Making a Personal Biography

When you create your MyHeartwill account, your personal biography is telling the story of your life as if you were looking from the outside in. If you become stuck writing, sit down and write out the main chronological events. Focus on the major occasions such as births, weddings and anniversaries. The more you add, the more meaningful your biographies will become.

Create a digital photo album in the “photo” section of your MyHeartwill account. As you start to build your personal biography, group all the photos you want to upload. If you need a place to start, use your birth photos. If you only have hard copies of these photos you can scan them into MyHeartwill or take them to a photo developer and have them put on a digital file. Put as many photos as you can into your Heartwill. Your loved ones will greatly enjoy these photos and they will create wonderful visual aids for your personal biography.

Create a written personal biography in your MyHeartwill account. Find your most natural story telling voice. You can use first person or third person. You can be casual and intimate or it can be more formal. Write whatever comes to mind as you recall the events of your life. Think of things your family may not know about you and their family.

As you write, you can share your inspirations. Share the lessons you have learned from the major events in your life or share your wisdom and advice. Your Heartwill is a special place to express your life story as well as your wishes and what has meaning for you.

In your online photo album, you can include documents. If you have a big family, including a diagram of a family tree is useful. Seeing how people are related is important. You might want to include family documents in your photo album such as birth and wedding certificates.

You will create a time capsule preserving your most important keepsakes. Your personal biography will be secure and safe at Myheartwill.com.