Perseverance: Fighting Discouragement - Combatting Impatience

One of my biggest issues right now is my impatience with the learning process.  I must be realistic.  If I really want to learn French well, it is going to take much longer than a few months.

Here are some of the strategies I have employed when I get impatient:

1. Take a moment to reflect on the complexity of your mother-tongue language abilities and on how long it took you to develop those skills to such a level.  (that length should equal your current age unless it has been several years since you have learned a new word or phrase:)
2. Then reflect on how long it might have taken you in your first language to get to the point you are at now in your second language.
3. Be encouraged that you are very likely progressing faster in your second language than you did in your first (see posts on Language Development).
4. Remind yourself that second language learning will require a great deal of time and effort.  There is no short-cut if real mastery is desired.
5. Remind yourself that life-long learning in all your languages is normal and healthy.

Do you have other suggestions for combatting impatience?