My 450,000-Mile Journey To Being A Psychic Expo A-Lister

My nickname was always “The Travel Channel” for eighteen years.

I’ve had a pretty checkered career.

Actress, author, inspirational speaker, legal secretary, video producer, graphic novel work-for-hire, editorial assistant, executive recruiter.

But, through it all, I never set aside what I had loved from the age of 18: my work as a Tarot reader and psychic.

As it did for so many people, September 11, 2001 turned my life upside down.

It grew from something I did on the side for friends, to a part-time adventure, to calling me to make it my entire professional life.

When 9/11 hit, I heard the clarion call from Spirit: it was time to do my intuitive work full-time.

But to do it right, and make it long-term rather than a fast burnout, I still spent a year exploring what full-time psychic work would mean as I kept my last work-for-someone-else-job going.

When I finally, happily slammed the door on The Corporate World, I went right into full-time psychic work.

That meant six days a week attending shows every weekend I could muster. I did 45 weekends on the road and put as many as 36,000 miles on my car each year for almost two decades.

Working the psychic expo circuit in the US and Canada meant a LOT of time on the road.

My friends nicknamed me “The Travel Channel.”

It got me what I wanted: a fine reputation, a good connection with those promoters I consider true professionals, and a constant stream of clients. The clients spilled over into phone and SKYPE work.

My experience brought me an international audience through participating in a best-selling book series.

It brought me to the attention of Your Soul’s Plan author Robert Schwartz, and I became one of his primary channels for his best-selling book series.

It got me radio gigs. And it gave me material for my own book series.

And as I always, ALWAYS say: I’m not special. You can do what I do. But the success doesn’t happen overnight. I have been on the road since 2002. It took me a good five years of being a road warrior to grow a consistent client base and make reasonably good money at shows.

But the key is, I worked at becoming an A-lister.

Make your psychic work your #1 priority.

I made psychic work my #1 priority. I wanted it and committed to it, determined that I would do everything possible to create a professional career.

Connect with your colleagues — it benefits both of you.

I made connections everywhere I went. I showed an interest in other intuitives and their work, collaborating with them where I could.

I supported them even if it didn’t mean work or money in my pocket.

I knew what goes out would come back in, and that the Universe would see I was serious about what I wanted to do.

For many years, Metaphysical Times helped me find the best shows and let people know who I was.

I researched the psychic profession the way I would have for any other industry (fashion, entertainment, tech, engineering, or administrative mover-and-shaker). I looked up which shows worked, asked for information, read trade publications (yes, they are out there), and kept my ears open.

Yes, you’re a psychic — but you must also be a responsible businessperson.

I learned to straddle the twin peaks of metaphysics and classic business practices. I kept detailed financial records, paid my taxes, practiced good networking policies, and learned how marketing and advertising would raise my profile.

You deserve to get paid if your work is solid and honest!

I understood that it was not evil to make money at psychic work. Indeed, the truth is that earning a living at this shows self-respect!

But that money had to be balanced with a genuine desire to help my clients in the best and most constructive way possible.

I love my work — but I know to do it to the best of my ability, I also need rest and time off.

I honored my own boundaries. It’s always been important for me to remember that this career is not a sprint but a marathon.

And if I didn’t show myself respect in terms of my physical/mental/emotional balance, no one else would.

Was it luck? Was it persistence? It was both.

It was about opening up to the Universe and reminding myself of the old German saying, “Begin to weave, and God will give the thread.”

Right now you might be wondering, “How long it will take for ME to become a psychic expo A-lister?” The answer depends on a lot of things:

You may start with small shows, but you can make the big time if you’re serious about your profession.

· How much time you are willing to devote to your profession each week?

· How much are you willing to learn good business practices where you live?

· How “out” or public are you willing to be about your work?

· Where do you feel most drawn in terms of talents and what the current “trend” is in metaphysics?

Nobody trained, coached, or mentored me on my path to becoming an A-lister.

Would it have been easier if someone had? Perhaps. But, then again, that’s why I’m putting the information out there, so you can have someone who has “been there, done that,” and is willing to help you avoid some pitfalls.

I’m in my late 60s, and I’ve decided to come off the road. But that means there are venues, booth spaces, and lecture halls just waiting for the next A-Lister.

Let’s make it you!