Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving.

They make mistakes, but they dont quit. Conrad Hilton

What it means?
one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risk of a business or enterprise . Derived from the French from entreprendre meaning to undertake:

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Hotel Man in the World The Master of Marketing. Conrad Hilton was a visionary who incorporated business principles that many hoteliers fail to capitalize on even today, even though they proved so successful for the Hilton Hotels:

Born in the city of San Antonio, in the New Mexico Territory. Hilton attended New Mexico Military Institute, and the College of Santa Fe, and the New Mexico Tech). Before he was 18 he worked as a trader, a clerk , a bellboy and a pianist. By the age of 25 he worked in banking and politics Hilton was a Republican representative in the first New Mexico Legislature. Served two years in the U.S Army during World War 1

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entrepreneurial skills working at his father's general store in Socorro County, New Mexico.earnings 5$ per month His first hotel purchase was the 40-room Mobley Hotel in Cisco, Texas, in 1919. An investment decision made after his plan to invest in a bank in the oil-boom town fell through; The hotel did such brisk business that rooms changed hands as much as three times a day

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went on to buy hotels throughout Texas. The first high rise hotel he built was the Dallas Hilton, which opened in 1925. Built his first hotel outside of Texas in 1939 in Hotel Andaluz
During

the Great Depression, Hilton lost four

hotels and saved five, one of which was the Dallas Hilton. He was retained as manager, however, and eventually bought them back. He formed the Hilton Hotels Corporation in 1946 followed by Hilton International Company, in 1948.

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returned to San Antonio for a while, but then moved to Texas to seek his fortune. Took advantage of the oil boom and established its own bank In 1920 he bought two more properties at Texas 1929 was the year where Hilton went corporate.

1925 Hilton Hotel opens in Dallas - soon he owns 9 hotels

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suffering a huge financial setback during the Great Depression, Hilton was able to build a hotel empire. He believed that each property should have its own style, not look like a part of a chain. Hilton's philanthropic philosophy was influenced by his mother.

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your own particular talent- Be big. Think Big. Act Big. Dream Big While raising money for charity, Conrad realized that it took the same physical effort to ask for $5 dollars as it did $500 Be honest Live with enthusiasm Don't let your possessions possess you

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worry about your problems Don't Cling to the Past - Conrad found his passion in life because he could let the past go easily when opportunity called to him at the Mobley Hotel. Look up to People when you can----Look down on no one Assume your Full Share of Responsibility for the World in Which You Live Pray Consistently and Confidently.

The man who wins is an Average man, Not built on any particular plan; Not blessed with any particular luck--Just steady and earnest and full of pluck The man who wins, is the man who works, Who neither labor nor trouble shirks; Who uses his hands, his head, his eyes--The man who wins, is the man who tries.

He began his career as an unknown entrepreneur in the tiny town of Cisco, Texas. Today, his name graces some of the worlds most prestigious addresses. The son of a humble shopkeeper, Conrad Hilton built a billion-dollar hotel empire from the ground up-and nothing, not even the Depression, could stop him. The story of Hiltons colorful life, from his first hotel-a rundown Texas inn-to his acquisition of the Waldorf Astoria. Friends and family recall his early adventures-including friendships with presidents and glamorous relationships with Hollywoods elite-and rare photographs and archival footage offer an inside glimpse into an unpredictable life of extraordinary success. The rags-to-riches story of CONRAD HILTON, self-made billionaire and innkeeper to the world.