Career Lessons from Jeremy Lin

-- By DanielChung - 3 May 2012

One of the most important lessons Eben has taught me this semester is that I should build a “practice” or a career with my legal license rather than sell myself for a “job.” I must admit that for at least half a semester, Eben’s criticism of “job” seekers seemed impractical (forgive my pun). In fact, with unusual boldness in class, I asked Eben one day, “Would you be pissed off if I left class early for my job interview?” Despite—or maybe because of—Eben’s conviction that I would eventually leave class early no matter what he said, I sat in class until the very end. Throughout the semester, I searched for concrete examples of people who have pursued careers instead of jobs. Although not a lawyer, Jeremy Lin was one of the strongest examples I could find. The vicissitudes of Lin’s basketball career have taught me that the first step to building a meaningful career is to build courage.

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