“And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”
― The Alchemist
― The Alchemist
“Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow
Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead
Walk beside me… just be my friend”
―
Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead
Walk beside me… just be my friend”
―
“Every time I read a management or self-help book, I find myself saying, “That’s fine, but that wasn’t really the hard thing about the situation.” The hard thing isn’t setting a big, hairy, audacious goal. The hard thing is laying people off when you miss the big goal. The hard thing isn’t hiring great people. The hard thing is when those “great people” develop a sense of entitlement and start demanding unreasonable things. The hard thing isn’t setting up an organizational chart. The hard thing is getting people to communicate within the organization that you just designed. The hard thing isn’t dreaming big. The hard thing is waking up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat when the dream turns into a nightmare.”
― The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers—Straight Talk on the Challenges of Entrepreneurship
― The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers—Straight Talk on the Challenges of Entrepreneurship
“I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.”
― The Happy Prince and Other Stories
― The Happy Prince and Other Stories
“Dance to the beat of your own drum; whether the world likes your rhythmic movements or not.”
―
―
Hailinh’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Hailinh’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Art, Biography, Business, Children's, Classics, Contemporary, Cookbooks, Ebooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Food, History, Memoir, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Religion, Science, Self help, Spirituality, Travel, and Young-adult
Polls voted on by Hailinh
Lists liked by Hailinh































