{"id":1452,"date":"2012-06-13T12:00:31","date_gmt":"2012-06-13T18:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/life-coaching-resource.com\/blog\/?p=1452"},"modified":"2012-02-24T12:42:32","modified_gmt":"2012-02-24T18:42:32","slug":"biography-building-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.life-coaching-resource.com\/blog\/biography-building-exercise\/","title":{"rendered":"Biography Building Exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following is an excerpt from the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.coachstart.com\/\">CoachStart Manual<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Exercise<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0List the Top Ten Reasons someone should hire you.\u00a0 What are your strengths?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0List everything you can think of that you have done in your life \u2013 including training, experiences, insights, etc.\u00a0 Cross out anything that doesn\u2019t add to your credibility or express who you are.\u00a0 (Suggestion: check with a fellow coach on this to make sure you are not throwing out valuable information that you are blind to.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Write a half page Bio. Then go through and cut it down to two to three paragraphs that really describe you well.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Search the internet and print off three bios that sound attractive to you (yet don\u2019t rely on hard facts you cannot replicate; e.g., a Doctorate in Psychology).\u00a0 Use these to inspire ideas and rework your bio.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Have a friend who is good with words or marketing, edit it to give you a Bio that sounds great!\u00a0 A great sounding Bio can make an amazing difference to your confidence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Run your Bio past three friends or colleagues who you would like to coach and that represent your target market.\u00a0 Use their feedback and suggestions to further improve it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Put your Bio on your web site, and in a handy electronic file where you can easily find it (to insert in an e-mail, or to forward to a prospective client or audience).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following is an excerpt from the\u00a0CoachStart Manual. 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