This Thanksgiving, I’m taking the Gratitude Challenge. Will you join me?
Pick up your pen, your phone, knock on a door, even use your computer, and contact ten people you are grateful for.
Take the Gratitude Challenge
Nov 25th, 2009 by Kate Phillips
Louis CK: Everything’s Amazing and Nobody’s Happy
Oct 24th, 2009 by Kate Phillips
For a good time watch this:
Not only is this video HILARIOUS, but comedian Louis C.K. points out some real truths: Continue Reading »
“Too Busy” and the Sufficiency of Time
Oct 10th, 2009 by Kate Phillips
Well, that pig flu (or something like it) had the last laugh on me. Ironically, I am recovering from a fever, cough, sore throat, stuffy nose, lethargy and general inability to do anything but move from bed to couch and back to bed.
Even moreso than my previous post on the swine flu, it is ironic because I have felt in recent weeks that I “can’t” take a day off, that I simply “don’t have time” to do everything I “need to do,” between my father’s surgeries, my travel, multiple businesses and projects that all feel urgent for one reason or another.
Predictably, it is at times exactly such as this that my body chooses to teach me a simple lesson (again). Welcome onto the stage of my life: The Crud. (Imagine dramatic Beethoven’s 5th Symphony opening line here.) Continue Reading »
Waiting for a Viral Outbreak of Common Sense
Sep 14th, 2009 by Kate Phillips
After noting the epidemic of swine flu fear and panic abounding in the press and public, my friend Bryan Rust recently concluded an email with the words, “Waiting for a Viral Outbreak of Common Sense.”
The Seattle Times expects the swine flu to hit up to one-third of Washington State residents, it has already hit Washington State University hard, where 2,200 students have reported symptoms, and WHO (World Health Organization) has labelled it a “pandemic.” An expert on Fox News warned people to be sure “not to hug and kiss.”
I’m finding random friends asking me about the swine flu… what do I think? Do I fear my daughter will get it at school? Am I going to get a flu shot? Etc. etc. etc…. Continue Reading »
Kate Phillips Interviewed at SHINE
Aug 17th, 2009 by Kate Phillips
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
The Man in the Mirror: Reflections on Self-Love and True Wealth
Jul 27th, 2009 by Kate Phillips
Michael Jackson’s touching memorial was a testimony to how loved he was by so many people. 1.2 million people from around the world applied for the “ticket lottery,” and millions more viewed what they could by television and internet. Celebrities and family members paid their tributes in touching words and music. The media coverage and attention dwarfed all other stories.
Scarcely has anyone been so popularly loved as Michael Jackson, his popularity even surviving controversy, accusations, and questions brought on by molestation charges. When many people look at Michael Jackson, they see a huge success, a tremendous talent, and a man loved by millions. Many who knew him saw a true friend. His daughter, Paris, saw “the best dad ever.”
But what did Michael Jackson see when he looked in the mirror? Continue Reading »
A New Definition of Freedom
Jul 4th, 2009 by Kate Phillips
When people talk about money, “Freedom” usually refers to Financial Freedom: having income that supports you without the need to “work.” 
The goal of being financially free is a worthwhile goal for everyone, as is the ability to do what we want without having to “worry about making a living.” Being financially free doesn’t mean we won’t continue to operate a business, work or earn money, but we’ll do it out of joy, not out of need.
But what if you are years - even decades - from that kind of freedom? Does that mean you have no freedom? Continue Reading »
The Price is Right
Jun 30th, 2009 by Kate Phillips
Have you ever agreed to do something for a particular price - and then immediately regretted it? I know I have, and I know I’m not alone!
Just today, I had two conversations with self-employed clients and friends who were in a bit of regret about “underpricing” themselves. Wanting to make their customers happy, they had made themselves unhappy. They had traded their services for cash, and had given themselves the short straw of the trade.
Whether you own a business, work a job, or or invest in various relationships, organizations or causes, you are constantly “trading” your energy for something else of value. Maybe you trade your time for dollars with clients or an employer; maybe you’ve traded your career for the chance to be a stay-at-home parent.
No matter the situation, it can be hard to ask for what we want in the trade. And sometimes, we betray ourselves by asking for less than we know we’re worth. Continue Reading »
What Flavor of Pie are You?
Jun 12th, 2009 by Kate Phillips
I’ve heard it said before that we are Spiritual Beings having a Human Experience. I’m not sure who originated that saying, but it’s one that I think many of us can identify with.
I believe that as spiritual beings, we share many characteristics of the Source or the Spirit from which we come. As Wayne Dyer would say, a slice of pie is likely to be the same kind of pie as the pie it came from! You wouldn’t have a piece of apple pie that was cut from a whole cherry pie. (A simple yet profound metaphor to ponder….) Continue Reading »
Memorial Day
May 25th, 2009 by Kate Phillips
In this time of reflection, let us remember
What our forefathers have discovered
What our ancestors have taught us
What our soldiers have sacrificed
(and what those sacrifices might have to tell us about the importance of peace.)
(MLK Memorial Flag Poster by artist Edie B. Eisenberg)
Let us learn from history, not mindlessly repeat it. Continue Reading »
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- A New Definition of Freedom
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- What Flavor of Pie are You?
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