I was on a call with Jack Canfield recently where Alex Mandossian was interviewing him to promote Jack's book, "The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be." There was a great metaphor Jack used that I wanted to share.

This story is helpful when our lives seem too hard to handle. It can serve as a reminder of who we want to be in tough times.

This little parable is an old story, but one of my favorites. It never fails to give me needed perspective when the world seems aligned against me.