A guy’s walking down the street and he falls in a hole. The hole is too deep and the walls are too steep to climb out. A doctor walks by and our guy shouts up to him, “Doc, I’m stuck in this hole, can you help me out? The doctor writes out a prescription, drops it in the hole and moves on. A priest walks by and our guy cries out again, “Father, I’m stuck in this hole, can you help me out?” The priest writes out a prayer, drops it in the hole and walks away. Finally, a friend walks by and he screams out, “Joe, I’m stuck in this hole, can you help me out?” The friend jumps into the hole and our guy yells, “Are you stupid? Now we are both stuck in this hole!” The friend says, “Yes, I know. But I’ve been down here before and I know the way out!”
The moral to the story is that the best way to overcome obstacles and/or achieve success is to seek out those who have overcome the same barriers and succeeded. In other words, the key is asking the right questions of the right people.