This report delves into the characteristics and skills that distinguish successful entrepreneurs from business managers, examining traits such as confidence, passion, and purpose-driven ambition, alongside skills like innovative thinking and decision-making. It contrasts entrepreneurs with business managers, highlighting their differing motivations and focuses. The report then explores entrepreneurial motivation and mindset, including the OCEAN model of personality traits (Openness, Conscientiousness, Extroversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism) and various motivation drivers. Finally, it assesses how background and experience can either hinder or foster entrepreneurship, using examples of domestic, international, and social entrepreneurs like Liz Wilson, Ren Zhengfei, and Bill Drayton to illustrate these points. This report provides a comprehensive overview of the factors contributing to entrepreneurial success.