Leaders vs. Workers

According to Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, a leader is defined as a person who has commanding authority or influence while a worker is referred to as one that works especially at manual or industrial labor. Sadly, in a colony of social ants, bees, wasps, or termites workers are sexually underdeveloped and usually sterile members that perform most of the labor and protective duties of the colony.

In the U.S., the traditional definitions of these terms are taught as early as second grade. So why is it that we strive throughout our childhood and most of our adult lives to be a worker? The minute we step off of the podium during our high school graduation, we immediately establish we will dedicate the next four years to get an education hence "training." To do what? To fast forward four more years of life to step off yet another podium. But this time, we will have accomplished our goal: to be a "worker."