It's been an action-packed month for the businessman who returned from Monaco, where he was in the final of the Ernst and Young World Entrepreneur of the Year, to attend the 2009 Michael Hill International Violin Competition in Queenstown, with the finals in Auckland last week.
On Tuesday, he was in Auckland launching his book - Toughen Up - what I've learned about surviving tough times.
On Wednesday, independent commissioners John Matthews and Andrew Henderson announced they had granted resource consent for 17 subterranean dwellings at The Hills, his private golf course.
The consent is subject to a 15-day appeal period.
Yesterday, he was in Auckland preparing for Toughen Up's Australian debut.
The book was Mr Hill's philosophy for business and life in the context of his personal and professional story.
He said it was time to get tough, urging people to set goals, think big and "be specific".
He believed "business and sentiment don't mix and that health, wealth and happiness only come to those who focus on all three".
The current economic downturn presented businesses and entrepreneurs with an opportunity to streamline their operations and to grab hold of what they want, he said.
"A struggle is good for you, especially when you're creating a business and especially when you're living through tough times.
"Challenges make you stronger, leaner, better."
Included in the book was Mr Hill's story from the beginnings of the Michael Hill Jeweller chain, which now boasts more than 250 outlets, including 138 in Australia, 52 in New Zealand and 22 in Canada.
His aim is to have 1000 stores by 2024.
Random House New Zealand Ltd publicity manager Sarah Thornton, of Auckland, told the Queenstown Times his 217-page book of "memoirs meets distilling business information" would be available from today in book stores nationwide.
The book was written by Mr Hill in conjunction with former journalist Clare Harvey.
All proceeds from the sale of Toughen Up go to Cure Kids.
> Keep an eye on next week's Queenstown Times in which we will publish an excerpt from Mr Hill's book, looking at how the Michael Hill International Violin Competition and his 18-hole championship golf course, The Hills, came to be.
