Are you really a Hunter in the sense of "sense"?

It was amazing to me to observe people during our first 5 Deer Expos where we chose to introduce MyHuntingPage.com. Not that I claim to be a body language expert, but I have considerable background and training in the areas of human behavior and communications, not to mention 25 plus years of closely observing human responses to health concerns and stress. As I spent hours upon days at each Expo, certain patterns developed which brought many interesting thoughts and questions to my mind concerning the "hunter" in all of us!  Here they are,...

Finding #1 - People will focus on reaching a goal yet pass right by the opportunity to reach it!  It was incredible to watch closely the thousands of people walking through the Expo, focusing like determined hunters searching forward for prey (hunting gear, I suppose?), while missing all the "good" stuff along the way! I could've left a $100 bill lying on the table top with a note saying "free" to first person that asks, and 90%, would've walked right by?  This is a hunting crowd right? Some seemed almost "smug" that they knew exactly what would be worth looking at, and others didn't want to look right or left, as they passed up several "opportunities" , they may have enjoyed along the way. It made me wonder,... "How many bucks has this guy walked right by while hunting for a buck?"  Let me give you a basis for this statement.  A guy was walking briskly by,... when I say,..."hey, ...you just missed the best booth at the entire expo!",... he stops, looks puzzled, then says,..."ya, why?"  I then, with confidence state,... "Have you ever heard of "My Space, or Face book,... how about Show & Tell?",... he says "ya,... so?", I respond,.. "well this is like Show & Tell for red necks!",... he laughs and says, "OK, tell me what you got!",... and after showing him my 30 second demonstration on how the site works on my laptop - and 48" overhead projector screen, and add in the FREE drawings we are giving  members selected off the site, he says "wow.... That's really cool, I'm glad you stopped me,... I'll get on when I get home,... he did,... and has really enjoyed the site.  This example repeated countless times at each show too!

This brings up ...

Finding #2 - People have been so "abused" with "phony" free offers, that FREE doesn't compute to FREE anymore! Or,... It's hard to give "free" stuff away!

Sad, but true,... people have been so "victimized" by "FREE", that you really can't give away free stuff!  They simply don't trust or believe you!  We gave out a Digital Trail Camera from each week we were at a show, simply drawing a member randomly from the user list.  The members that won a camera can attest to the fact that, it cost them "nothing".  I looked people right in the eye, especially the "older" crowd,... wow, they really were filled with skepticism and doubt, sometimes it borders on "fear",... sad that life can deal such "blows" that we can't learn to accept when something really shows up.... Many people just didn't want to be bothered with a "free" offer???  This would be a great place to interject my personal views on "spiritual" things, but I think I'll keep the tone a little less "challenging" for my first blog! Lol

Finding #3 - (the final one), it saddened me to observe the first two findings,... I think we spend a lot of time waiting to go places to enjoy, but once we get there, missed the journey along the way and often spend so much time defining what we are looking for, we miss what is really there! When it's all said and done, I've learned one thing in life worth all the knowledge one can strive towards,... and that is "relationship",... that's right, ...we think we'd be "happy" if we could just shoot a bigger buck, or catch a 50" Muskie, or find that double bearded Gobbler, etc.,... you get the point (I hope?),... but none of it will mean a thing IF you take out of it, the "relationships" along the way!  Your entire life is that way,...and I personally think many people just don't get it... I know I didn't, for a long time, but I thank the Lord, that with "relationships" restored, life takes on a different aim, people are more important than material things, unlike the Pharaohs', I don't believe you'll take a job, your money or even your "trophies" with you some day,... but you will take your "relationships" with you!

God Bless each and everyone that visits this site!

"Bigshot"