Some people (tired and weary) view their daily lives as just doing a job, a grind, a chore to be completed. Winners on the other hand, see their daily lives as contributing to a better world while serving all humankind.

“An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity” -Martin Luther King, Jr.

Yes, most of us have a job that produces an income that provides for us and our families. But it’s our attitude about that job the determines our success in serving humankind. Yes a job serves us and our families by providing income, but that same job can be a joy when viewed through the lens of how it serves humankind.

“I am convinced that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can, for the harder I work the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no brief candle for me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I got hold of for a moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as I possibly can before turning it over to future generations.” – George Bernard Shaw.

If your daily grind seems more like a smoldering ember than a brightly burning torch, then maybe you’re not doing enough for your fellow humans – humankind.