TWEET THIS Those with enough chutzpah to ignore societal pressure are the ones who become the biggest successes. By Elijah Medge, Los Angeles, October 2015 Basketball is a great sport. It’s the perfect release for competitive energy and it’s far more fun...
What is the Best Advice for a Young, First-Time Startup CEO? TWEET THIS Once you decide to take the plunge, get ready to throw out all excuses and take 100% accountability for your results. Most people do not have the self-discipline and mental stamina required to be...
TWEET THIS ‘Work’ has an incredible power to make people change their goals. Wait a minute… All it took were a few challenges to cause you to abandon your goals? Throughout nearly a decade of mentoring young professionals, I have noticed an interesting, but...
TWEET THIS The pain of regret is the permanent discomfort caused by missed opportunity. In life, the pain of discipline weighs ounces, while the pain of regret weighs tons. By Elijah Medge, Long Beach, May 2015 I received this question from a mentee:...
TWEET THIS A diploma in hand is not a guarantee of future success. An undergraduate degree is simply not enough to prove one’s worth in today’s job market. By Elijah Medge, Long Beach, April 2015 The most common misconception on the part of entry level job...
TWEET THIS Just because advice is coming from a good place, doesn’t mean it’s the right place. By Elijah Medge, Long Beach, February 2015 Just because advice is coming from a good place, doesn’t mean it’s the right place. If your dearest friend...