This is the ex-Twitter CEO's advice for 20-year-olds who have no idea what to do with their lives. (via CNBCMakeIt)
But some of his early career decisions seem to make less sense when you think of his corporate success.graduated in 1985 from the University of Michigan with a major in computer science. But he turned down computer programmer job offers to move to Chicago and try to make it in improv. His goal was to appear on NBC's "Saturday Night Live."Still, Costolo says his time in Chicago studying improv was extremely valuable.
Follow your passions, says the ex-Twitter CEO, because it is easier to recover from a stumble when you are doing what you love. For instance, even though Costolo didn't end up a comedian, the skills he learned studying improv in Chicago helped him be a better leader."I wouldn't trade the years I spent in Chicago doing improv comedy and being extremely poor for anything, because those those skills turned out to be extraordinarily helpful later in life when I'm leading a company and people ask you on the spot questions," says Costolo.
Other odd jobs Costolo held taught him valuable leadership lessons too. Checking coats at a Chicago nightclub, Limelight, taught him humility, for example.
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