Permission is granted to reprint this or any other articles on this page as long as no changes are made and the byline, copyright information, and the about the author is included. Please let me know if you use any of these articles by sending an email to scott@scottsumner.com NOTE: ALL of the following information must be included if you reprint this article: What Kind of Life are you Having? by Scott Sumner Copyright (c) 1999-2001, Scott A. Sumner Is your life what you always dreamed of as a child? Each day do you jump out of bed excited to start your day? Can you hardly wait to have FUN? These are questions you need to ask yourself and to seriously consider the answers. After all, you only get one short life here on earth and you might as well make it a fantastic one. If you had the choice between having the time of your life every day, as you've always dreamed about, or a routine, drab, boring, negative existence, which would you want.? I know you'd choose an EXCEPTIONAL LIFE . But you say: " I can't make a choice because everything always goes wrong in my life and nothing ever works out." WRONG!!! You can choose an exceptional life. Why not ? You have just as good a chance as anybody else does, and starting right now you are going to get going on it. As one person I met states, Get Up, Get Excited and Get Going!!!! No excuses, no hesitation, no complaining. You are simply going to get going on CREATING AN EXCEPTIONAL LIFE! Mark this day down on your calendar, with a thick bold marker because today is the day you will start to make your life FANTASTIC!!!  But how do you begin you ask? You just need to get pointed in the right direction. You need the tools and ideas to start making things happen. Remember though, all the skills and abilities you need are hidden within you RIGHT NOW.! It's like having a freezer chocked full of ice cream, that you forgot about. You just have to let them out . You need to simply identify the process you will take, and begin the great transformation that will make your life EXCEPTIONAL! The mind is a marvel in my opinion . There is so much potential locked up in every human being, it simply is unbelievable. Our ability to use our mind to change our way of thinking, our approach to life , indeed life itself, is the most important asset in every person . Let me state it again : YOUR MIND IS THE SECRET TO CREATING AN EXCEPTIONAL LIFE!!! There is no question about it. If you gain anything from this article, this is the most important point I have to make to YOU!! YOUR MIND IS THE SECRET TO CREATING AN EXCEPTIONAL LIFE!!! Next time look for my article Feed Your Mind: READ! About The Author: Scott Sumner grew up in Northwestern Ontario Canada and is a graduate of Lakehead University's ( Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada ) Honour Bachelor of Commerce Program as well as York University's ( Toronto, Ontario Canada ) Master of Business Program. He founded North Superior Publishing Inc, a regional specialty publishing company almost 20 years ago in 1982. This company has published 10 ongoing titles in the areas of real estate, business, lifestyle, travel, golf, snowmobiling, automative and family. His book Create An Exceptional Life: Mind, Body, Money can help you look at ways to accomplish more in your life that you ever thought possible. It will start you on a process of living your life to it's fullest potential. Visit www.scottsumner.com