Greatness. . . a Dish-Washer’s Tale
When I joined Mentor, Discover, Inspire (MDI) in 2008 I found men. I found men in a way that I’d never experienced before in my life of 86 years.
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Legacy Magazine
March 2026
The Quest for. . . Greatness
Greatness! But… what is it?
Is it a perilous ascent? A massive wall? The title of some long-dead emperor? Confronting barriers high and deep? Or is it something smaller, simpler, quieter. The courage to commit. The humility to listen. In these pages, our writers explore greatness in forms both unexpected and deeply personal — from a childhood prune tree to the casting of runes.
Navigating the streets of Saigon. Capturing the flag in the redwoods. Libations both flat and Phillips. A thirty-day plan for career in-betweeners. Greatness is not always heroic. More often it is found in the simple, the everyday, and the generous. (Articles below.)
MDI Trainings Calendar and Registration
THE ART OF MASCULINITY
LEGACY DISCOVERY
ENROLLMENT TRAINING
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Comics for the Curly in You. . .
We’re hunting for a few more artists!!!
We have two wonderful cartoonists in our What the Funnies? section now, but more fun is better…right?!
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To the Editor…March 2026
To the Editor…
Where are the 3 dimensional men to lift up a single little finger when a woman is murdered publicly in the street? Where?
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Built on Purpose, MDI Edition
A guide for Men Navigating Career Uncertainty This is the 2nd installment of Built on Purpose, MDI Edition, a column focused on how purpose shapes
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What is Greatness?
“We live in a time that can measure magnitude instantly and mistake it for greatness. That is the central pathology.”
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Question of the Month… a New Feature! March 2026
Beginning this month, Legacy Magazine will pose a question to our readers.
Your answers will be printed in the following issue.
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Gods of the Redwoods: Men, Legacy, and an Epic Game of Capture the Flag
n 2004, Dennis Speer of Legacy Division, Western Region, Mentor, Discover, Inspire (MDI), bought 88 acres of wilderness nestled in the mountains near Santa Cruz.
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Greatness without Applause
If you watched just the last few minutes of nearly every movie, you’d see the typical description of greatness. The protagonist gets the job over the bad guy, solves the mystery, attains riches, rewards, and recognition for his action, and of course marries his dream girl.
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Greatness… To Be Useful
What is this greatness we cause?
I’ve been a lot of things: broke, alcoholic, engineer, curious, retired; an avid reader, a son, husband, boyfriend, asshole, idiot, and learner about the sciences.
At forty I realized I had no retirement plan and I’d had it with financial advice from salesfolks and broke people.
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The President’s ‘Firepit Chat’: A Stick Figure Comes to Life at the MDI Town Hall
Every journey begins with a single step, no doubt, but some take longer than others. On the face of it the path laid out at last month’s MDI Town Hall—what MDI President Chris Christopher calls Doug’s Journey—is not long.
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An MDI Man Needs Our Help… A GoFundMe for Michel Balinda
Our brother, Michel Balinda, was recently picked up by ICE
and is currently being detained.
Balinda came to the U.S. from Rwanda seeking safety and asylum, and hoping for a life free from fear. Now, he is in ICE custody facing the hardest fight of his life.
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Tool Time, Revisited: The First Must-Have Tool
A classic Screwdriver is a simple, two-ingredient highball made from vodka and orange juice. It’s typically served over ice, in a tall glass, and is often garnished with an orange slice.
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Built on Purpose
Matt TagerGuest Writer This is the first installment of Built on Purpose, a new column focused on how purpose shapes career decisions as men take
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For Every man
Chris ChristopherPresidentMentor Discover Inspire Doug is alive and well. In case you don’t remember him, Doug is every man. This year, your board, and your
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