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Preparing for a Financial Resurrection

Kate Phillips — Fri, 02 Apr 2021 17:57:39 +0000

Ten years ago, I described the Financial Crisis as “the dark before the dawn” in an blog post that went viral. At the time, I was a financial coach, but after transitioning into my own business just before the Financial Crisis, I was beginning to have my own money troubles.

I was entering into my own financial dark night of the soul, and those troubles were about to get much worse....

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Coming to terms with financial loss.

Kate Phillips — Sun, 06 Oct 2019 04:29:11 +0000

Coming to terms with financial loss is a challenge. My encounter with Stan in Orlando and his mantra of "It's hard."

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How to Recover from a Financial Setback

Kate Phillips — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 03:57:10 +0000

Nearly every American will experience multiple financial setbacks during their lifetimes. Incomes fluctuate. Investments fail. Emergencies strike. Life happens.

Very few people travel a straight road to financial success. Most of us encounter detours, potholes, even road blocks and dead ends along the way.

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“How’s Your Relationship with Money?” on Guide To Financial Peace Radio

Kate Phillips — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 08:43:40 +0000

"How's Your Relationship with Money?" Kate Phillips of Total Wealth Coaching joins "No BS Money Guy" Todd Strobel and author Kim Butler for a conversation.

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Get Money for Your Business (I wish I had known this “when”…!)

Kate Phillips — Wed, 09 May 2012 02:19:31 +0000

Could you use some funding to take your business to the next level? Meet Maria, an expert who can show you exactly how to do it!

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The Best Options for Paying Off Debt

Kate Phillips — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:26:53 +0000

Even with - or especially with - high credit scores and faultless payment histories, people can still be trapped on a debt treadmill, with every spare dollar going to their creditors.

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The Transformative Power of Gratitude

Kate Phillips — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 18:14:40 +0000

Yes, her challenges were greater than I could even imagine, but still… I hoped - almost ashamed at myself for suggesting it, fearing I might be wrong - there must be a hint of sunshine somewhere. (Right?)

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When Money Becomes a Life and Death Matter

Kate Phillips — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 07:11:30 +0000

On the final night of the cruise, after my father went to bed, Aunt Faye slipped out to the deck for some fresh air. Then she climbed overboard, and let go.

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Taxes and Tummy Aches

Kate Phillips — Tue, 04 May 2010 23:29:35 +0000

Ten Tips to Get Your Bookkeeping, Taxes, and Bill-Paying Done! A funny thing happened on the way to getting my taxes done… Some kind of “tummy bug” hit. Not that awful have-to-sit-on-the-toilet-with-a-bucket-in-your-lap flu that leaves you wondering what else your body could possibly purge, but a milder I-just-don’t-have-an-appetite-and-my-stomache-kinda-hurts thing. Now, with all the “work” I’ve done with my relationship with money, I’m pretty conscious about how my mind, body, emotions, and financial world fit together. Was I resisting doing my taxes? To be honest, it’s one of my least favorite things, though I’m not sure the tummy ache was related. (I actually was in a pretty good mood after I got into the swing of things…) I’ll admit, I relish exploring the more creative, emotional, right-brained aspects of money… from brainstorming business ideas to helping someone process through their “stories” about money, perhaps gaining big “aha’s” or even reframing how they relate to money. But I’m not an accountant type; I struggle with mundane record-keeping tasks, and I’m not the person to come to with your questions about Quickbooks! Having huge breakthroughs in my relationship with money — and developing many distinctions that help others to do the same — created a new world of possibilities for me, but it didn’t make me a bookkeeper! Still, the bills must be paid, the taxes must be filed. And if you’re like me (naturally resistant to mundane financial tasks), you might even find your mind and emotions working against you to accomplish these things. As they say, awareness is a perfect place to start…. but awareness itself doesn’t guarantee change or even progress. What’s needed is focused attention and energy. Changing our focus and energy around something can have profound effects. Law of Attraction coach Sandy Forster, an Australian single mom who went “from…

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Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Fortune (a teleseminar)

Kate Phillips — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:21:03 +0000

What’s the real cause of financial stress and what can you do about it? Why don’t affirmations and the “Law of Attraction” always work? What are the two kinds of wealth, and why you only want ONE of them for a happy life? Join my new friend Robin Stephens and me for a teleclass on March 2nd and we’ll answer those questions and more! Robin has invited me to launch her next Healthy, Wealthy and Organized teleclass series on March 2nd. The class is free, but you can’t afford to miss it! Robin Stephens is a gifted life coach who works with (especially) women to help them increase wellness and energy create motivation achieve balance conquer their clutter and stress. (How awesome is that!?) Now Robin is helping even more busy women professionals and business owners achieve more inspired, balanced, and organized lives through her classes and products. (See www.healthywealthyandorganized.com) And that includes… this teleseminar! Here’s what’s happening: “Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Fortune Teleclass” Hosted by: Robin Stephens with Guest Expert Kate Phillips Date: March 2, 2010 Time: 5 pm PST/8 pm EST Bridge line: (605) 475-4800 Access Code: 795697# On this call, I’ll reveal the basic three-step formula for creating wealth, as well as six other essential keys for women who want to create more abundance and reverse beliefs and attitudes that sabotage their success. You’ll discover : Simple things you can do right now to alleviate financial stress The biggest key to creating abundance in your life Why affirmations and the law of attraction don’t work How emotions can feed abundance and scarcity thinking The most common beliefs that hold us back from playing a bigger game Creating a healthy relationship with money and more tips or mini-coaching call-ins as time allows! Can’t make the call? No worries.…

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A New Definition of Freedom

Kate Phillips — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:30:19 +0000

Taking a new look at Freedom on Independence Day:

"Freedom is the ability to create the lives we want, enjoying the journey as much as the destination.... The freedom to express oneself fully and without fear, whether in conversation, business, or art.... Freedom is enjoying every day, living in gratitude, living from choice."

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Winter Contemplation #1 (or, how to get unfrozen)

Kate Phillips — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:58:33 +0000

I live by Lake Marcel, poised between the Snoqualmie Valley and the Cascade foothills, between the towns of Carnation and Duvall (east of Seattle). It is peaceful, idyllic. It looks like the kind of place you’d go to visit your financially-secure retired relatives in their second home… nestled between tall fir trees, near the community beach. Part of my daily routine is to walk around the lake, weather allowing. I walk to stretch my legs, clear my mind, and… to listen. Sometimes, I hear Spirit speaking in Nature – perhaps through a bird or a tree, and often, through a living metaphor. Oftentimes, the answers to the very questions I have been pondering are to be found in Creation – in Universal, Natural Law, clearly observable in the physical world. (For those who have ears to hear and eyes to see…) As I’m writing my eBook on “Overcoming Financial Stress,” I’m thinking of how I manage and overcome financial stress – or any stress – in my own life. (Opt in to the right if you’d like a copy… it will be finished soon.) “Stress” is fundamentally a fear-based reaction. It’s a fear-based reaction to the past: we’re afraid we’ve made terrible mistakes that we should feel regret over; and a fear-based reaction to the future: we may have food, shelter, and love today, but surely it will disappear tomorrow! And who would we BE without the income, the home, or the “stuff” we’ve come to identify ourselves with? And perhaps things aren’t so great in the present. Perhaps we are confronted with uncomfortable challenges and find ourselves clinging to a past that no longer exists, discovering change the only constant. If only tomorrow were guaranteed to be like yesterday, if only we could predict it, manage it, control it! A natural reaction to change, challenge, and fear is to “freeze.” When we encounter a bear (or a large barking…

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Details, Details: E-book and Teleseminar Update

Kate Phillips — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:25:16 +0000

Updates on e-book (due out in another week), the Overcome Financial Stress Now Teleseminar (likely beginning the first Thursday in April) and the Author-Publishing Coaching Mastery program.

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