I really enjoyed this book! It was inspiring to read the stories of people building their businesses from the ground up. And then it gives you permission to follow the same path.

This book is excellent for anyone looking to expand into their possible dream solution of finding a career they love. This book goes through steps in becoming a person with a passion and a career that matches it. It gives you tips and steps and stories of how others before you have done the same thing. This is one you definitely want to take notes on and keep around for reference whenever you get into a rut about your dream job.

I really enjoyed all of the practical stories included in this book. The author not only told stories from her personal life but also from other real people who overcame adversity and did what they were called to do. I truly believe that I can follow these examples and live up to my true potential as well.

Cathy Heller does a great job convincing me that I need to follow my passion and move away from my day job.  She writes very conversationally and the book is easy to read.  I appreciated her enthusiasm and her uplifting voice.  There are many anecdotal stories of people that have successfully turned their work lives around.  The drawback for me was in the lack of education on the steps to achieving one's goal.  How did those people do it/ I suspect it might have something to do with them having high incomes and personal savings;  something lots of people that have the desire to move up are lacking.  I would have liked more how to, less why to. 
I received my copy through NetGalley under no obligation.

I liked this book in terms of motivating me to use my passion/hobby and turn it into a business. If only it was that easy. There are many things where you don’t know if yours will picked up so it’s more luck of the draw. Although it is fun book  and it makes you want to pursue your goals will it work out in the end? I don’t know. So even so I liked this book. Thanks for giving motivation to at least get started in the direction I want to go.

This book was typical of others that I have previously read and didn't really engage or give new information.

In today’s age these books are easy to come by. Everyone wants to tell you that you too can post on Instagram and be famous and get rich quick, but it just isn’t that way. I appreciate the idea of wanting to run your side business and making it work for you, however, cold calling people and forcing them to be in your facebook groups probably aren’t the most successful ways for vyone and it’s a good way to piss people off. I think I would recommend this to people who are strongly interested in becoming an influencer and who already have a pretty decent following.

Imbalance and Not Actionable

Written by popular podcaster Cathy Heller, this book purports to help you turn your passion into your career. Implicit in the title and subtitle is that this is an actionable book. I feel like the book failed to deliver on that promise. It is really mostly stories about people who have had success, but their stories haven't really been analyzed to give universal truths that the reader can consider and implement as they work on a more purposeful career. There are Journal prompts, but I didn't find them enough to really move someone from a day job to a passion-inspired career. The book lacked balance: too many stories and not enough analysis or action steps. I didn't take away what I was hoping I would from the title, subtitle, and the book's description.

I didn't get any motivation from this book, it just seemed like it was stories of other people's success. I feel like there should have definitely been a workbook area, or at least goals for you to put into place, instead of just stories from others. Not everyone has the opportunity come slap them in their face.

Much more practical than I was expecting. Also, less "if you don't like what I have to say you're <i>beige!</i>"

I liked that there was a section on personal finances and further resources. While some of the profiles seemed both a bit too niche and a bit too aided by luck more than anything else, the overall settled, down-to-earth tone of the book read better than other "quit and follow your dreams" books I've read lately.

Definitely worth a read for anyone yearning for a life-change, if only for a dose of perspective.

This book was hard to put down. I love it! It's very inspirational and makes me want to quit my job ASAP hahaha

A book with interesting tips that will hopefully help others on their quest to pursue their passions. Unfortunately just not the book for me, I was hoping it would be more inspiring than it was.

Unique, interesting, and helpful. This is a good written format for the podcast it's derived from. It combines prompts, interviews, and suggestions to help people consider and explore their creative entrepreneurial sides. I think for now, I'll keep my day job, but wow this was a good way to help me think about my other passions as being worthwhile to dedicate my time and energy towards.

This was an okay read, but I don't feel like I got anything out of reading it. It didn't motivate me like I've read others say. I also feel like I can get the same advice from a free podcast.

I've been a listener of Cathy Heller's podcast for a little while now and was so excited for the opportunity to read this book.  I had initially thought this book would be a nice fluff read as a supplement to her podcast but I found myself highlighting paragraphs and bookmarking pages to refer back to later.  I loved how each chapter of the book had journal prompts and takeaways which allow the reader to take action in their own journey and not just read about some else's.  I learned so much about how to explore different avenues and take actions to grow my passion into a lucrative business.  I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to start or already has a creative business.

I read this book without knowing the author or having listened to an of her podcasts, and maybe that give me the disadvantage because she doesn't have built-in credibility with me.  However, I don't know if this is quite realistic for a regular person.  I appreciate her upbeat tone and her encouragement to help people to find their passion through various examples of entrepreneurs and success stories but for me, it's a miss.  

Maybe I should listen to her podcast and try again!  I am happy to know that there are upbeat people like her in the world who do try to help people to find their joy!  The world needs people to seek a brighter and happier mission for their lives.  But not everyone can sustain their families through becoming a podcaster or book reviewer, etc

I received this book from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

This book is well-written and conversational in style. It seems to be a companion to Cathy Heller's podcast by the same name. The execution of the book is very similar to that of a podcast. She "talks" directly to you and is inspiring in her words.

I appreciated the stories of various people who have turned their passion into a career. There were many of these dispersed throughout the book, and they punctuated Heller's points well.

What I didn't enjoy were the repetitiveness of the authors inspirational messages and the fact that not much was written to actually explain "how to turn your passion into a career." The book focuses more on telling you how much you need to do so and giving you examples of those who have without telling you a lot about how they got there. I believe this book would have been better if Heller remembered that not everyone has the knowledge of the steps it takes to go from a day job to making six-figures as a podcaster or artist, yoga instructor or baker.

The author wrote a book that will give anyone struggling to make a passion into a career a reality check.  Yes, there is advice on how to make a passion a career, but I thought the most beneficial advice was actually taking a look at your current situation and completing the workbook exercises.  The anecdotes from successful people were inspiring, but the actual workbook is what is going to help someone reach success.

Full disclosure, while reading Don’t Keep Your Day Job, I was also reading another self-help book about unlocking creativity and potential. The second book was written by someone I adore and idolize and I found myself comparing the two often. That being said, my opinion on Don’t Keep Your Day Job may have changed slightly had I not been reading a similar book that I found much more entertaining. So I guess, take all of my feedback with a grain of salt…

Don’t Keep Your Day Job: How to Turn Your Passion Into Your Career is a how to book geared towards anybody trying to turn the things they love doing into a full fledged, money-making career. It included some great advice, some great practices and some great insights and stories from people who have succeeded in turning their own passions into their careers.

The inclusion of these individual success stories in their own words was greatly helpful. I enjoyed reading about each of their experiences. They were interesting and helped to give a wide range of examples. They also broke up the book so that I didn’t feel like I was being preached at by only one person, which can happen with some self-help style books. The multiple different viewpoints also helped increase the chance of finding something useful to me personally. I did think it would have been even more helpful if Heller had chosen two or three of the people and had them give their insights and experience and how it pertained to each chapter. It would have felt more like a journey for the reader and I think focusing on a few individual experiences and really diving into them throughout an entire process would have made those stories even more impactful. 

I really enjoyed the Journal entry takeaways and writing prompts that were included at the end of each chapter.  They included some great exercises to help people get started down the path of passion-to-career. I also liked how each chapter was summarized at the end in her “Remember This” sections. The only issue was, I could see someone just reading the end of each chapter, doing the exercises and being able to take away the same as anybody who spent the time to read the whole book. 

Honestly, Don’t Keep Your Day Job was good, but not great. Nothing was groundbreaking information and I never really had an “AHA!” moment, which is what, at least I feel, should be a big part of any self-help book. I don’t often take the time to indulge in self-help books, so when I do, I’d like it to be amazing. DKYDJ just didn’t hit that chord for me. But that doesn’t mean it won’t for other readers. It has a lot of good information and a lot of good exercises and included some information that does sometimes get left out, such as building customer bases, networking and using social media. All in all, Don’t Keep Your Day Job gets 3.5 stars from me!

This review is based on an advanced review copy that I received from NetGalley and the publisher.

I really wanted to like this book. It sounded like it was exactly the type of book I was looking for to motivate me to take some steps to grow my side interests into something more. Unfortunately, I was disappointed. 

The author, and many of the people used as examples in the book, are not normal, everyday people who struggle from paycheck to paycheck. Most, if not all, were successful individuals who were already well-established, well-connected and earning six figures or more prior to leaving their day jobs. The ability to "give up" the security of one's day job is vastly different for the average person who works to make ends meet and put a roof over their head.

Also, the constant emphasis on making six figures was a big turn-off for me. Not all of us want to make six figures, and not all of us want to do so by creating and building internet businesses that require developing email lists with a goal of generating passive revenue streams. I was looking for motivation and encouragement, but I really had to struggle to finish this book.