Colby Psychic Rebel: From Manager to Medium
SHAY PARKER: You said earlier that you had reticence. So, how does someone know if they are on their true life’s path?
COLBY PSYCHIC REBEL: I think you have a feeling inside that you want something more, or that there is something more to life. I think another big key is if you find yourself at your work and just drifting off or day-dreaming. Not being able to stay grounded or focused at your job. If you feel you’re in a cage, it’s because you’re in a cage. Even if it’s a beautiful cage with a beautiful view and a nice paycheck, it’s still a cage. The key is to recognize. I am in a cage of some sort, and I’m using fear to stop me. I think recognizing those and understanding what’s happening, and then having the courage to move past it – having the courage to say, hey, I’m going to take a chance on me, I’m going to take a chance on the unknown, and the worst-case scenario is that I’ll come back to where I am.
Once I changed paths, and I went into working as a Psychic Medium, I did have a hard time trying to understand why I would have been an Accountant for 14 years. I thought that I’d make a mistake, which I’d go off-path. How could I have gotten that so wrong? Then the book came.
I wasn’t trying to write a book. I felt that I would, but I certainly didn’t know what it was. I was on a walk one day and asking a friend “What do you think I should write about?” She said, “What do you think would help people?” It hit me – it was so instant – and I thought my goodness this book is going to help other light workers find their path, find their uniqueness, find a way to use their voice to show the world and stand out and say I’m here.
SHAY PARKER: I can tell you Colby that is such a need in the spiritual community, the topic of your book. If you can, for our readers, elaborate a little bit about your book and explain exactly what it covers.
COLBY PSYCHIC REBEL: The book is called “Leap of Faith – How to Build Your Spiritual Business.” In this world of light workers and whatever realm that may be, and however someone works, there’s always a connection to soul, self, and spirit. But people don’t talk about the business and its practical side, and there needs to be that side. We have to talk about being professional, being ethical, talk about branding, talk about marketing, and then talk about your tax and legal compliance requirements.
These are things that a lot of people don’t talk about, or a lot of people don’t know, because not everyone comes from a business background in getting into this line of work. I wanted to try and create a book that covered the fear part of it, so Part 1 deals with the fear that we have trusting ourselves, are we good enough, can we put ourselves out there, and it says “Yes, take your leap.” The second part is saying alright, well now that you’re going to take the leap, figure out who you are, what name you want to use, what kind of brand you want to use. Also, starting to put yourself out there in the way of professional telephone and website. Then it also goes into what type of business foundation. I mean, most people don’t understand there are different business foundations. You can be a sole proprietor, or you can be a corporation. So the book gives you a little bit of a basic understanding of that.
Then it also goes into tax deductions, because most people don’t know even what financial statements are, so it’s helping them on that practical aspect. Then it goes into social media because a lot of us don’t know how to use it to allow us to shine, or how to attract our tribe. Then the last part of it deals with legal disclaimers, client forms, integrity, and ethics. It tries to cover everything for people to have a little bit of a blueprint and a little bit of a foundation in how to build their own successful business.
SHAY PARKER: I know from doing the work that I do that it is incredibly needed in the spiritual community because, as you have stated, there are so many people that have the metaphysical or the conscious connection, even unconscious connection to Spirit, but when it comes to how do I incorporate my business, or how do I do a website, or how do I pick a logo, it is not even in their realm of consideration because it’s not their world. I really feel that you have an incredible gift of combining the 14 years that you served in corporate as a Tax Manager along with your spiritual side because that has truly melded into this perfect blend of yes, I can communicate with Spirit, but there’s this whole other component that in order to be the best messenger of spirit that I can be, I have to have this side of it covered. It’s like building the foundation to your house.
COLBY PSYCHIC REBEL: If you don’t stand out, if you don’t find a way to stand out and show who you are, the world can’t find you. So, how are you going to heal, how are you going to create healing and closure or whatever modality you want to use to serve Spirit, or serve a community? If people can’t find you, if you don’t find a way to show them how special you are or that you’re professional – you have a professional headshot, you have a professional website, you have a protocol, you have policies in place – that brings ease and comfort to a client, that’s exactly what we want to establish. The Client wants to know what they’re getting, and they want a level of professionalism. The other thing, too, is that I know there are a lot of people who are afraid. We’re not supposed to be professional if we’re light workers. I don’t know who came up with that, but of course, you’re supposed to be successful. What better way to spread the word and spread the love and spread the light and spread the message than for us to do this work from the heart, with love, with passion, and do well at it.
SHAY PARKER: Absolutely. Let’s face it; we’re all earthly creatures. We have to survive, we have to pay our mortgages, we have to pay our car payments, we have to go to the grocery store, and we have to buy gas. Like it or not, this is the society and the world we live in as a physical incarnation. Therefore, we have to meet our physical and monetary needs. So to better serve Spirit, you have to get paid to do what you do, and there’s nothing wrong with that. A Doctor is paid to heal a broken arm or to cast a broken arm. That’s a whole other book you could write because there are a lot of opinions out there about that.
I think the book is a great guide and readers that are interested can buy the book either on Amazon, or they can just visit your website www.psychicrebel.com to get details on how to buy the book. Correct, Colby?
COLBY PSYCHIC REBEL: Yeah. There’s a tab on the website, or if they go onto Amazon and put “Leap of Faith Colby” they can find it easily that way.
SHAY PARKER: OK, wonderful. Now we’re going to have to wrap up shortly, but Manager to Medium you’ve taken this new path – or I shouldn’t even really say new – I should say old is new – it’s just an additional part of your path. What would you say is the most difficult part of pursuing your spiritual path?
COLBY PSYCHIC REBEL: It’s the uncertainty. There’s no guarantee. When I did tax returns, I’m guaranteed that people were required to file a tax return. I’m guaranteed to have a job. As long as there are taxes I have a job, so there was a comfort level, there was a guarantee in it, and there was a level of security. When I went to pursue Psychic Medium I didn’t have that guarantee. I didn’t know if the public would respond. I didn’t know if I could become successful or would love it as much as I enjoyed being a Tax Manager. That uncertainty was the most difficult part. I’ll tell you. I had no savings, I had just moved in which my rent was double than it was going to be, and I had to give my work two weeks’ notice if I was going to complete a Master Teacher Program. So I either had to stay in my job, or I had to give the notice to say I was going for a Master Teacher. It was scary. I was tormented, and I was so stressed out, but I listened to that inner voice. I’d listen to it, and I’m so happy that I did.
SHAY PARKER: I know and believe me you have made so many people happy as well because you did. So speaking of happy, what is the best part of your life right now?
COLBY PSYCHIC REBEL: I feel like the best part is that I wake up feeling like I contributed something to the world. You know, when you have a Client before you, and you can connect them to their loved one in such a way that is authentic and genuine and give them that sense of reconnection and healing and closure, it is by far one of the most gratifying feelings in the world. It’s so inexplicable the high that it gives you that it makes you understand what life is about. Life is not about a tax return. Life is about human connection and Spirit connection.
SHAY PARKER: It’s so much greater than we can ever conceive. Colby Psychic Rebel, it has truly been an absolute pleasure having you on this interview, and I once again want to commend you and thank you, truly thank you, for all the work you’ve done and all the people you’ve helped out there because you truly are making a difference. I, for one, am very happy that you made the leap from Manager to Medium. So, everyone, Colby Psychic Rebel. She can be found at www.psychicrebel.com
