Ditch Your Day Job with Michelle Ward

I would recommend it selectively. I work with mid-life career changers, so I listened to the preview to see if I should encourage them to listen to this course. Michelle acknowledges that she's young (in fact, she speaks disparagingly of "60-year-old men" like her father). She speaks in the youthful language (and voice!) of millennials. She's addressing people who are in the early stages of their careers and still quite young and unencumbered. It's not targeted to mature professionals who have experienced some career success. And it's not especially deep. Her discussion of blogs would need to be supplemented, if someone wanted to use a blog to advance their business.

I loved this course. Michelle is a great instructor. I've been doing my side hustle off and on for 3 years and would always get discouraged/overwhelmed because I wanted to take the leap but couldn't figure out how. With my SNAP I now feel like it's possible, and I finally have an actual plan. I wish I had found this course sooner.

In November of 2014 I quit my day job at a credit union. Although the company I worked for was pretty good, between some family reasons, and some other reasons, I knew that it was not the place I wanted to be. So I decided to start my own business making women's and children's clothing. I took on a few custom jobs that I didn't necessarily want to do, and experimented a bit with ideas, but was pretty aimless. I took the summer off to spend it with my daughter, and started thinking about the upcoming year, and what I wanted to accomplish. I took Michelle's Quit Your Day Job course, which helped me define my direction and set up a plan and goals. I am currently in my second month of my plan, and I feel like I am on the right path!

This summer I chose to take both Michelle's Create Your Dream Career and this one. Even though I had a general idea of what I wanted to do, I was paralyzed by my multi-passionate nature. The Dream Career course helped me clarify what I wanted to do while taking a soulful journey of self-discovery. This Ditch Your Day Job course brilliantly helped me set it in motion. Pursuing a career can be extremely daunting, but Michelle helps turn it into a fun and engaging journey. I enjoyed every minute of this course, and, I got WAY more than I paid for!!! Thank you so much, Michelle! (and my family thanks you too!)

It was such a privilege to get to attend this course! Michelle is an excellent teacher, and I felt like I not only learned a lot, but also came away encouraged and feeling like it was really possible for me to run my own creative business. Many of the topics she chose to speak on felt personally relevant, not only for running a business, but for life as well. I typed notes ferociously all the way through the class.

Michelle's class is vibrant and inspiring. She is able to reach her audience on a very intimate level while maintaining an environment of lightheartedness and fun. Pursuing one's dreams and abandoning the safety of the status quo are daunting and impossible-seeming tasks, but this class breaks them down into simple, straightforward and easy-to-follow steps bolstered by unimaginable levels of encouragement. If you have the desire to work for yourself, but are paralyzed by fear and the feeling of unpreparedness, this class is for you.

Really great course. Provided a safe and attainable approach to ditching a job you hate for a freelance career. I have found it really hard to find careers advice for creatives so this was perfect for me. I am feeling so much more motivated since the class and now have a clear path in my mind of what I need to do (and how much I need to save) in order to achieve my dream career.

I was one of the fortunate studio members of this class. Wow! So much great information, step by step instructions, enthusiastic encouragement and fun! Michelle takes you through the baby steps needed to form a solid foundation to get ready to ditch your day job and do it with a plan, a safety net and a support network. A common sense guide to doing something uncommon and (to some) seemingly nonsensical. The videos will teach, inspire and encourage, the workbook will make it real for your own situation and the resources that are provided will be invaluable as you prepare to ditch your day job. You will be so glad you purchased this class!

I believe I was the only or one of the few men who took this course. I was very pleased with the information that Michelle Ward gave. It has inspired me to keep pushing forward. I am a Freelance artist and have been working as a freelance artist for many years. But, due to a car accident and autoimmune issue - I am kicking up Freelance to Full time -- or at least I am giving it one good try. I have set my "Doom Day" for June 20, 2016 one year from now on my birthday and that day I hope to be full-time Multimedia artist and off disability. Thank you Michelle for all your wisdom and inspiration!

Great course! Michelle's enthusiasm and assurance that everyone can create a SNAP and move into the dream career they are longing for is contagious. Her tips for developing an action plan, taking baby steps, and creating deadlines are extremely motivating, and her made-up words and encouragement to use "bribes" along the way made this a FUN course, too!

This course is truly AMAZING! I've been in hyper - forward motion since the first day! Thank you Michelle! This course was honestly different then any other! It gave actionable items, where to find support, and tons of yummy resources (which if very time consuming and somewhat impossible when you have a DAY JOB!) My Day Job is actually "ditching" me but by having a plan (which Michelle gives step by step details how to do), I'm totally comfortable and even EXCITED to be DITCHED! Several items that she shared I've already been able to implement into my creative business plan AND my personal life! Double whammy! I ended up buying the course to make sure I didn't miss anything! Super excited to continue and wish everyone luck on their own creative journey! ~Enjoy!

Fantastic course! I highly recommend it. Michelle is a wonderful teacher: energetic, passionate, funny, and encouraging. Kenna is also a great facilitator; the most natural and genuine host I've seen so far on Creative Live! Great job both of you. And a well-deserved shout-out to the in-class participants, who were engaged and candid about their own situations. Best of luck to both of you with ditching your day jobs. This class has given me the structure and several practical tools to facilitate my own transition to creative entrepreneurship and out of a soul-sucking job. Michelle shared many supportive messages that made me look more confidently at my "uniquity" and its value in the creative marketplace; as a result, I am now eager to take the action towards building my art business. I will use my S.N.A.P. to comfortably and confidently get to where I want to be, so that I don't snap at my day job in the process ;-)