Knowing that I learn so much about both the country (/countries) and culture in the process of learning a language, and in the knowledge that I will have an easier time appreciating its charms in the future. Plus, I motivate myself by doing study activities which aren't boring, trying to do a little every day instead of long, boring excercises now and then, and so on.

hi anna;so to learne any lge u have to do more efforts ,and for foreign lges u have to chat with me

Hi! I like little rock's answer, I can relate to that. What I do to motivate myself to try harder when learning Russian is to book a holiday well in advance in a Russian speaking country and then I am motivated for long periods of time. Oh! By the way I was in Kostroma 2 weeks ago. Nigel

find a good friend who can help you with it

well ,taking English as an example , i look it as an old friend ,simplely i enjoy the time i learn it !~!