'Perseverance, Haggerston, E2' photo (c) 2008, Ewan Munro - license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

Perseverance (grit) is one of the key qualities researchers have found to be essential in a successful language learner, as well as other learners.

Here’s a video demonstrating that quality that I’m adding to The Best Videos Illustrating Qualities Of A Successful Language Learner.

Thanks to Daniel Coyle for the tip.

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