{"id":6637,"date":"2026-05-19T05:02:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T05:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/?p=6637"},"modified":"2026-05-19T05:02:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T05:02:19","slug":"goldman-sachs-ceo-david-solomon-had-2-jobs-as-a-teenager-while-also-juggling-3-sports-now-hes-telling-gen-z-to-stop-wasting-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/?p=6637","title":{"rendered":"Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon had 2 jobs as a teenager while also juggling 3 sports. Now, he\u2019s telling Gen Z to stop wasting time"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Long before he became CEO of Goldman Sachs, David Solomon got a tough lesson from his father after complaining he never had enough money: the problem wasn\u2019t cash. It was time.<\/p>\n

Growing up in upstate New York, Solomon kept a packed schedule: three sports, student government, and shifts scooping 31 flavors at Baskin-Robbins.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But he still didn\u2019t have enough cash to do what he wanted. When he complained to his father, a businessman, Solomon expected sympathy\u2014or maybe a loan.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Instead, his dad gave him a lesson in time management.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cHe told me to take out a calendar and write down everything I did each day,\u201d Solomon recalled this past weekend to MBA graduates of The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. \u201cAnd I noticed, when I had to account for every minute, that I actually wasted a reasonable amount of time.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThree weeks later, with a bit more intentionality in my schedule, I was working a second job flipping burgers at McDonald\u2019s,\u201d Solomon added.<\/p>\n

The lesson struck. Decades later, Solomon distilled it into advice for young workers navigating a labor market defined by uncertainty in the AI era: embrace criticism, stay open to change, and lean into the opportunities in front of you.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver my 42-year career, I found there are certain core values that transcend shifts in technology and culture,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd if you work at them, they\u2019ll not only help you strive for excellence and capture opportunity, they will give you a better chance of looking back when you\u2019re older like me and being satisfied with how you\u2019ve spent your time.\u201d<\/p>\n

David Solomon is Goldman CEO by day\u2014and DJ D Sol by night<\/p>\n

Solomon carried his hustle ethic in college, studying political science and government at Hamilton College while juggling a packed schedule of academics, rugby, and bartending on the side. As social chair of his fraternity, he also became known as the go-to mixtape creator\u2014a passion for music that would follow him into finance.<\/p>\n

After joining Goldman Sachs in 1999, word spread about Solomon\u2019s side gig as electronic music performer \u201cDJ D-Sol.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAll sorts of people came to me saying, \u2018You have to stop DJing if you want to be the CEO of Goldman Sachs,\u2019\u201d he recalled. \u201cUltimately, I decided I enjoyed DJing too much to give it up, and it\u2019s something I still do today, although a little bit less visibly.\u201d<\/p>\n

As Solomon ascended to president in 2017 and CEO in 2018, he insisted the hobby wasn\u2019t a distraction\u2014it was a lifeline during turbulent career moments.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s important to choose a profession you\u2019re passionate about. I did. I love finance and I love the career journey I\u2019ve been on,\u201d Solomon said. \u201cBut it is also important and necessary I think to have passions away from your work.\u201d<\/p>\n

And no matter your career path, don\u2019t let it stop you from pursuing what you enjoy\u2014both inside and outside the office, he told graduates.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s something you do, each and every one of you, that gives you excitement and joy. Don\u2019t let it fall by the wayside. You have a long journey in front of you, full of setbacks and tough days. It will be a lot easier to pick yourself up, dust yourself off if you stay connected to what it is that lights you up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fortune reached out to Goldman Sachs for further comment.<\/p>\n

Solomon isn\u2019t alone: hustling to the top is the right of passage for many successful people<\/p>\n

Solomon\u2019s hard-work mindset is echoed by many who\u2019ve reached the top of their fields.<\/p>\n

For example, NBA champion Metta World Peace previously recalled a lesson he learned from the late Kobe Bryant about what elite-level effort really looks like: even when you think you\u2019re working hard, someone else is probably working harder.<\/p>\n

He once arrived at the gym at 8 a.m.\u2014what he considered an early start\u2014only to find Bryant already on his way out.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was all showered up. He was done,\u201d World Peace told Fortune earlier this year. \u201cAnd I thought I was working hard!\u201d<\/p>\n

Similarly, Twilio\u2019s CEO Khozema Shipchandler said his schedule runs from roughly 4:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.\u2014a pace he credits to lessons from his parents.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was kind of built that way,\u201d he told Fortune last year, adding that you set \u201cbenchmarks based on your life experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThey really pushed working hard and playing hard\u2014which, by the way, I do play hard when I\u2019m not working\u2014so that was the goal,\u201d Shipchandler said.<\/p>\n

And even at the highest levels of corporate leadership, that intensity doesn\u2019t necessarily fade. Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, has said he still works seven days a week, including holidays, as he leads the world\u2019s most valuable company, now worth more than $5.3 trillion.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know the phrase \u201930 days from going out of business,\u2019 I\u2019ve used for 33 years,\u201d Huang said on an episode of The Joe Rogan Experience. \u201cBut the feeling doesn\u2019t change. The sense of vulnerability, the sense of uncertainty, the sense of insecurity\u2014it doesn\u2019t leave you.\u201d<\/p>\n

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