persuasion: me persuading someone else.

I have tried to persuade a number of people in my life. One that sticks out is when i tried to persuade one of my better friends into running with me (It probably sticks out because I am a big runner myself). I would just keep asking him to go running with me everyday. I would tell him all the benefits. How it would help him get into shape, lower chance of sickness, relieve him of stress, and many other helpful things. I just kept bugging him until, one day, he went running. He actually enjoyed it a lot and runs with me a lot now. He even runs by himself now.