38 Work-life balance quotes to balance your life

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Balancing work life and personal life has become very difficult these days. But if you can balance it properly, then you will live a happy life. Motivational quotes can be very helpful for you. Here are some inspirational work-life balance quotes that will help you to balance your life.

Work-life balance quotes

1. “There is no such thing as work-life balance. Everything worth fighting for unbalances your life.” ― Alain de Botton

2. “You can see the weakness in man when he’s in competition with his family or his peers. When he could be in competition with himself.” ― Rasmee Yasin

3. “It’s amazing to me people are willing to work so hard so that one day they can have more time with their family at the actual expense of their family.” ― Richie Norton

4. “Forget work-life balance…Do the thing you want and create systems to support that. Perfectly imbalanced in the direction you want to go is perfectly acceptable.” ― Richie Norton

5. “You don’t want work-life balance. You want work-life freedom. You want a time-centered seamless lifestyle. You want…time flexibility. The flexibility to spend your time where, when, and how you want.” ― Richie Norton

6. “Your work isn’t simply your job description, title, or industry. It’s when you wake up, what you wear, and your first 30 minutes in the office. It’s what your office is or is not, the five people you are physically closest to, and whether you can get up and walk or have to sit all day. It’s whether you fear for your job due to changing laws or innovation each day. It’s how it fits with your family and all the people and events that matter most. It’s the person you are when you come home.” ― Evan Thomsen

Happy work-life balance quotes

7. “You will never feel truly satisfied by work until you are satisfied by life.” ― Heather Schuck

8. “Pause, breathe, and smile. Anything that adds to your stress is likely not worth pursuing.” ― Majid Kazmi

9. “If you have no health, then you have no business.” ― George Choy

10. “Put life first and build systems to support life instead of putting money (work) first and having your family support your career.” ― Richie Norton

11. “Balance is not something you find, it’s something you create.” ― Jana Kingsford

12. “Always take some of the play, fun, freedom, and wonder of the weekend into your week & your work.” ― Rasheed Ogunlaru

13. “Take things as they come. The less you compare, the happier you will be. And this is not only true at work.” ― Rahul Shrivastava

14. “Those who feel satisfied with their personal lives are more satisfied with their careers and perform better.” ― Michael Hyatt

15. “Most people chase success at work, thinking that will make them happy. The truth is that happiness at work will make you successful.” ― Alexander Kjerulf

Business Life balance quotes

16. “Business life is just like human life. There are happy times and then there are bad times.” ― Pooja Agnihotri

17. “Your business and your life are happening at the same time. Don’t separate them. Integrate them.” ― David Taylor-Klaus

18. “Work-life freedom doesn’t come easy; it requires the individual to develop a disciplined commitment to the type of person they are becoming, over all other priorities in their lives.” ― Richie Norton

19. “You can build your business life where you are working with people you want to work with. Then it becomes a pleasure, and then you can do better.” ― Andy Morgan

20. “Work and money are not luxuries, and your children benefit in countless ways by having a proud, successful, financially comfortable mother. Go earn, and never look back.” ― Emma Johnson

21. “Your career is your business, our business is your career.” ― Mark W. Boyer

22. “Work is just a part of our life, not vice versa. So Live life full time, work work, part-time.” ― Vikrmn

23. “Thinking about work as a day job has made a big difference in the way I approach what I do. It also helped me not to confuse who I am with what I do.” ― Bob Goff

Working hard Quotes for life balance

24. “Working hard for something we don’t care about is called stress: Working hard for something we love is called passion.” ― Simon Sinek

25. “Pursue your passions, be fit and the rest will follow.” ― Reena Vokoun

26. “Those who take initiative at work, do so not because they are stupid but because they understand the concept of responsibility.” ― Harmon Okinyo

27. “Looking back over a lifetime of hard work… my only regret is that I didn’t work even harder.” ― H.L. Mencken

28. “Work-life balance is a fallacy. Work-life freedom is the goal.” ― Richie Norton

29. “Your colleagues are not your friends; Your boss is not your enemy; Your subordinate is not a fool; Your office is not your house; Your house is not your office; Do not expect rewards to work hard. It is the other way around.” ― Rahul Shrivastava

30. “Do not worry about who gets the credit or praise for the work done. Continue work to give your best. Your reward may come unexpectedly.” ― Lailah Gifty Akita

31. “A ‘good job’ can be both practically attractive while still not good enough to devote your entire life to.” ― Alain de Botton

Self-help quotes for life balance

32. “You can escape completely, seeking an alternative life, or you can play the game and go absent without leave. How you do it is up to you.” ― Fennel Hudson

33. “Taking breaks isn’t about cheating yourself, it’s about treating yourself.” ― Curtis Tyrone Jones

34. “Allow the goals that “speak to your heart” to guide you in your decisions.” ― Richie Norton

35. “Remember that work and life coexist. Wellness at work follows you home and vice-versa. The same goes for when you’re not well, fuelled, or fulfilled. Work and life aren’t opposing forces to balance; they go hand-in-hand and are intertwined as different elements of the same person: you.” ― Melissa Steginus

36. “Always remember that whatsoever is happening to you, is happening within you, and whatsoever you are doing, you are doing with yourself. Even when you are angry and hitting somebody else, you are doing something with yourself. The other is just a screen on which you project.” ― Osho

37. “If you live for money, no amount will ever satisfy you.” ― Richie Norton

38. “You can’t be happy at work every day. No matter how much you love your job, there are still going to be bad days. And that’s cool—it’s always OK to have a bad day at work.” ― Alexander Kjerulf

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