International Men's Day: Empowering others to achieve success

Inspired by his father’s legacy and a desire to help others ignite their passion for life, entrepreneur, lawyer and philanthropist Hilton Misso has penned 50 lessons for turning adversity and fear into momentum and success.

The well-known founder of Trilby Misso Lawyers and Sesame Lane Care and Kindergarten, who also has vast business and real estate interests as well as charitable foundation Think2Be Group, has released his first book – How to Manifest Success.

Part memoir, part masterclass ... it’s a blueprint for anyone wanting to turn fear into fuel, hardship into momentum and vision into reality.

“There’s certainly messaging to anyone out there at any level. You don’t have to know and do all 50 lessons, nor do you have to really follow any one specific lesson. There is something in this story that’s going to spark the imagination and enthusiasm and level of excitement of that reader’s own life. If it does that, it’s achieved its purpose,” Hilton explains.

“It’s about the ability to manifest not just as a one-off event but as a lifestyle. If your ability to manifest is part of your lifestyle, then you will always have whatever you want for without even seeking.

“Life is about who you are, not about what you’ve managed to accumulate in the way of assets and not about the skillsets and the wins and awards you’ve won.

“It’s about who you are – genuinely, authentically within yourself and what you believe about that.”

Hilton’s interest in “the science of success” and self-development was sparked at the age of 16 when he became involved in Junior Chamber International (JCI) which had a chapter in Redcliffe.

“They were very focused on public speaking, your spiritual/religious perspective, your career and community,” he recalls.

Hilton says it was a balanced self-development program which had a profound impact on him during a stage in his life when he was struggling with poor health and low self-esteem.

“If I wanted to succeed in life, I would need to accept the cards I was given and use them to work smarter, not harder,” he says.

“It helped me form the mantra I have carried through my life and is really the underlying theme of the book – that you could manifest anything you want in life by thinking to be anything you want to be.

“One of the major truths of life is that the raw material you need to get success is in fact the adversity, the hardship and the challenge.”

Driving force

Hilton says adversity can drive people to achieve things they would not otherwise have attempted.

“My life’s mission is to inspire and empower lifetime growth for a better future through mindfulness. So, mindfulness is my really big passion,” he explains

“Being aware, having the right intention, taking the right action through your thoughts to enable you to achieve anything you want to be including identifying what it is you really want in life.

“At the end of the day, you just need to be yourself. That can be a little bit of a complex journey to get to that place but, when you find it, it’s beautiful.”

In his 80th year, Hilton is just getting started with legacy now driving him to make a difference.

“Mindfulness, certainly, has been our focus to teach 0-6 year-olds. It’s been long established that whatever you teach to a 0-6 year-old will stay with them for the rest of their lives,” he explains.

In his view, teaching a child to quieten their mind, even when surrounded by “noise and rabble” is a skill they can use throughout their lives.

“The problem with humanity today is that they’ve got so many thoughts running through their mind that it’s express trains running around everywhere and they’ve got no hope of stopping any of the trains let alone one ... to have that moment’s peace,” Hilton says.

“The mind that’s busy is scared to not be busy, because then they’re with themselves and they’re scared of really discovering who they are with a quiet mind.”

Hilton believes mindfulness is the key to health and wellbeing, but also to solving broader problems in the community including crime.

He likens the secret to manifesting success to directing the sun’s rays through a magnifying glass.

“My future is about Think2Be ... to encourage people to Think2Be anything they want to be. I’ve trademarked that and will be taking that far for young and old in the area of personal development,” Hilton says.

“More importantly Think2Be Healthy has been a lifelong passion ... if one is to recover from an illness, sickness or whatever the condition is ... 70-80 per cent of a person’s recovery depends entirely on their mindset.

“Mindfulness, mindset, mind power is the key to recovery, is the key to miracles, is the key to manifesting good health. I’m a great believer in collaborative medicine.”

How to Manifest Success has been published by Wiley. To find out more, visit think2be.com.au/product/manifest-success