Lisa Anderson

Fear stops a lot of people. Fear of failure, of the unknown, of risk. And it masks itself as procrastination.

Fear stops a lot of people. Fear of failure, of the unknown, of risk. And it masks itself as procrastination.

It's about consciously creating the second half of our lives,

It's about consciously creating the second half of our lives,

Today, our greatest public policy concerns know no borders, ... A global network of public policy schools offers the best read more

Today, our greatest public policy concerns know no borders, ... A global network of public policy schools offers the best opportunity for the academic community to work collectively on multiple intertwined challenges -- from sustainable development to trade to terrorism to public health crises to the protection of human rights worldwide -- and to prepare some of the world's most able graduate students to assume global leadership roles in the coming decades.

They don't want to be taken out of circulation. They want to unplug from the pressures, yes, but they want read more

They don't want to be taken out of circulation. They want to unplug from the pressures, yes, but they want to plug back in to something they're passionate about: Maybe they always wanted to make violins or save the homeless kids on the mall. Now, the mortgage and orthodontic-bill pressure is gone and they can do things they've always wanted to do.

That image of the common drunk is a myth. There is a thing called a maintenance drinker which may very read more

That image of the common drunk is a myth. There is a thing called a maintenance drinker which may very well be a mother of four, a welder or a distinguished business person. These people build up a tolerance and manage to still maintain their daily lifestyles while constantly struggling with this disease, because it is a recognized disease by the American Medical Association.