I thought that a good list to start with would be a list of all of the lists I want to make.

Brilliant, I know.

I brainstormed the following list:

• Major events
• Life changing events
• Perspective changing events
• Places lived
• Parents
• Siblings
• Ancestors
• School names
• Friends
• People I’ve known
• People who’ve made an impact on me.
• Teachers
  • Teachers comments about me
• Stories from school
• Kisses
• Pets
• Songs
• Music listened to
  • Music memories
• Vacations
• Jobs
• Hobbies
• Cousins
• Musical instruments played
• Girlfriends
• Crushes
• Sports
• Clubs
• Plays I was in
• Foods I like/dislike
• Children
• Near death experiences
• Churches/Wards attended
• Temple experiences
• TV shows
• Movies
• Internet sites
• School classes
• Wife
• Turning points
• Enemies
• Heroes
• Radio stations
  • Radio personalities
• Hospital visits
• Surgeries
• Broken bones
• Stitches
• Holidays
• Lessons learned in life
  • Marital
  • Family
  • School
  • Business
• Accomplishments
• Changes I’ve noticed in my lifetime
• Hairstyles
• Cars
• Toys
• Beliefs
• Values
• Dating
• Places
• Favorites
  • Food
  • Music
  • Movies
  • Etc.
• Hangout places
• Weekend activities
• Traditions

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Added: (Thanks alejna!)

• childhood fantasies
• other abandoned dreams
• dreams
• nightmares
• fears

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Of course this list is not all inclusive. I’m sure that there are plenty of things I missed. Please comment with ideas or what you think of this list.

Want to learn more:

• How to Start an Autobiography
  
• Autobiography Characteristics
• Benjamin Franklin Autobiography: 7 Reasons He Wrote His Story – This article is especially helpful in determining your own reasons for writing your autobiography.
• If You Don’t Write Your Autobiography, Nobody Will!
• Fill-in-the-blank autobiography – A fantastic tool for getting started.