{"id":1407,"date":"2012-05-22T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-22T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/life-coaching-resource.com\/blog\/?p=1407"},"modified":"2012-02-24T12:46:23","modified_gmt":"2012-02-24T18:46:23","slug":"what-to-include-in-your-biography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.life-coaching-resource.com\/blog\/what-to-include-in-your-biography\/","title":{"rendered":"What To Include in Your Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following is an excerpt from the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.coachstart.com\/\">CoachStart Manual<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a list of things you might consider including in your biography:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Your passion to help people<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0The way in which you have already been helping people (e.g., unofficial coaching, mentoring, shoulder to lean on, teaching, training, managing)<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Specifically WHAT you provide for people<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Your successes (e.g., promotion, career, financially, health, relationship\/marriage)<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Your adventures (e.g., climbing a mountain, travel to different countries)<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Challenges that you have overcome (e.g. divorce, a death, bankruptcy, health issue)<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Anything unique or interesting (e.g., scuba dive)<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0What you love; what you hate (e.g., kids, flowery e-mail signatures, poetry)<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Your training (e.g., communication, corporate experience, people skills, self-study such as books and courses, business, any diplomas or degrees or certificates that are relevant or show you have accomplished something, or on-the-job training)<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Membership of any relevant associations e.g., National Speakers Association, International Coach Federation, \u00a0 \u00a0 Toastmasters, Chamber of Commerce, any volunteer positions on industry committees<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Any current coach training course you are undertaking.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Two to three paragraphs should suffice.\u00a0 Don\u2019t include anything that does not give you credibility or a reason why you might be a good coach for them i.e., keep every word relevant.\u00a0 Two powerful lines are better than half a page of waffle. \u00a0Oh \u2013 and of course keep it honest!\u00a0 For example, no saying \u201cGina coaches executives from major organisations\u201d until you have at least one, or \u201cBill is a professional speaker\u201d if you\u2019re not yet.\u00a0 As always, you decide what is authentic and what isn\u2019t.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following is an excerpt from the\u00a0CoachStart Manual. 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