Giving The Gift Of Mindfulness To Manifest Success

This weeks PBA Change Maker is lawyer, Hilton Misso. Read on for your interview with him!

Hilton Misso is one of Australia’s most accomplished entrepreneurs, lawyers, and philanthropists. In his new book, How to Manifest Success, Hilton draws on over six decades of experience to provide 50 practical, proven lessons for turning ambition into achievement. 

Describe your career trajectory and how you got to your current position.

There are the famous metaphors to describe career objectives and their trajectories, like the story of the rabbit and the tortoise ( fast vs slow and steady) . I always embraced the compounding power of a long play game when it came to career aspirations. At a young age I knew that life was a long play game given my “lack” of talent skills physical attributes and academic capability I would need to work smart and not hard which is invariably a more strategic long term play. I also reinforced this approach with having made a pledge to my parents and because of a prophecy regarding my doing great good in the future.

 What drives you to do the work that you do?

The pledge and prophecy definitely serves as a driver. I wanted freedom “from” the risk of financial adversity so that I could provide for needs of family and self beyond the average level but in a sustainable long term way that was both passive and secure in being free of risk. My values that were to be never compromised was important to me. A vision is a must, for without a vision there is nothing. For me in searching for my why and in an effort to find a true north that never varies so there is clarity free of ambiguity and treating compromises. I adopted as a vision the desire to do good for the many with leverage and have impact.

If you could go back in time, what piece of advice would you give yourself as you first embarked on your career?

Adopt and practice strategy for at least 20% of your worktime every week with the assistance of a coach and or a mentor group of like minded.

What does social sector leadership look like to you?

It needs to be driven by like-minded people in terms of the core purpose and meaning of the charitable cause for which it stands with a long term enduring way. One that looks for opportunities to draw on the unique talents and creative skills of people and not just money and further follows the principle of learning to fish skills as opposed to the simple receipt of people’s generosity which is so vulnerable to economic downturns.

What are you currently watching / reading / listening to?

I have always been very engaged in learning philosophy and human behaviour. In particular the art of manifestation, energy management and secrets to health and wellbeing through mindfulness mindset and mind power.