Encore: Journey from Musician to Lawyer to a Coach for Lawyers

It was a circuitous route, which may have begun when her love of music—and The Beatles— led her to a 20-year music career after high school. Returning to the college track in her late 20s, a journalism school law class on the First Amendment piqued her interest in law. Law school and a brief stint practicing law helped her see she wanted a different direction. It was at a job as executive director of a Bar Association where she discovered her love: helping other lawyers gain self-knowledge and become better lawyers, and better people.

The sudden death of a beloved aunt, an “Auntie Mame” figure in her life, created what Nora calls “an ampersand moment.” She realized, “I did not enjoy what felt like putting on armor every day, going to work and fighting with people all day long.” She explains her ampersand concept to podcast host Don Hutcheson.

“You’ve got to know yourself. It’s not necessarily easy for anybody, but acting on what you know forces you to live outside your comfort zone. Be willing to “feel the fear and do it anyway,” as Susan Jeffers says. A sign on my desk reminds me, “Do one thing every day that scares you.” Then, use what you’ve learned to change your life in ways that are meaningful to you…not to anybody else…but to you.”

Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway, by Susan Jeffers
Anyway: The Paradoxical Commandments, by Ken Keith
The Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle

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