Words of Hope, Wisdom, and Calm for Tough Times
For 2023, TRF chose something different—a book that doesn’t look like a leadership manual, but quietly delivers some of the most important leadership lessons of all. The Comfort Book by Matt Haig is a beautifully curated collection of reflections, quotes, and reminders that speak to resilience, humanity, and hope.
What It’s About
This isn’t a book you read cover-to-cover in one sitting. It’s the kind of book you keep within reach—on your desk, by your bedside, or in your briefcase—for the moment you need to be reminded that you are enough, that discomfort doesn’t last forever, and that rest is not weakness.
Haig’s reflections are deeply personal, often raw, and incredibly wise. He touches on grief, failure, doubt, anxiety, and the quiet strength that emerges from surviving them all.
What It Says About Power
Haig redefines power in the most radical way: as softness. As being fully human. As choosing kindness when you’re hurting, hope when you’re exhausted, and compassion when you feel overlooked.
Power isn’t loud in The Comfort Book. It’s resilient. It’s quiet dignity. It’s the decision to keep going when everything in you says stop. For leaders, that’s often the most important kind of power there is.
Leadership Quote to Remember
'“Nothing is stronger than a small hope that doesn’t give up.”
How The Comfort Book Applies to The Rudnicki Firm
At The Rudnicki Firm, we know that leadership doesn’t always look like commanding a courtroom or delivering a closing argument. Sometimes, it’s showing up on a hard day. Sometimes, it’s encouraging a teammate who doubts herself. Sometimes, it’s allowing space for grief, for mistakes, or for silence.
The Comfort Book speaks directly to the heart of our firm’s culture: we lead with humanity. We push hard, but we care harder. We know that being a strong advocate starts with being a grounded, whole person.
Resilience is in our bones. And this book reminds us that even in the hardest season, we still have something to give—because we never give up.