Mitch’s Blog

I don’t usually offer up other blogs as a topic of discussion, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t alert you to this one. It’s called The Black Factor, and it’s writer, S. Mary Wills, states that she’s “an African-American worker with a background in Human Resources. I have created this site to address [...]

World events this week have concentrated on the coup of the democratic government in Thailand and the uprisings in Hungary trying to force out their prime minister. These two events were both precipitated by elected politicians who not only proved to be bad leaders, but corrupt ones as well.
It led me to think about [...]

The Syracuse University football team did something they hadn’t done in over a year, and in over two years. First, they won their first game after 11 straight losses (yeah, we’re not proud enough to give back the win against the Division II team) over Illinois today 31-21. In the process, they won [...]

Accountability is one of the biggest things anyone who considers themselves a true leader must have. You’re not only accountable for your own actions, but those of others based on something you’ve done or said.
A less than perfect example, but one that’s on my mind today, concerns the shootings in Montreal yesterday. Because [...]

I went to the local casino today because there was to be a drawing for what I thought was money to have your mortgage paid off. Instead, it turned out to be a drawing for the equivalent of having your mortgage paid for one year, or $12,000.
Still, I got to go to the casino, [...]

Last week, I sent out my regular newsletter on a topic surrounding the upcoming fifth anniversary of the tragedy of the Twin Towers in NYC. It received numerous comments, very positive stuff. However, one comment came in that didn’t address the newsletter at all.
It was from someone in another country, and he decided [...]