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1. “Work just as hard for fun moments, vacation moments, and pee-your-pants-laughing moments as you do for all the other things. I encourage you to take a walk, call a friend, have a glass of wine, enjoy a bubble bath, or take a long lunch. All of that work will be there when you get back, and a little time away can recharge your batteries and give you the energy to battle that ever-growing to-do list.”
Rachel Hollis
Balance, Self-care, Relaxation, Work-life Balance, Personal Recharge
4. “When your conscientiousness impels you to take on more than you can handle, you begin to lose interest, even in tasks that normally engage you. You risk your physical health. ‘Emotional labor,’ which is the effort we make to control and change our own emotions, is associated with stress, burnout, and even physical symptoms like an increase in cardiovascular disease.” Susan Cain Conscientiousness, Emotional Labor, Physical Health, Burnout, Work-life Balance
5. “Imagine how much better you’ll be at this sweet-spot game once you’re aware of playing it. You can set up your work, your hobbies, and your social life so that you spend as much time inside your sweet spot as possible.” Susan Cain Sweet Spot, Personal Awareness, Work-life Balance, Hobbies, Social Interactions
12. “So every time you think about your work-life balance issue, remember what your boss is thinking about – and that’s winning. Your needs may get heard – and even successfully resolved – but not if the boss’s needs aren’t met as well.” Jack Welch Work-Life Balance, Leadership Expectations, Organizational Needs, Balance, Leadership, Needs
14. “In fact, these “bad mother with a briefcase” images are so prevalent that writer Jessica Valenti collected them in a funny and poignant blog post called “Sad White Babies with Mean Feminist Mommies.”” Sheryl Sandberg Work-life Balance, Societal Expectations, Parent Roles, Challenges, Feminism, Image
22. “I wanted to be a 150% entrepreneur and a 150% mom, and I found that I was having a very hard time doing both. I was about 75% and 75% - still better than 100%, but not what I was accustomed to at work.” Barbara Corcoran Work-life Balance, Motherhood Challenges, Entrepreneurial Struggle, Personal Expectations, Multitasking Life, Time Management
23. “Trying to squeeze a little more work out of your evenings might reduce your effectiveness the next day enough that you end up getting less done than if you had instead respected a shutdown.” Cal Newport Work-Life Balance, Evening Shutdown, Productivity Trade-offs, Rest Benefits, Time Management, Effective Work
24. “Your success starts with how you are able to get clients in the door, get their business, and leave them satisfied. If you, personally, have to spend too much time doing that, you have simply bought yourself a job, not an enterprise. Take hints from success stories all around you!” Michael Gerber Client Satisfaction, Business Success, Customer Retention, Entrepreneurial Tips, Success Stories, Work-life Balance
27. “Aiming, at every point in your working life, to have moderate annual savings, moderate free time, no more than a moderate commute, and at least moderate time with your family, increases the odds of being able to stick with a plan and avoid regret than if any one of those things fall to the extreme sides of the spectrum.” Morgan Housel Moderation Benefits, Work-Life Balance, Time Management, Savings Philosophy, Family Time, Stability
Work-life Balance Quotes by Famous Authors
1. “Work just as hard for fun moments, vacation moments, and pee-your-pants-laughing moments as you do for all the other things. I encourage you to take a walk, call a friend, have a glass of wine, enjoy a bubble bath, or take a long lunch. All of that work will be there when you get back, and a little time away can recharge your batteries and give you the energy to battle that ever-growing to-do list.”
Rachel Hollis Balance, Self-care, Relaxation, Work-life Balance, Personal Recharge
4. “When your conscientiousness impels you to take on more than you can handle, you begin to lose interest, even in tasks that normally engage you. You risk your physical health. ‘Emotional labor,’ which is the effort we make to control and change our own emotions, is associated with stress, burnout, and even physical symptoms like an increase in cardiovascular disease.”
Susan Cain Conscientiousness, Emotional Labor, Physical Health, Burnout, Work-life Balance
5. “Imagine how much better you’ll be at this sweet-spot game once you’re aware of playing it. You can set up your work, your hobbies, and your social life so that you spend as much time inside your sweet spot as possible.”
Susan Cain Sweet Spot, Personal Awareness, Work-life Balance, Hobbies, Social Interactions
12. “So every time you think about your work-life balance issue, remember what your boss is thinking about – and that’s winning. Your needs may get heard – and even successfully resolved – but not if the boss’s needs aren’t met as well.”
Jack Welch Work-Life Balance, Leadership Expectations, Organizational Needs, Balance, Leadership, Needs
14. “In fact, these “bad mother with a briefcase” images are so prevalent that writer Jessica Valenti collected them in a funny and poignant blog post called “Sad White Babies with Mean Feminist Mommies.””
Sheryl Sandberg Work-life Balance, Societal Expectations, Parent Roles, Challenges, Feminism, Image
22. “I wanted to be a 150% entrepreneur and a 150% mom, and I found that I was having a very hard time doing both. I was about 75% and 75% - still better than 100%, but not what I was accustomed to at work.”
Barbara Corcoran Work-life Balance, Motherhood Challenges, Entrepreneurial Struggle, Personal Expectations, Multitasking Life, Time Management
23. “Trying to squeeze a little more work out of your evenings might reduce your effectiveness the next day enough that you end up getting less done than if you had instead respected a shutdown.”
Cal Newport Work-Life Balance, Evening Shutdown, Productivity Trade-offs, Rest Benefits, Time Management, Effective Work
24. “Your success starts with how you are able to get clients in the door, get their business, and leave them satisfied. If you, personally, have to spend too much time doing that, you have simply bought yourself a job, not an enterprise. Take hints from success stories all around you!”
Michael Gerber Client Satisfaction, Business Success, Customer Retention, Entrepreneurial Tips, Success Stories, Work-life Balance
27. “Aiming, at every point in your working life, to have moderate annual savings, moderate free time, no more than a moderate commute, and at least moderate time with your family, increases the odds of being able to stick with a plan and avoid regret than if any one of those things fall to the extreme sides of the spectrum.”
Morgan Housel Moderation Benefits, Work-Life Balance, Time Management, Savings Philosophy, Family Time, Stability
