Always remember: When the going gets tough, just wait a year. I can tell you the story of my past 12 months using badges, a baggage claim and a bag. From an "out of the blue" LinkedIn freelance job during the October 2017 Journalism and Women Symposium (JAWS) Fall Camp in #HotSprings , #Arkansas to a December trip to #Tokyo , #Japan for the #UniversalHealthCoverage Forum, to a National Geographic Magazine story assignment in May in #Washington , #DC , to a July reporting trip to #Hargeisa , #Somaliland , via #Nairobi , #Kenya , to the August National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) conference in #Detroit , #Michigan , to the September Maternal and Infant Health Summit hosted by DC Mayor Muriel Bowser AND the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation #Goalkeepers Event In #NewYorkCity , during United Nations General Assembly Week...and back to #JAWS Fall Camp at #MtHood , #Oregon in October 2018. Keep going. Keep the faith. You never know what opportunities tomorrow might bring. Until they arrive, use the time to make sure you're poised and prepared to take advantage of them. #persistence #stamina #belief #hardwork #keepyourheadinthegame …see more