No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.

Charles Dickens

Last night I started listening to Zig Ziglar’s seminar entitled "Born to Win" and he referenced the quote above.

It really struck me, especially in reference to Zig’s train of thought at the time. Zig was talking about how each of us is valuable and how we should never talk down about ourselves.

And the simple framework offered by Charles Dickens in this quote clarified this thought for me.

No one is useless who serves someone else in this world.

Think about yourself and your life.

I guarantee that each of us serves someone else every day.

At the very least, we work at Mavidea, a business built around service.

What an opportunity! We have the opportunity to be useful every day, and we get paid for it.

Make it a point today to find someone to be of service to. Look for those opportunities to be useful in your life and you will be amazed at what you find.

You will find a son or daughter needing their father or mother.

You will find a husband or wife that needs your love.

You will find friends and family whose burdens could be lightened.

You will find customers and coworkers that need to see a servant heart in another.

You will find strangers seeking for others to show them that this world isn’t quite as cold and heartless as they supposed.

You will find yourself, serving and becoming something bigger and better every time you seize an opportunity to serve.

Make it a great day full of service to others.

Jake