Some entrepreneurs are especially motivated by the need for recognition or even fame, making this another powerful clicking point and source of entrepreneurial achievement.  Long before he entered politics, Donald Trump was perhaps the best-known real estate magnate in the country. This was due to his penchant for marketing himself with the same intensity that he marketed his buildings and properties. Multiple hotels, casinos, and other projects prominently bore his name, as did such diverse items as steaks, books, and two different board games.  The vast majority of successful real...

The need to take charge of one's own destiny should never be underestimated as a forceful impetus of the entrepreneurial spirit. While many people are content to work for others, some chafe under these limitations and yearn to do things their own way. Sometimes an organization is disorganized or inefficient, and a dissatisfied person can visualize better ways to improve the outcomes. In other cases, a wishful entrepreneur may be forced to work under a management that is unresponsive, incompetent, or even abusive. Many people do not respond...

Some people become entrepreneurs to counter feelings of inadequacy. Such feelings can be innate to one's personality or the result of life experiences. While some budding entrepreneurs may become discouraged or even defeated by early failures or reversals, others are driven to work even harder to overcome or bury these feelings. It's easy to see how extraordinary achievements can counterbalance, or even erase the unpleasant memory of failure. However, no matter how many successes one achieves later in life, most people never forget their early defeats. The most...