Keeping a career journal is a very practical thing to do. It helps you to:
- Express emotions and ideas—the things you’ve always wanted to say about your career, but did not have time to write. Solutions to career-related issues become clearer when you write them down.
- Understand your reasons for pursuing a career. Because your reasons can change over time, keeping a career journal will help you see patterns and themes that give you clues to your career sweet spot.
- Take advantage of and apply what you learn at work on a daily basis to your career.
How to Use Your Career Journal
- Determine a regular schedule for writing in your journal each day. Find a quiet place where you will not be interrupted. As you write, remember the purpose of your journal. Resist the urge to wordsmith or critique your writing. Just let it flow from your thoughts and experiences.
- To keep up the momentum, at the end of each week, go back and read that week’s journal entries. Notice your moods and emotions as well as the subject matter, and think how they impact taking your career to a new level.
- Make a fresh copy to use each month to record your career progress.
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