How to: Use the “Prompt 52” Pocket Notebook as part of your Networking Strategy

The Prompt 52 Pocket Notebook is a collection of Journal Prompts. This pocket notebook contains the new set of journal prompts for 2020.

The Prompt Journal Prompts are designed to get your thinking, reflecting and capture advice and learning points with the aim of helping you #ownyourcareer and take a more focused approach to your career development. These prompts can equally be applied to your networking strategy and developing your networking skills.

01 Grab a Copy of the Prompt 52 Notebook

Grabbing a copy of the Prompt 52 Pocket Notebook means that you don’t have to wait for each prompt to be released on the prompt journal blog. You can get ahead of the game and dip in and out of the various prompts as you wish – focusing on what is relevant to you right now.

02 Schedule some time for reflecting in your journal along side your follow-up activities.

as part of your Networking Strategy you should have some dedicated networking time and follow-up time in your schedule. This time can also be used to include some notes in your prompt 52 Journal. In particular, this might include notes for conversations that you have had during the course os the week, reviewing your goals and activities and general reflection.

03 Answer a Prompt each week

Using the Prompt 52 Pocket Notebook and answering a prompt each week will help you develop a regular journaling habit so that writing in the prompt journal and actively thinking about your career, your networking activities, your skills and your personal development on a regular basis becomes the new norm.

This is not just about actively networking and developing your skills it is also important for your mental health and well-being.

04 Use the Prompts and your Answers to the Prompts as a way to Review and Reflect on your Networking Goals

Once you have started writing in your Prompt Journal your answers can then be used as part of your review and reflection process. If you don’t have a specific process or routine in place and setting one up isn’t your style you can simply use what you wrote about to work out the next steps towards your goals or simply what you might like to do next, what you want to do more of, less of, talk to someone about etc.

05 Create Actionable Next Steps

Finally, commit in writing to what you want to do next!