Worklife Balance Quotes

“Today in the US, we’re sending our daughters into a workplace that was designed for our dads—set up on the assumption that employees had partners who would stay home to do the unpaid work...”
― Melinda Gates, The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World

“The rules that shape the lives of employees in the workplace today often don’t honor the lives of employees outside the workplace. That can make the workplace a hostile place—because it pits your work against your family in a contest one side has to lose.”
― Melinda Gates, The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World

“Your work life will become very narrow when you are only focusing on getting more.”
― Daphne Michaels, Mountaintop Prosperity: Move Quickly to New Heights in Life, Work and Money

“Make a life while making a living.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, Follow Your Conscience: Make a Difference in Your Life & in the Lives of Others

“Busyness” is not doing many, many things. It is not about being busy and not having enough time on your hands. It is about inflicting a lot of activity upon yourself without a sense of Purpose, without mindfulness, without understanding what matters most in your Life and why! "Busyness" leaves you constantly struggling, suffering, harried and unhappy.”
― AVIS Viswanathan

“Taking Ownership
The book is divided into three sections. First, Williams-Strawder asks readers to look inward and consider whether they're satisfied with their current situation. Next, she guides them through a process of understanding why striving for balance is actually holding them back, and finally offers actionable steps for making decisions that will lead to a more fulfilling life in each of the seven key areas of focus.
Throughout the book, readers will find themselves challenged, inspired, and equipped with the reality check they need to finally make the tough choices they put off till later. The author does not leave readers alone to face their flawed selves, though. Instead, she permits the readers to walk away from anything that is not serving them. What's ultimately important is cultivating a life that works for you- not what society, or even your family and friends, expect of you.”
― Phyllis Williams-Strawder, Balance Is Bullshit: A Solopreneurs Guide To Making F*cking Decisions That Matter

“The choices you make are intentional even if the outcome is not. If they are not intentional that means your life has no rhyme or reason. You’re choosing to take chances without considering the risk.”
― Phyllis Williams-Strawder, Balance Is Bullshit: A Solopreneurs Guide To Making F*cking Decisions That Matter

“He wanted, so desperately it lived as an itch beneath his skin, the very itch that drove him to unscrew time and again the metal tops of his various toxic bottles, he wanted to be relieved of the pointless, grueling busywork that consumed his days, had consumed them for decades, that had stolen his best years - so many airplane flights, so many hotel rooms, so many meetings...”
― Claire Messud, This Strange Eventful History