Philip Hagan

Philip Hagan, JD, MBA, MPH, ARM, CIH, is an accidental author who wrote his first book with someone met on an airplane who happened to be much smarter than him.

Lessons he has learned as an author and editor:

One cannot finish a book without starting one.

It is always nicer to have written a book than to be writing one.

Just because you have a lot of initials after your name does not mean that you always know what you are talking about.

A college drop out -

who did not give up after being asked by his university to take a couple timely breaks from the stresses of learning due to his "colorful" academic record.

Maintenance worker -

found that many other people were better than him at fixing things - academia became a viable option once again.

Professional bouncer and bounty hunter -

realizing that everyone was bigger than him, decided another line of work would be a good move that would contribute meaningfully to his long term survival.

Risk management professional -

learned that doing everything wrong at least once was a good way to become an "expert" in the risk management field.

Professor -

having stretched his undergraduate experience to many years, he felt that after experiencing many different teaching styles, he could come up with successful methodologies to teach and advise students with a goal of making the most of their academic experiences and still be fun.

Lawyer -

as a attorney, he has found a good way to help others and still pay the rent (most of the time).