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,...
Discovering a Path of Purpose and Influence
Brad Leslie Guest Contributor In 1987, our reluctant hero was foreclosed, divorced, bankrupt and almost jobless. In March 1988, a wild 48 hours with 200 Men in NY, NY, something happened. It didn’t look like much right away, he was still a New-Agey, pasty English...
Original Dog Soldier Takes the Tip of the Spear Award
Brian Childers MDI Contributor Since the Legacy Magazine came calling for a story of my legacy, I’ve been trying to figure out how to position this humbly. For those who know me also know that humility isn’t my go-to strength or what I’m most known for. And likely...
Calling for Ideas for MDI’s 2020 “Man of the Year”
It has been a fucked up year. But also a year of opportunities to bring out our highest way of being, live in "no problem," be in solution mode, and kick ass like we never have before. So much as been put on the line. So much for a man to have to rise to his best. And...
Do We Choose Our Legacy?
James Anthony Ellis Editor, Legacy Magazine I had an intriguing experience with my men's team the other night. I thought it to be a cool idea to pose a certain question to my teammates on our Zoom meeting: "What is your legacy?" It's the same question I posed on the...
My Books … My Babies
James Anthony Ellis Legacy Magazine Over the years, I have written countless poems, blogs, articles, columns and haikus. OK, OK, perhaps only about a dozen haikus, since they are not that challenging. Over the same time, I have also written eight books. That's eight...
Footprints on the Sands of Time
Craig JonesColumnist The language of comparison is often a backdoor way to get at underlying truth. If I say "Legacy is a virus," I am using a metaphor, not unlike "All the world's a stage." If I say "Legacy is like a virus," I am using a simile, akin to "Life is like...
My Legacy? Ya Got Me
Crawford Hart Guest Columnist How will I be remembered? What will I leave behind? What will be my epitaph? To all three questions, my well-reasoned response is, “Ya got me.” I’m still trying to cope with the days I have left. I haven’t given much...
The Legacy of our Fathers – From the Men
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: "What is...
A Legacy of Independence
Cary Wojciechowski MDI Contributor I am looking back at my grandfather. He immigrated from Poland to the middle of northeast Saskatchewan where he bought a quarter section of land that was all trees. He had to chop down the trees and build himself a cabin. After that,...
The Match Ceremony Shines a Light
Bill Oakes MDI Contributor A few years ago, I visited the art museum in Boston [Museum of Fine Arts Boston]. One exhibit was a carving of a duck, not a particularly striking rendition, but what I noticed was that the carving was about 9,000 years old, from somewhere...