Writing a Career Journal can change your life. You can use any old notebook for writing your career journal – you don’t need inspirational quotes (although they can make a notebook look pretty).
It is what is inside it that counts!
How Can Writing a Career Journal help?
If you are feeling demoralised or bored in your job or if you have lost your focus writing a Career Journal can help you to regain some of what you have lost. It can help you regain control and motivation.
If you are just getting started in a role, or you are looking for your next job or a promotion a career journal can help you focus and maximise your efforts to help you reach your goals and make an impact.
Writing a Career Journal can help you plan out your future and make changes in your life.
How Does it Work?
Using your Career Journal can help you to plan out your 2020 and help you to navigate your career!
01. Start by asking yourself some Questions
One of the easiest ways to make a plan for your life in 2020 is by some reflection and by asking yourself some questions.
Start by reflecting on your career path to date and asking yourself where you want to go and what the next steps are to get there. If you are already using a career journal this should be straight-forward as you should already have your career history and career goals mapped out.
Then reflect on your progress to date. Then identify what you need to do next and what you want to do in 2020:
- Prompt: What do I want to achieve in 2020?
- Prompt: What do you want to do in 2020?
- What are your Career Resolutions for 2020?
- Prompt: Reflect on your goals!
02. Visualise your Perfect Life
Next is a visualisation exercise. What does your perfect life look like? Visualize this perfect life and write down the different elements of it. Be aspirational, but also be practical and realistic.
Make a note of your priorities in your life and look at where you are spending your time. If you are spending too much time on things that are not on your priority list. Look at what you can adjust and change in 2020 to make sure you are spending time on the things that matter and this things that you enjoy.
03. Write the Plan
Then it is time to write your plan for 2020.
- Think about how you can achieve and live your dream life and make time for your priorities.
- Think about what you can do and change to help you to smash your goals.
- Map out your plan in your career journal and create step by step action plans to achieve your goals.
Writing out your plan will help you on your way to making meaningful changes in your life.