Inspired Action | For Motivational Seekers Interested In Living A Happier Life With Transformation And Alchemy

What are the modern day virtues? Are they liberating you or imprisoning you in your life? Does society hold you down? Do you ever want to run away to the middle of nowhere? It’s okay, we talk about this and more… listen and find out how an Alchemist can move through the world and become a Virtue Virtuoso! “We want to be limitless!” By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram In this Pod, we talked about: How to be free and still be a part of your community or society. The 5 Confucian Virtues How each of the Five Elements connects to the Virtues The worst thing that can even happen to someone The Alchemist’s Path Society and guilt HW: How do you exhibit these 5 Virtues (or not) in your life? Thought Quotes: “Human connection is one of the greatest sources of happiness.” “Being kicked out of your community can be the most painful things that can happen to a human being.” “You can run away to the North Pole if there’s anything left to run away to. Are there mountains in the North Pol

Do you ever put yourself first? How do you set and achieve your goals? Are you Shiny? Do you stuff everything into every minute of each day? Do you have passion in your heart? Access your Fire Element to find your passions and motivation. “You really need to have all Five Elements to set and achieve your goals. And luckily you have all Five Elements within you!” By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram In this Pod, we talked about: Goal Setting by each of the Elements Fire’s passion and aligning it with your heart The Shiny Bubbles syndrome The Stuffing (Turducken) syndrome – time management challenges Putting yourself first…what a concept! Thought Quotes: “If you really want to master your Five Elements, it’s like an alchemical process… you need all of them to get what you want.” “Fire is the key to our motivation in life!” “First you have to light a fire in your heart to get something done.” Links in this Episode: The Inspired Action Podcast App (available in iTunes store and

Whooo are you? Who, who, who, who? We really wanna know! The Daoist belief is this is all an illusion, so let’s start telling different stories, honoring our suffering, and become better watchers in our lives. Time to let go of *bleep* from the past that is holding you back. So how are you going to let go of your Tentacles and those pesky Triggers? Listen in to our conversation about tendrils, tentacles and triggers… oh my. “A free heart is what we want!” By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram In this Pod, we talked about: Setting your heart free How to release your Tentacles Authenticity and freedom Trading your problems away How to deal with suffering Inherited Tentacles Thought Quotes: “If we are not free we are not being authentic.” “Leave your temple and you’re free!” “The suffering isn’t the issue. You honor the suffering. Remedy the conditions that cause the suffering and transform, or just feel the pain and get stuck.” Links in this Episode: The Inspired Action Podcas

Introvert, Extrovert or Extra-Vert?! “You get an Element, and you get an Element, and you get an Element, and you get an Element, and you get an Element! Everybody gets an Element… and it’s Friday.” By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram In this Pod, we talked about: Which Elements are extroverted and which Elements are introverted? How does society and our upraising affect your introverted or extroverted-ness? Be the Watcher (Eckhart Tolle-style) to discover your Elements. Thought Quotes: “That’s the Extra-verts, not the Extro, the Extra!” “There are a couple exceptions to this Introvert/Extrovert rule…”” “You might be confused based on how you were brought up.” Links in this Episode: The Inspired Action Podcast App (available in iTunes store and Google Play) Be The Observer – Eckhart Tolle Email your questions and voice memos to Questions AT InspiredActionPodcast.com. To get your free PDF copy of Connecting Your Circle: Get Our Book For Free #InspiredActionPodcast Join Our

Do you get triggered easily by the little things in your life? Do basic fears, feelings of disconnection and annoyances seem all too familiar to you? Listen to our conversation and see if it’s time to free yourself from these basic Triggers. “Rather than being your thoughts and emotions, be the awareness behind them” — Eckhart Tolle By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram In this Pod, we talked about: Our newest addition to the podcast, Five Element Friday! What are Triggers? How do they effect our Tentacles? Our 3 Needs: Survival, Connection, Individuality 4 Common Triggers: Fear, Guilt, Loneliness, Annoyances (there can be many more!) Triggerwork: Which triggers get your Tentacles going? Who’s pulling your Trigger?? Thought Quotes: “Triggers are feelings.” “You sleep if you’re sleep deprived, you eat if you’re hungry, and maybe you say the big scary two-letter word “N-O!”” “We first experience a feeling, which is a normal response, but then the past comes up and reels its ug

What’s holding you back from a free heart and a pure heart? Be the observer of your heart and the tentacles that have taken hold. What triggers you on a daily basis? You may not be an Octopus, but you might have tentacles! “Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on.” — Eckhart Tolle By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram In this Pod, we talked about: Your “Kraken” Tentacles, and a few suggestions on what they might look like! A Free Heart and a Child-Like Mind The first four Tentacles that create a feeling of Lack Three more Tentacles that give you a false sense of Control How our Tentacles can turn our lives into an episode of “Hoarders” Heart-work: How do the Tentacles appear in your life? Learn to identify your Tentacles and what triggers you. Thought Quotes: “There’s not a hierarchy of trauma.” “We essentially create our own Tentacles. Because of our interpretation of what’s happening around us, it feels like it’s coming from

Are you searching for a Heart of Gold? Is your Heart free? Tend to your tendrils and look inside. “Everything you want is because you think you will feel better in the having it.” –Abraham-Hicks By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram In this Pod, we talked about: The Pursuit of Happiness – will it make you happy? Ice Cream Cones and the 3 second rule Turning on your light in your dark Scooby-Doo cavern A Pure Heart Avatar-like Heart Tendrils in all of us Tentacles and the Seven Deadly sins Thought Quotes: “A pure heart is a free heart!” “Our spirits are like gold, gold is a metal that never tarnishes.” “From the outer heart there are all these tendrils, which are like our blood vessels, but metaphorically, let’s think of them more like a system of activation… we call it in Chinese Medicine “the Network of Animation.” Links in this Episode: The Inspired Action Podcast App (available in iTunes store and Google Play) Avatar Blue Tendrils Eddie Murphy’s ice cream cone (from Jerry

Have you ever wondered if Happiness could be solved for you? For everyone? Have you ever wished you could simply be Happier in your life? Best-selling author and Google X engineer, Mo Gawdat did just that! He wrote a fantastic book called Solve For Happy! Join us as we have a conversation with Mo, on these very special podcasts – we hope you get Happy on the way to Happiness. “We have everything, but we can’t find what we want most, happiness.” By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram In this Pod, we talked about: Immortality Interpretation of Quantum physics theories Wu Wei Be Learn Do model Left vs. Right brain Masculine and feminine qualities The Home Palace Fear Trust with a capital T Thought Quotes: “This is what blows you away. The scientific method tells you to question everything other than the scientific method tells you.” “If they didn’t question that assumption, and they decided the world was flat, then we would never been here today on a Zoom call.” “Doing is a ve

Have you ever wondered if Happiness could be solved for you? For everyone? Have you ever wished you could simply be Happier in your life? Best-selling author and Google X engineer, Mo Gawdat did just that! He wrote a fantastic book called Solve For Happy! Join us as we have a conversation with Mo, on these very special podcasts – we hope you get Happy on the way to Happiness. “We have everything, but we can’t find what we want most, happiness.” By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram In this Pod, we talked about: Moonshot Projects Mo’s son Ali, and his death The Stories we create Good and Bad The Grieving approach in Daoism The Stages of Alchemy Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon flying Supertramp Treating yourself like you treat your loved ones Mo’s swap test for the 9 Palaces The Matrix and Inception movies Masculine and Feminine qualities Thought Quotes: “If I’d ask Ali, would you give your life for millions of people to find happiness, he’s say, ‘Yeah, take me right now.'” “

Do you ever feel happy but think there must be more? What is the fundamental way that each Element can find happiness inside them? Each Element has a slightly different way to achieve their maximum potential of happy. We give you our insights for each of the Five Elements that will hopefully help you create more happiness than ever before! “What is happy for one person can be totally different for the next person.” By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram In this Pod, we talked about: The interview coming up next with the author of “Solve For Happy,” Mo Gawdat! A review of the motivations for each Element His Holiness The Dalai Lama and his book, The Art of Happiness What Happiness means to each Elemental Type Water: Positive expectations or anticipation Metal: Freedom to be in Wu Wei Earth: A deep sense of inner belonging Fire: The light and love inside of you Wood: Engagement and peace within an activity Thought Quotes: “Each Elemental type has a different way to be happy.” “

Do you have stars in your eyes? Are the Five Elements & Astrology connected? Energy vs. Astrology…the big question… Are they the same? What is the BIG difference.? Are you Fire or Water? Do you need more excitement in your life? We answer several listener questions on this Q&A podcast and talk a little about our “Happy” Season 3 which kicks off next episode!! “We can’t say for sure what dictates our inherent nature” By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram In this Pod, we talked about: Why you might not want to mix Astrology and the 5 Elements unless you’re a super rock star astrologist! Why it’s hard to trace what dictates our nature Chinese Astrology vs. Western Astrology The difference between Water and Fire Elemental excitement Water intensity Fire light-heartedness How the top two combinations of Fire/Water or Water/Fire might be expressed differently The Rebellious Chi Meditation Concentrating on enjoying and deserving what you have, no matter how you’ve received i

Is your child having trouble in school or at home? Have you thought about medication or used it with not-so- great results? In our society today, schools can be tough for all of the Five Elements to maneuver through. Home life and school life can often lead to confusion for students, parents, teachers and all those who want to make a real difference in your kid’s life. In this “educational” episode, we have special guest Mia Gray, a school adjustment counselor, who has been practicing the Five Element theories with her students for years! “In this society, what falls into normal is very narrow.” By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram In this Pod, we talked about: Wood children understanding things fast, getting bored easily, and needing leadership roles How to help Fire children to be social and their mood swings Earth children having more trouble at home than in school, and why Earth children can get teased and sometimes bullied Why Metal children listen without looking and c

The goal of this meditation is give yourself some time to align your heart with the answer to the What do I really want question from the What do you really want meditation. If you have not completed the What do I really Want meditation, please start there.

Stories create our identity, but what happens when those stories aren’t truly who we are? How do we identify the stories that are traumatic or holding us back in life? These stories, usually can be traced back to a specific challenge you’re experiencing within one of your Nine Palaces! Listen in for our conversation about stories, removing obstacles, and more… Get out of your own way and get in the Wu Wei! “You can go your whole life believing stories that are just not true.” By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram In this Pod, we talked about: How stories create our identity How to identify the story that is holding you back Stories that are within each of the Nine Palaces Identifying fear, guilt, shame, or blame The trap of self-fulfilling prophecies The importance of truly wanting to change in your life Accountability for what we want and don’t want in our life Thought Quotes: “People are really hard on themselves. They kick their own @*!.” “There is no try, only Wu…Wei.” “

The Home-Sweet-Home Palace. When we complete the Earth Palace of Home, our work in this lifetime is essentially done! This can take a lifetime to do, or not! It’s time to connect with the Divine in Pod 46 and see where you are in the 9 Palaces. Listen in to our conversation about life, love and some of our thoughts that make up the Home Palace. There’s no Palace like Home… There’s no Palace like Home… There’s no Palace like Home (clicking your heels is optional). “Maybe we are really just travelers. This lifetime, this place on earth is just a trip. And when we die we get to go back to the real home.” By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram In this Pod, we talked about: What happens when we complete the Home Palace? Why we’re all trying to get to the Home Palace Why Earths are always at the center of everything How Earths are so good at holding space for people Why every Palace is an Earth Palace Why this Palace has so much to do with your “mother” Who are the surrogates to the

What’s the difference between being wealthy and prosperous? Pod 45 dives into the Fire Palace of Prosperity! Listen to find out why Billionaires are giving away half of their money, and how the circulation of money makes the universe go round. “Be inspired and then be inspiring!” By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram In this Pod, we talked about: The difference between being wealthy and prosperous Why Prosperity is about having MORE than enough How you can be prosperous with money, time, energy, love, and more! If your Prosperity Palace is not doing well, take a hard look at your other Palaces How it would feel to give away half of what you have How judgement can get in the way of our Prosperity: Giving without strings attached and the problem with giving without a heart connection Homework: Do you have enough money to pay your own bills? When is the last time you were debt free? Are you going on vacations or having any fun? When was the last time you had thoughts about shari

What’s the real difference between being smart and wise? Pod 44 dives into the second Water Palace of Wisdom! Listen to find out why BOTH are a good thing! Water people are born with a wisdom that can take the rest of the Elemental types 10,000 hours to master. But just being “book smart” isn’t going to get you the Wisdom you might be looking for. It’s actually letting go of knowledge that brings you true wisdom. For a Water it’s all about trusting in the moment that you’ll make the right decision. That’s why Waters are so good in emergencies! Start thriving in the now moment and discover a Wisdom that’s as powerful as the bottom of the ocean. “A smart person will give you smart answers, but a wise person will ask you smart questions.” By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram In this Pod, we talked about: The difference between being smart and wise Being in the NOW moment Why Waters are best in an emergency Where Waters hold their wisdom! Why letting go of knowledge is the true

When is the last time you gave yourself permission to be Creative? What is creative in your life today? Do you play in your life or just fulfill obligations? What is your legacy?   “It’s about making something from ourselves that we end up loving even more than ourselves because we created it… Those are our children, which can be our creative children.” By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram In this Pod, we talked about: How this palace ties in with “The Zone,” or Wu Wei. The power of creative force… Why this is often the first Palace to get “the boot” The connection between the Metal Element and your legacy Why waiting for “the right time” to be creative or have children is not a great idea… How not following your creative urge can lead to illness  How to give yourself permission to be creative Why adoption can also fulfill your creativity Being honest with your partner about wanting or not wanting children Homework: Take 15-20 minutes and do something creative. If you can’t

The goal of this meditation is to ask your higher self what you really want. Traditionally alchemists went on retreat to ask this question. Today, your meditation is your little retreat away from the demands of life. Putting aside your family, your boss and coworkers, your parents, children, or friends needs, what does your heart really want?

Are you traveling or are you virtually traveling through social media, TV, or your computer? Do you want to travel more in your life? Do you have any adventure in your day-to-day life. It’s time to break your habitual tendencies and your adventure on! The Travel/Global/Adventure Palace is #6 of the Nine Palaces. “Not all those who wander are lost.” --J.R.R. Tolkien By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, TikTok, Instagram In this Pod, we talked about: The Number 42 and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Boredom is not good. We need to jump into life. Challenge your habitual way of living. More and more people are fulfilling their travel palace through Instagram and TV. They’re not getting their butts off the couch. It’s a mindset. You can do an adventure at the grocery store. We’re all travelers. We are borrowing time. We’re visiting for a number of years and going back from whence we came from. Metal magic carpet ride. When we die, we get to go back home. This life is our trip. E.T. Phone home