It finally happened. The day he had been waiting for finally came.

For the last couple of years my son Jonathan has been wanting me to take him hunting but he just wasn’t old enough. And with hunting comes a few responsiblities. Safety being at the top of the list of course. Because when something goes wrong with a firearm, it usually goes really wrong.

So after going over the safety rules one last time and gathering all of our gear, we headed out to the country to find ourselves a pheasant. I could see the excitement beaming from him and I was praying inside that we’d get something. I hadn’t been pheasant hunting for quite a few years but I still remember where a couple of good spots were. At least they used to be good spots. Because after walking a few draws that almost always produced a bird or two we saw exactly zero pheasants. We saw exactly zero everything but we weren’t about ready to give up, especially Jonny. My only concern was the temperature was starting to drop and the sun was beginning to disappear.

There was still time to try one more spot so we made our way over to it and started the walk. I was on one side and he was on the other. I was carrying a shotgun too, but just for backup because I really wanted to see him get his first bird. I was probably more excited about it than he was. It’s always fun and rewarding to watch someone else succeed at something. As we were making our way up the draw I was getting nervous because there was nothing flying and it was cold. So the pheasants were going to run before they flew unless we practically stepped on them. Then all of a sudden about 10 feet from the end two of them flew up. I didn’t even take aim but I had a keen eye on Jonathan.

Bam! Bam!

And off into the sunset they went. Both shots were a miss but I looked over at him and his faced was filled with a smile. I could see the excitement from the adrenaline rush spilling out of him. “I almost got them dad”, is the first thing he said. “I know you did, I saw the wad drop right below the one on the left.”

It was too late and dark to keep hunting, but as we made our way back to the car we also made plans for our next hunting excursion. It’s only a matter of time before he gets his first bird and I know he’s not going to give up until he does. And when he gets his first one it’s only going to fill him with more passion to get the second one.

Never Give Up

It would’ve been easy for him to complain. He could’ve complained about all the walking we did, the cold weather outside, the time we wasted – and for nothing. But it wasn’t for nothing. The only thing he talked about was how close he came to getting at least one of those two pheasants we saw. And how excited he was to go hunting again.

Our adventure reminded me of a couple of pursuits I had quit in the past and wish I would’ve stuck with a little longer. But you can’t change the past, you can only learn from it. That’s one of the things I learned when I started studying success and one of the things I’m teaching others.

I was about ready to quit network marketing when I discovered Magnetic Sponsoring. And I’ll never forget exactly where I was when I earned my first affiliate commission from Building On A Budget. I was riding a tour bus through the Black Hills in South Dakota when I opened an e-mail that said, “you just earned a commission.” I was on vacation AND I was earning money online.

What’s not to like?

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