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Grow your professional network

A ready-made journey for anyone who wants to grow your professional network: 6 steps, about 2.3 hours in all, in an order that works — work steps of 30 minutes or less, with real-world sessions kept whole.

Opens in Nextep with a two-minute first step lit. Free, and no account needed to begin.

When it's useful

When you have decided to grow your professional network but the first move is fuzzy. Nextep shows one step at a time, keeps the rest in order, and never calls anything overdue — a day that slips simply becomes today.

The steps

1. 1List 20 people worth staying close to30 min
2. 2Write the two-line note you will send20 min
3. 3Reach out to the first 530 min
4. 4Book 2 coffee or video calls20 min
5. 5Follow up with something useful to them20 min
6. 6Set a monthly reminder to keep it warm15 min

Work steps over 30 minutes are split into parts when you start, so they fit somewhere in a day; sessions — a run, an appointment, a call — stay whole.