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By ANNETTE CHURCH, Special to CPN My spine suddenly felt as if someone had plugged it into a high-voltage outlet. The sensation was a combination of chills and heightened sensitivity throughout my body. With another stare at my computer monitor, ...

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Do you wonder what it would take for you to find renewed inspiration at work or to take your career to the next level? Working with a career coach could be just what you need. Here's a conversation I had with "Lauren," who is employed at a North Carolina law firm and has been working with a coach for several months.

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We have spent this year looking at self-mastery. We started by telling you that taking control of your life allows you to transcend challenges and learn the secrets of soaring to new heights.

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If you work in a law office, you are faced with deadlines. Some areas are more deadline-driven than others - for instance, litigation practices have court-imposed deadlines - but every area of practice involves tasks that must be done and time frames for completion. Do you ever show up and feel uninspired to do what you've been assigned to do? Do you look at the list and you can't find anything that you want to start?

By Cheryl Leone and Dave Favor Special to CPN As a reminder, the principles of self-mastery can be placed into four paradigms – fear, duty, achievement and integrity. No matter what type of task you seek to accomplish, arriving at ...

It was the first time that I needed to go to the office supply closet at my new job. I was startled the moment I opened the door. A handgun lay next to a box of envelopes. There it was, in plain view for anyone to see. Still taken aback, I quickly retrieved the paper clips I needed and returned to my desk. Nearly a year passed before I mentioned the gun in the supply closet to the attorney I worked for.

Have you ever stepped away from your professional self and wondered, "How did I get here?" When I was a little girl, I wanted to be an astronaut. I begged and pleaded with my parents to send me to NASA's summer space camp but was repeatedly denied because my mother couldn't fathom my being hurled through the air in a zero-gravity, child-killing apparatus. So I became a paralegal instead.

As a reminder, the principles of self-mastery can be placed in four categories, or paradigms: fear, duty, achievement and integrity. No matter what the event, you always start with fear and go through duty and achievement to arrive (hopefully) at integrity.

Enjoying lunch with my co-workers, I have often silently contemplated the diversities we all represent. My lunch time companions are receptionists, paralegals, investigators, attorneys and negotiators. They are individuals born in North Carolina, Georgia, Mexico, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, West Virginia, Florida, South Carolina, Virginia, New York and Nicaragua.

By Camille Stell, Special to CPN June is the month of conventions for many of North Carolina’s bar associations. This is a time of leadership change as well as to celebrate the relationships attorneys share and recognize their accomplishments. The ...

By Camille Stell, Special to CPN The Guilford Paralegal Association had a seminar on the first Saturday in May with over 100 paralegals in attendance. I was impressed with the dedication of the professionals who would give up a Saturday ...

By Annette Church, Special to CPN The North Carolina Attorney’s/ Paralegal’s/Secretary’s Handbook is an essential resource for each group listed in its title. I know attorneys and paralegals who treasure their copies. Now in its 16th edition, this reference book ...

By Cheryl Leone and Dave Favor, Special to CPN This article focuses on the second stage of self-mastery – the duty paradigm. As we exit the fear paradigm and enter duty, we are attempting to gain control and exit the ...