became a candidate for the vice presidency and was defeated.attempted to get an appointment to the U.S.proposed marriage to another young lady and was turned down.fell in love with a young lady, became engaged to her, and then she died.entered business with a partner, and when it failed was left with debts that he spent the next 17 years paying off.ran for the legislature in Illinois and was defeated.entrepreneurship is not as easy as we think but from Abraham lincoln experience “Consider the numerous political and personal challenges he confronted:
