Put Your Problems In Their Proper Perspective

It can sometimes feel like the universe is conspiring against us when we don't get that job we really wanted, or when we have one of those days where everything that can go wrong does.  On days like those, I want you to think about the photo above.  This is a young girl holding two glasses of water.  The glass in her right hand is filled with the water she has been drinking and bathing in for her whole short life.  If she continues drinking this water, she has a high chance of dying at a young age, along with many of the other children in her village.  The glass in her left hand is filled with clean water.  Thanks to a generous $25 donation to water.org, this young girl will have clean drinking water and sanitation for the rest of her life.  Let that sink in...it only takes one $25 donation to water.org to provide one person with clean drinking water and sanitation for life.  Do you think these people appreciate our generous donations?  If you're not sure, watch this short video.  

My point is this:  we all have everyday problems and we always will.  There is no way to rid ourselves of problems but we can feel better about our problems by helping those who have much bigger and more serious problems.  My firm, Fiore Global Search, has partnered with water.org to provide clean water and sanitation to 10 people for life, every time we make a job placement with one of our clients.  While I recognize that not everyone is in a position to make such a commitment, I firmly believe that most of us can afford to donate $25 to make sure that at least one child in need gets clean drinking water and sanitation for the rest of their life.  Thank you for reading this post and have a great weekend.