by Ed Aponte | Jun 18, 2018 | Context, Viewpoints
Ed Aponte Columnist Before a meeting I was talking to one of my men. I told him that I had just gone out on a date the night before and how well it had gone. He then asked me to tell him the best part of the night. Here’s what I said: “So i was born in...
by Ed Aponte | Apr 20, 2018 | Context, Features, Viewpoints
Ed Aponte Columnist I often wake up with an urgent need to be present to the season of my life. What is it that I’m up to now? What are my goals right now, and where am I on my plan or path to getting what I say I want? I’ve realized the hard way that if I...
by Ed Aponte | Jan 31, 2018 | Context, Features
Ed Aponte Columnist EDITOR’S NOTE: A leader of men, a maker of kings, Ed Aponte, of MDI’s Southwest Region, offers his “CONTEXT” column each month, directing readers to recognize their power and how it reflects in their attitude, presence and...
by Ed Aponte | Jan 18, 2018 | Context, Features, MDI News, Viewpoints
Ed Aponte Columnist Last Wednesday, my team Kore Mataku completed David Guy as our Team Leader. We had our usual ceremony, and I delivered to him that the reason for his success was that he created a team of winners. It made me think back to the time when I was a...
by Ed Aponte | Dec 21, 2017 | Context, Features, Viewpoints
Ed Aponte Columnist In May of this year I received a letter in the mail letting me know that the house I was currently renting had been sold and I needed to find a new place to live immediately. Two months previously I had created a plan with my men’s...
by Ed Aponte | Nov 21, 2017 | Context, Features, Viewpoints
Ed Aponte Columnist In Spanish, con means with and in literary theory text means any object that can be read. However, in MDI, context is generally defined as a way of being. How I am when everything hits the fan. That been said I have chosen to do a bi-monthly...