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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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The Gift of Ten Broken Hearts

Kate Phillips — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 06:54:10 +0000

The Gift of Ten Broken Hearts - a story about finding true love and abundance.

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Why We Don’t Reach Our Goals and Keep Our Resolutions

Kate Phillips — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 08:17:51 +0000

If the gap between your dreams and reality is a bit large for comfort, then take an honest look at how you are approaching your goals, intentions and resolutions. See if you’re making any of these fatal mistakes.

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Waiting for a Viral Outbreak of Common Sense

Kate Phillips — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:45:06 +0000

A commen sense prescription for the swine flu epidemic.

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Kate Phillips Interviewed at SHINE

Kate Phillips — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:11:28 +0000

In May of 2009, hundreds of entrepreneurs gathered at the Fremont Studios for SHINE, an event sponsored by Biznik. With a team of 12 cameramen and 36 interviewers (including me), we interviewed 250 entrepreneurs about their businesses. What do they do and why do they do it? What inspires them to work long hours with little support and no guarantee of success? Excerpts of the resulting interviews and other footage are being edited into a documentary called SHINE (a big film about small business). Karrie Kohlhaas interviewed me. Hear why I’m NOT a financial planner, how I spent much of my life prejudiced against people with money, what forgiveness has to do with wealth and what’s so great about being an entrepreneur: To see trailers of the film, click here. Stay tuned for a link to SHINE: the song! (I wrote a song inspired by the project, it will be on my MySpace page soon. www.myspace.com/katephillipsmusic In May of 2009, hundreds of entrepreneurs gathered at the Fremont Studios for SHINE, an event sponsored by Biznik. With a team of 12 cameramen and 36 interviewers (including me), we interviewed 250 entrepreneurs about their businesses. What do they do and why do they do it? What inspires them to work long hours with little support and no guarantee of success? Excerpts of the resulting interviews and other footage are being edited into a documentary called SHINE (a big film about small business). Karrie Kohlhaas interviewed me. Hear why I’m NOT a financial planner, how I spent much of my life prejudiced against people with money, what forgiveness has to do with wealth and what’s so great about being an entrepreneur: To see trailers of the film, click here. Stay tuned for a link to SHINE: the song! (I wrote a song inspired…

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What Flavor of Pie are You?

Kate Phillips — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:13:26 +0000

I've heard it said we are Spiritual Beings having a Physical Experience. Perhaps we are also (at times) Abundant Beings having an Experience of Scarcity! Tips on how to wake up from "The Trance of Scarcity."

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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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Emotional Spending: Buying Love

Kate Phillips — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 11:42:29 +0000

A Financial Coach takes a look at emotional spending, and the link between love and shopping.

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