Playing in the “Right” League

Playing in the “right” league can have a big impact on your career satisfaction. Before I elaborate, I wanted to share a quick story about my son, Ari.

Several months ago, I took Ari to his Little League tryout. Secretly, I was hoping for the worst. While I would have been proud if he could have been one of the few fifth graders to make it into the Majors in my town, I knew that he would have much more opportunity to play (and pitch) if he stayed in the Minors for another year.

As fate would have it, he had a good tryout; but several other fifth graders had a better tryout and Ari ended up playing AAA ball once again.

We are now in the post season and this father couldn’t be more thrilled. Ari has been a star on his team and yesterday, he drove in the winning (and only run.) He has also been given many opportunities this season to pitch.
The point of this story is not to brag about my son (though being the kid who was stuck in right field growing up, I must say that I’m very proud.) The point is to know which league suits you best. Do you fit in at a large firm? Does it feel right? Or maybe a smaller firm is a better environment for you. Does government seem like a place where you can shine amongst your peers? Perhaps in-house is where you can make the greatest contribution.

The Little League analogy is not perfect. I’m not trying to say that large law firms are the majors and everything else is minor league. Rather, I think it is important to know which is the best “league” for you and your career. That can change over time. So taking the time to reflect at least once a year is a good exercise.

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