Before you begin writing your personal history, you will want to research and find all of the necessary documents you will want to use. Although your memory will supply much of the material, documents from your past might provide further information or insights. Talk with your friends or family members about any materials that might be useful, such as pictures, government documents, or family papers. Some examples of important documents might be your birth certificate, photographs or videos of you, correspondence (letters and emails) with other people, and old social media posts. Talking to the various people in your life is another excellent way to find information to include in your history. Your family members will be particularly valuable sources since they have known you the longest. Be sure to record the interviews for later use. Many cellphones have a recording function that will help you save your interviews. Once you have conducted your interviews and gathered your materials, you will want to begin reviewing them. Read through the documents you have collected to find important pieces of information that you would like to include in your history. Listen to the recordings or read the transcripts of the interviews you conducted. Use a notebook or word processor to keep track of this information for later use. Try creating a spreadsheet that lists all of the sources that you would like to use. This will help you find them quickly and not lose them. Once you have all of your documentation, you will want to begin thinking about how you would like to organize your history. Ask yourself what events you would like to highlight and which are less important. Determine whether you would like to write about your entire life or a specific period. Answering these questions will help you get a better idea of how to organize your story. You can organize your story thematically to emphasize important interests or life lessons. For example, if you want to highlight your skills as an athlete, you may only mention the life events that are relevant to that subject. You can also chronologically format your history to tell a sequential story. Start with the earliest relevant event and move forward in time from there. Ultimately, it is up to you how you organize your story, find a style that makes sense and tells your history. Once you have a structure for your history, you will want to begin writing it. Initially, this can be an intimidating prospect. In order to make the process of writing your personal history more manageable, try to write a little every day. If you focus on achieving small goals, over time you will finish your history. Try setting a timer for 45 minutes and write until it goes off. Then, take a 15 minute break and start writing again once those 15 minutes are up. Repeat this process as long as you feel fresh and engaged in your writing. Find a writing schedule that works best for you. When you have finished writing your history, you will want to edit it. Initially, read it yourself to clean up any typos or errors in the writing. After you have given it a glance, find someone to edit it further. This can be anyone who you trust to do a thorough job of editing. If the story has any juicy details, it should also be someone who you feel comfortable reading it. Although you do not have to accept their edits, it is important to give them a good consideration. If you are publishing your personal history, you will have to work with an editor to get your manuscript ready for publishing. In this circumstance, the editor's comments often need to be addressed in the manuscript.
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One-sentence summary -- Find important documents. Interview people. Review your documents. Decide on how to organize the history. Begin writing. Edit your history.

Article: As with other types of small businesses, a significant portion of a gym's success has to do with its location. The location of the gym should be based largely on the population group that it targets. People don't like having to go far out of the way to fulfill their fitness needs. The best gym locations are in areas where there is demand for a gym, where the gym can be easily accessed by its clientele, and in which competition with other gyms, fitness clubs, etc., is minimal or at least manageable. Below are just a few things you may want to consider when choosing a location for your gym: Rent. Unless you own your gym's building outright, you'll have to pay rent as one of your gym's operating expenses. Rent can vary from location to location. In wealthy or densely-populated areas, for instance, rent can be very expensive, which can require you to raise membership prices to pay for it. Proximity to population centers. If your gym is too far away from your clientele, they won't go to it. Good gym locations should be in or near populated areas or at the very least be easily-accessible via car, bus, train, and so on. Local market conditions. Finally, the best gym locations are where there is a demand for a gym that isn't being filled. Opening a gym across the street from an established gym can be a risky move - why deal with the intense competition when you can open a gym in a part of town that is sorely lacking one? Make phone calls or conduct door-to-door surveys to determine not only the age and sex of individuals in the area you wish to target, but also the physical activity level of these residents. Like any business, opening a gym costs some money. Obtaining the space for your gym, buying equipment, modifying your building to accommodate the needs of your gym, hiring personnel, and registration/licensing fees can all be substantial cost barriers to open your gym. Most small business owners don't have the money up-front to pay for everything they need to open their business. In these cases, it's necessary to raise the money somehow this is usually done by persuading wealthy investors to provide capital or simply by getting a loan. By some estimates, it can cost anywhere from $200,000 to $500,000, at bare minimum, to open a gym in a place like New York City. For a state of the art gym that features amenities and experienced personnel, the estimates can easily exceed $1 million. See: How to Find Investors for a Small Business and How to Get a Loan. Note that in both of these situations you will almost always be expected to provide a detailed business plan for the benefit of the people or entities providing you with the money to open your business. This business plan must offer a convincing explanation for how the business can quickly become profitable, or the investors/lenders are unlikely to provide money for your venture. One potentially lucrative option prospective gym owners have is to open a franchise gym, rather than their own independently-operated gym. In this situation, the owner runs the gym for a large chain with many other locations. The parent company usually covers the initial cost of opening the gym and either provides its own equipment or pays for equipment. However, in a franchise situation, most of the profits from the gym go to the parent company. The franchise location may also be subject to sales quotas. The parent company also offers its extensive resources to the gym owner, which can include a recognizable, established brand, training opportunities, connections, and financial support during "rough times". As with traditional forms of small business financing, franchise opportunities usually require you to submit a detailed business plan to the parent company. Be sure to carefully research the pros and cons of a franchise agreement before committing to it. Owning a franchise may sound appealing, but it's usually not a golden ticket when it's all said and done.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Pick an accessible, lucrative location. Determine who your gym will target. Raise capital or get a loan. Consider the option of opening a franchise location.