"My Ninja Has a First Name, It's...

...Per-se-ver-ance-... uh ... -R!"

Okay, it doesn't quite fit the scheme of "O-S-C-A-R".

But I realized today that my ninja has a second name. I've increasingly found that the trick to perseverance is to enjoy the task. Easiest way to make sure you brush your teeth every night: enjoy the feeling of a clean mouth. Easiest way to drink water instead of cola and coffee: enjoy the refreshing feeling of water. Easiest way to exercise: enjoy the feeling of your muscles flexing and the grace of the movement.

So the second name for this week's ninja is Enjoyment, so that the full name is Perseverance/Enjoyment. These things are a duality, and refer to the same thing. You will persevere at something if you enjoy it. If you enjoy something you will persevere at it, unless you force yourself not to.