knew that this is what I've come here to do."<ref name="GoaskaliceCover" /> She began focusing on astrology and taking courses on feng shui.<ref name="GoaskaliceCover" /> <ref name="BizJornalHawaifeng" />
=== Media career === Inoue began her media career in television, including hosting ''Do Sports'' on Fuji News, a program highlighting activities for Japanese tourists visiting Hawaiʻi.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1997-10-17 |title=Hawaii Herald (Honolulu, HI), ‘DO SPORTS’ WITH ALICE INOUE |url=https://hojishinbun.hoover.org/?a=d&d=thh19971017-01.1.15&e=-------en-10--1--img---------# |website=Hojishinbun}}</ref> At the height of her television career, she hosted three television shows and had four major sponsors.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alice Inoue LSS 1309 (26:16) FIRST AIR DATE |url=https://www.pbshawaii.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/LSS_1309_Alice_Inoue_Web_Transcript_rev.pdf |website=PBS}}</ref>
In 2008 she joined forces with Oceanic Time Warner Cable to produce a series of feng shui instructional DVDs based on her signature presentations. Inoue performs work as a life guide under her consultancy Alice Inoue Life Guidance.<ref name="BizJornalHawaifeng" />
She has appeared in regional publications including ''MidWeek'',<ref name="GoaskaliceCover" /> ''Hawaii Business Magazine'', ''Pacific Business News'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-12 |title=Local business Happiness U has launched AI coaching service |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/inno/stories/news/2024/02/12/happiness-u-launched-ai-coaching.html |access-date=2026-02-19 |website=Pacific Business News |language=en-US}}</ref> ''Honolulu Star-Bulletin'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features |url=https://archives.starbulletin.com/2003/09/22/features/story1.html |access-date=2026-02-19 |website=archives.starbulletin.com}}</ref> and other Hawaiʻi-based outlets.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chagnon |first=Jasmine |date=2022-11-02 |title=Alice Inoue’s Happiness U Helps People Find Answers |url=https://www.honolulumagazine.com/learning-to-be-happy/ |access-date=2026-02-19 |website=Honolulu Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>
Inoue later became a frequent guest commentator on Hawaiʻi television news programs discussing astrology and annual forecasts. She has appeared on ''KHON2''<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mattison |first=Sara |date=2024-12-18 |title=How to navigate through the holidays with positivity |url=https://www.khon2.com/local-news/mindfulness-consultant-shares-how-you-can-navigate-through-the-holidays-with-positivity/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241227234759/https://www.khon2.com/local-news/mindfulness-consultant-shares-how-you-can-navigate-through-the-holidays-with-positivity/ |archive-date=2024-12-27 |access-date=2026-02-19 |work=KHON2 |language=en-US}}</ref> and ''Hawaii News Now'', where she has been identified as an author, life coach, and professional astrologer of over 25 years.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lum |first=Stephanie |date=2024-12-28 |title=Hawaii astrologer says 2025 will be a year of change |url=https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2024/12/28/hawaii-astrologer-says-2025-will-be-year-change/ |access-date=2026-02-19 |website=Hawaii news now |language=en}}</ref>
=== Happiness U and corporate training === In 2013, Inoue expanded her consultancy to include ''Happiness U'', originally described as a school for adults in Honolulu providing guidance on life and personal development.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chagnon |first=Jasmine |date=2022-11-02 |title=Alice Inoue’s Happiness U Helps People Find Answers |url=https://www.honolulumagazine.com/learning-to-be-happy/ |access-date=2026-02-19 |website=Honolulu Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="BizJornalHawaifeng" />
[[File:ALICE INOUE SPEAKING.jpg (2).jpg|thumb|Inoue speaking at the Following Journeys 2026 Forecast at Ward Consolidated Theatres in Honolulu, HI (2026)<ref>{{cite web |title=Media – Following Journeys |url=https://followingjourneys.com/media/ |website=Following journeys}}</ref>]]
It was reported at the time that she had provided guidance to approximately 3,000 individuals, including 500 regular clients. The company later shifted its focus toward corporate training, wellbeing programs, and team development initiatives. Inoue developed the ''Master Your Superpowers'' personality assessment system, which she applies in corporate leadership and resilience training programs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Build Antifragility: Grow Stronger Through Stress with Alice Inoue |url=https://www.hecouncil.org/events/2026/01/27/seminars/9260127-build-antifragility-grow-stronger-through-stress-with-alice-inoue/ |access-date=2026-02-19 |website=www.hecouncil.org |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Other works ==
=== Writing === Inoue is an author whose work focuses on personal growth, mindfulness and wellbeing. Her early books include ''A Loving Guide to These Shifting Times'' (2008) and ''Be Happy! It’s Your Choice'' (2009), followed by additional titles exploring intentional living and self-reflection. She is a contributing author in the national best seller, ''Wake Up…Live the Life You Love with Passion'', a compilation of self-development philosophies by great thinkers such as Deepak Chopra and Wayne Dyer.<ref>{{cite book | last =E. | first =Steven | title =Wake Up live the Life Your Love: Finding Your Life's Passion | publisher =58 Micro LLC | date =2004 | isbn =9780964470675}}</ref>
In 2019, she released ''Master Your Superpowers'', which introduced a personality framework based on the Chinese Five Elements, later expanded through additional books and training materials used in leadership development and corporate wellbeing programs.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=https://www.kitv.com/story/40579677/new-book-master-your-superpowers-helps-people-harness-their-personality-strengths |title=New book, Master Your Superpowers, helps people harness their personality strengths |last=Ako |first=Diane |date=June 2, 2019 |website=KITV |access-date=July 17, 2020 |archive-date=July 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717060434/https://www.kitv.com/story/40579677/new-book-master-your-superpowers-helps-people-harness-their-personality-strengths |url-status=dead }}</ref> Her more recent publications include ''The Best of Mindful Moments – A Collection of Life Wisdom'',<ref>{{Cite book |last=Inoue |first=Alice |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Mindful_Moments/NMnWjgEACAAJ?hl=en |title=Mindful Moments: A Collection of Life Wisdom |date=2015-12-08 |publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |isbn=978-1-5191-5402-6 |language=en}}</ref> ''Daily Mindful Moments – A Year of Life Wisdom'',<ref>{{Cite book |last=Inoue |first=Alice |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/More_Mindful_Moments/cbviAQAACAAJ?hl=en |title=More Mindful Moments: A Collection of Life Wisdom |date=2017-03-11 |publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |isbn=978-1-5426-3927-9 |language=en}}</ref> ''Master Your Superpowers – The Elemental System for Life and Work (2nd edition)'',<ref name=":0" /> and ''Open Now – What You See Is What You Need''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Inoue |first=Alice |url=https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/open-now-what-you-see-is-what-you-need-alice-inoue/1148410819 |title=Open Now - What You See is What You Need: Daily Wisdom and Astrological Insights |date=November 11, 2025 |publisher=Barnes & Noble Press |year=2025 |isbn=9798260359440}}</ref>
=== YouTube and public programming === Inoue hosts the YouTube series ''Following Journeys'', which documents the life and professional journeys of Hawaiʻi entrepreneurs and business leaders using their astrological charts as a foundation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burgos |first=Annalisa |date=2025-10-25 |title=What’s Cooking: Plant-based eating with vegan chef and author Lillian Cumic |url=https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/10/25/whats-cooking-plant-based-eating-with-vegan-chef-author-lillian-cumic/ |access-date=2026-02-19 |website=Hawaii News Now |language=en}}</ref>
=== Newspaper columns === Over the course of her career, Inoue authored several newspaper columns. These included ''“Go Ask Alice,”'' a weekly advice column focused on life guidance and feng shui, which received the Best Editorial Column award from the Hawaiʻi Publishers Association on 15 May 2014.<ref name="GoaskaliceCover" /> She also wrote ''“Positively Young,”'' a weekly column that ran for approximately one year and was later profiled in ''Pacific Edge Magazine''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=None |date=2019-01-22 |title=Positively Young: Trust you’re in path of your destiny |url=https://www.staradvertiser.com/2019/01/22/features/column-trust-that-youre-in-path-of-your-destiny/ |access-date=2026-02-19 |website=Honolulu Star-Advertiser |language=en}}</ref> In addition, she authored ''“A Mindful Moment,”'' a long-running column published from 2014 to 2024 in ''MidWeek'', which focused on mindfulness, wellbeing, and personal development.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alice Inoue, Author at MidWeek Kaua'i |url=https://midweekkauai.com/author/alice-inoue/ |access-date=2026-02-19 |website=MidWeek Kaua'i |language=en-US}}</ref>thumb|Inoue speaking at the opening of the Patsy T. Mink Center for Business & Leadership in Honolulu, HI (2014). ==Awards and recognition== Inoue has been nominated and/or won numerous awards for her writings. She was a finalist for the 2011 Indie Excellence Book Awards in the Mind, Body, Spirit category for her book ''Be Happy! It's Your Choice.'' ''Feng Shui Your Life!'' was a winner in the 2011 Indie Excellence Book Awards in the Mind, Body, Spirit category and Home and Office Interior Design.<ref>{{cite news | title =Clogged by clutter? Alice Inoue of 'Go Ask Alice' has some answers | newspaper =The Examiner| date =September 8, 2011 }}</ref> ''Just Ask Alice!'' was a finalist in the 2012 Indie Excellence Book Awards in the Mind, Body, Spirit category as well as a silver medalist in the Living Now Book Awards.<ref>{{cite web | title =Announcing the 2012 Living Now Book Award Results | publisher =Independent Publisher | url =http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=1577 | access-date =April 5, 2014}}</ref>
Inoue received two additional awards for her writing in 2013; the Evergreen Medal for Personal Growth for her book ''A Loving Guide to These Shifting Times''<ref>{{cite web | title =Announcing the 2013 Living Now Book Awards Results | publisher =Independent Publisher | url = http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=1694 | access-date =April 5, 2014}}</ref> and an Indie Excellence Award in the well-being category for her book ''Destination Happiness.''<ref>{{cite web | title =Winners of the 2013 Awards! | publisher =Indie Excellence Book Awards | url =http://www.indieexcellence.com/indie-results-2013-winners.htm | access-date =April 5, 2014 | archive-date =March 21, 2014 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140321030025/http://www.indieexcellence.com/indie-results-2013-winners.htm | url-status =dead }}</ref> Her recent book ''Daily Mindful Moments'' won the National Indie Excellence Awards in the Inspiration category in 2025.<ref>{{cite web |title=19th Annual Winners {{!}} National Indie Excellence Awards {{!}} California |url=https://www.indieexcellence.com/19th-annual-winners |website=indie-excellence |language=en}}</ref>
==Bibliography== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- ! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" |Title ! scope="col" |ISBN |- ! scope="row" | '''2008''' | ''A Loving Guide to These Shifting Times'' | {{ISBN|9781419698217}} |- ! scope="row" | '''2009''' | ''Be Happy! – It's Your Choice: Ten Ways to Keep Your Life Bright'' | {{ISBN|9781439255988}} |- ! scope="row" | '''2009''' | ''Feng Shui Your Life!'' | {{ISBN|9781439276884}} |- ! scope="row" | '''2011''' | ''Just Ask Alice'' | {{ISBN|9781456475352}} |- ! scope="row" | '''2012''' | ''Destination Happiness: Everything You Need to Know to Stay on Course!'' | {{ISBN|9781479263424}} |- ! scope="row" | '''2015''' | ''Mindful Moments: A Collection of Life Wisdom'' | {{ISBN|9781519154026}} |- ! scope="row" | '''2017''' | ''More Mindful Moments: A Collection of Life Wisdom Paperback'' | {{ISBN|9781542639279}} |- ! scope="row" | '''2019''' | ''Master Your Superpowers: An Invaluable Resource for Creating a Happy Life'' | {{ISBN|9781795062657}} |- |'''2022''' |''The Best of Mindful Moments - A Collection of Life Wisdom'' |{{ISBN|979-8846899322}} |- |'''2025''' |''Daily Mindful Moments – A Year of Life Wisdom'' |{{ISBN|979-8283055732}} |- |'''2025''' |''Master Your Superpowers: The Elemental System for Life and Work'' 2nd Edition |{{ISBN|979-8294894269}} |- |'''2025''' |''Open Now - What You See is What You Need: Daily Wisdom and Astrological Insights'' |{{ISBN|9798260359440}} |- |}
==References== {{reflist}}
== External links == * [https://masteryoursuperpowers.com/ Alice Inoue's Master Your Superpowers official website] * [https://followingjourneys.com/ Alice Inoue's Following Journeys]
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