I have a friend Lydia whose first major investment in her new enterprise was desperation. My friend Bill Bailey went to Chicago as a teenager after he got out of high school. And the first job he got was as a night janitor. You work at whatever you can possibly get when you get hungry. Years later, now Bill is a recipient of the Horatio Alger award, rich and powerful and one of the great examples of lifestyle that I know.
Desperation can be a powerful incentive.
Determination Determination says I will. Sure enough, she found someone. Courage Courage is more valuable than capital. Courage in spite of the circumstances. Humans can do the most incredible things no matter what happens.