In this episode of At the Intersection with Doug Newton we noted the toll our culture's obsession with "user-friendliness" has taken on the development of character traits like patience and persistence. How so? When people are used to getting what they want with relative ease, they lose the capacity to face complicated challenges and tend to avoid them. As a result, since life is not simple, many people flounder at the point of knowing how to handle anything complex--like relationships.

All they need is someone to come alongside helping them think through their situation, particularly through the use of a process we call asking the "relentless how." This process is worth practicing for your own good, but imagine what impact you'll have if you learn how to employ this technique in helping others.

The exercises in this Crosswalk guide you in the use of the "relentless how" and then point you outward toward helping others.

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If you're interested in digging deeper into and strengthen the trait of persistence (or perseverance), I have a resource you will find effective.
 I've spent years developing a program called "Ways to Improve Your Character...and Everything Else" made up of modules that focus on each of twelve fundamental character traits individually. You can learn about that program by clicking on the program title above. Or you can jump straight to learning about the individual module for perseverance and check out the explanatory video. You'll definitely have fresh impact in your corner of the world.