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Quote of a lifetime

“Young man, make your name worth something!”

- Andrew Carnegie

 

It applies to all of us. Girls and guys alike.

Master of Life Excellence Part 2

What is this new „degree” anyway?

What does it really mean and what potential impact does it have on your life?

I’ve given it a lot of thought nowadays and I’ve come to the conclusion that there is no “one-size-fits-all” explanation to it. It is up to you (and YOU alone) to craft a definition to it. Why? Because this is your life and you are the only one to decide when and how to take complete control of it.

For me MLE means “letting a thousand flowers bloom” in my life. It is an action-and-imagination-and-success based mindset. It is becoming indispensable. It is becoming unique.

Of course we are living in a world which carves for definitions. So I’m giving you here a short word-by-word explanation to Master of Life Excellence:

Master   

Becoming the best in the world (you heard me once but here it is again: IN THE WORLD!) in something. There is a lot more to it but for a starting point read Nicholas Bate on this concept. (He will point you to Seth Godin too – don’t miss that one out either!)

Life

An astonishingly successful career. Rewarding personal relationships. Mind, body and soul in harmony. An open mind to change. Seeking risk (to hell with the other two, avoiding risk and taking risk). In search of happiness in the present moment. Continuous learning.

Leaving a legacy.

An awesome adventure.

Your personal Odyssey.   

Excellence

Another mentor of mine, Tom Peters (I consider him to be my mentor anyway) asks you the question:

“If not excellence, what?”

Excellence Always from Tom Peters on Vimeo.

MLE – a revolutionary degree (Part1)

I must admit, I did consider graduate school. I just finished college, thought it didn’t give me any relevant knowledge and I wanted more. “When a subject becomes totally obsolete we make it a required course.” – said Peter Drucker and I said Amen! I deserve better education!

I wanted new excitement, new challenges, a better degree to get me ready to LIFE… I wanted to become an MBA!

An MBA is cool. Say, “I’m a Harvard MBA” and this gives you distinction (I thought), this will open the doors of heaven (I thought) and the flow of riches and happiness (I thought). Okay, after visiting the website of Stanford GBS, I thought the same as above, but with “I’m a Stanford graduate”… (The sun is shining all the time, for heavens sake! How cool is that?)

And then I ran across this blog post by marketing mastermind Seth Godin.

Months passed since then and I finally made up my mind. There are TONS of MBAs out there – do I really want to be another MBA in the crowd? (Do YOU?) (Even if it is a Harvard or Stanford MBA?)

The answer is no! (For me and for you, because you and me want to be extraordinary!) “Is there an alternative?” – you might ask.

Hell YES!

 

This brand-new and super-cool degree combines fresh ideas with contemporary knowledge.

It provides you with crucial insights and must-have on-the-ground experience.

BIG PICTURE + "Get-Your-Hands-Dirty" Implementation.

It is the new MFA combined MBA.

A revolutionary degree.

It is called… MLE.

Master of Life Excellence. 

 

(More to follow…)

 

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