Lessons Learned, and Re-Learned on A Trip to Mt. Everest
Brian Mumford – Legacy Magazine’s Man of the Year
The Legacy Magazine Man of the Year is the man who has truly exemplified the spirit of MDI’s core values and principles, showing up as an example for successful families, careers and communities, and helping put MDI on the map for its highest impact. By what...
Geoff Tomlinson – MDI Appoints A New Executive Vice President
By Olaf Krop, Chairman of the Board After a continent–wide search, the MDI Board of Directors elected a new Executive Vice President. On October 13 the Board unanimously elected Geoff Tomlinson (Eastern Canada Region) to the post of Executive Vice President, effective...
Great Golf, Great Food and Great Results
Doug Ernst, David Horobin and Rob Wetzel of Sequoia Men’s Division, Western Region, took part in the June Napa Valley golf tournament to raise money for the American Legion building renovation fund and for Pathway Homes, which supports Veterans. Their other teammate,...
Ask For What You Need
Dylan Stewart Columnist When I first found my way into men’s work I was a proud man. I was a single father. I was running a successful business. I didn’t know much, but I knew that I could handle whatever the world could throw at me. I had survived the suicide of my...
Man Risks Telling the Truth; Perhaps Saves a Life
Billy St. John Guest Contributor There was a man who would sparked a new life for me, because he dared to call me out on my lies. I haven’t checked to see if he wanted me to use his real name … so to stay in honor with him, I’ll just make up any old name. We’ll call...
Am I Going To Go It Alone? Yes
Craig Jones Columnist OK, So I'm not James Bond. My earliest lesson in being taught to ask for help sounded something like this. What a friend we have in JesusAll our sins and griefs to bearWhat a privilege to carryEverything to God in prayer Oh, what peace we often...
Serious Mentoring and Recognition Leads to a Turning Point
Matt Coddington MDI Contributor Asking and receiving help from my men, and what did it mean for me… Time machine. San Jose, California, 2003. My first men’s team after my point team and after my Men’s Weekend in September 2001. I was on a team with Bill Wilburn, Brian...
A Collection of Stories of Men Asking For and Receiving Help
As always, it's good to hear from the men on the topic at hand. On any topic, it's good to go to the collective wisdom of the men and see what is to be shared and revealed. This month we hear from the men posting on social media, in answer to this question: "How have...
What Comes To Mind When I Need Help
James Anthony Ellis Legacy Magazine Editor Whenever I look within and seek to discover the source of my fear, it doesn't take long for me to realize the core thought residing there. I am alone. When I am alone, I am in danger. When I am alone, I have no support in my...
Getting “Your Boys” Back To Better Your Life
Bill Oakes MDI Contributor When I was a boy, my family moved into a new neighborhood. Soon, my younger brother and I found the other boys who lived nearby, and we started doing things together, mostly outside. There was Mike from across the street, and Ricky two...
In Time of Need, The Men Were There
Brian Childers MDI Contributor On March 1, 2008 I was on the way to the airport to fly to Sao Paolo, Brazil to teach a week-long COBIT Train the Trainer class ... when my mother died. I was devastated. I was hurt to my very core – even though we were very...
Teaching The Lone Wolf Not To Go It Alone
Gary Wojciechowski MDI Contributor Asking for help from the men? Don't go it alone? That is a tall order for the "lone wolf," who runs alone in his own pack. Asking for help is hard for most in part because we men have a lot of pride. Many of us are lone wolves with a...
Anger-Filled Man Receives The Blessings of a True Friend
Fred Tomasello Jr. Guest Contributor Sometimes, we men just won’t ask for help. When I got out of the Marine Corps in March 1970, my wife and our two children began attending St. John Presbyterian Church in West Tampa even though we lived about 30 miles away in...