{"id":19088,"date":"2021-05-06T19:12:56","date_gmt":"2021-05-06T23:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mentordiscoverinspire.org\/?page_id=19088"},"modified":"2023-12-03T19:51:44","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T00:51:44","slug":"stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mentordiscoverinspire.org\/stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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“It changed my career life and my life as a father and husband.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Ricardo Philip<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

“My Legacy Discovery weekend allowed me to connect with myself and my vision, and move forward from a bankrupt state to re-creating my life.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Greg Aldrich<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

“I have come aware of the quality of the leadership I am able to provide. This knowledge has given me significant confidence in all areas of my life. “<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Dave Smith<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

“MDI is not about fixing men; MDI is a tool for powerful men to help change the world.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Thomas E Thurmond<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

“We are just like you and we are men you can trust.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Tony Fisher<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

“The men of my team know what’s going on in my life and support me by giving me different perspectives…”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Michael Fowlkes<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

“Seeing other men that have trained as leaders become successful in the organization as well as in life. That makes it all worth it.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Scott Baldwin<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

“…it is hard to find men of honor in today’s world and MDI has lots of them.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Herky Cutler<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

“I was invited to a fire and was blown away by the experience. I realized I didn’t have what those men had, and I wanted it, so I joined”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Julius Williams<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

“A man I confided in was a member, it made such a difference in his life. So I wanted the same.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Jack Brown<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

“They hold me accountable and they give me unfiltered feedback as to how I am showing up in the world. “<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Jeffrey C Pettengill<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

“Being a part of a men’s team has led to all aspects of my life completely transforming.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Ian Fraser Kennard<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

“My advice to men thinking of joining: ‘Just do it, take the risk, it is worth it’.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Scott Williams<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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