When Desperation Becomes Your Biggest Asset

Barbara Corcoran nearly went bankrupt multiple times, but her worst moment sparked her best idea.

Early career crisis: 88 identical apartments sitting unsold, $280k debt piling up. Most would panic. She did the opposite—flipped the script entirely.

Her move? Price everything the same, run a brutal one-day first-come-first-served event. Result: **$1M in 60 minutes**.

Why it worked:
- Created artificial scarcity (FOMO is real)
- Urgency forced buyers off the fence
- Simple rule = easy decision

Corcoran's pattern: she always solves problems in the "11th inning"—when her back's against the wall. Not because she's lazy before that, but because pressure rewires your brain. You stop overthinking and start executing.

The lesson traders/founders need: your worst day might gift you your sharpest strategy. When everything's on the line, creativity hits different.

What's your 11th inning move?