Yesterday, my son went to sight in his rifle. The hunt is only a week away, and he wanted to make sure everything was ready. But after several rounds and many adjustments, frustration started to show. The shots weren’t landing where he wanted.
What struck me most wasn’t his performance, but his reaction. He didn’t say, “I should’ve practiced more.” He said, “I’m just not good at this.”
It reminded me how easily we confuse preparation with identity.
When something doesn’t come easily, we think it reflects who we are, not what we’ve done (or haven’t done).
The truth is, a rifle fresh from the case doesn’t shoot straight. It takes sighting in, a patient, repetitive calibration until alignment is achieved. And that process isn’t failure… It’s feedback.
The same is true for us. Our skills, our faith, our relationships; none come pre-sighted. We must test, adjust, and test again. From my Instagram post…
“You’re not bad at shooting — you’re just not sighted in yet.”
In life, as in hunting, humility is the first click toward accuracy.
So if you’re frustrated that your results don’t yet match your vision, take heart. You’re not misfiring, you’re still aligning.
Takeaway:
We don’t fail because we’re incapable; we fail because we’re still calibrating. Every miss is data, not defeat.
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