3 Decisions That Saved Me in New York

I bypassed improving and went straight to evolving.

photo: Stephanie St.Claire (author)

Some time ago, I had to dig myself out of a horribly scary 9-month unemployment streak. On a spring evening in 2009, I flew into New York City for the prospect of a job. I had 2 suitcases, a twenty dollar bill, some credit cards, and a high school diploma. I didn’t know a soul, except for the nice recruiter man…