Trying to Please

I can believe how true that statement is. We spend all day trying to please everyone and just wear ourselves out. Yes, there are some rewards from pleasing others but it can get out of hand, don't you think? This boils down to thinking for yourself and letting others do and learn from doing. But, like in my family, everyone is so used to the things I do for them that they expect it. So I just keep on trying to please them. What a rut I'm in. What can you add to this?