{"id":44004,"date":"2016-02-29T12:55:55","date_gmt":"2016-02-29T10:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/44004\/monday-motivation-if-leo-can-persevere-so-can-you\/"},"modified":"2016-02-29T12:55:55","modified_gmt":"2016-02-29T10:55:55","slug":"monday-motivation-if-leo-can-persevere-so-can-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/uncategorized\/2016\/02\/29\/monday-motivation-if-leo-can-persevere-so-can-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Motivation: If Leo can persevere so can you"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Leonardo Dicaprio is probably one of the most recognised names and coveted talents in the movie industry. So why then did it take the star six nominations, 26 years and over 39 movies to get to the Oscars finish line?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/02\/tumblr_o3azs3HJoy1v4tu5zo1_400.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-98016\" src=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/02\/tumblr_o3azs3HJoy1v4tu5zo1_400.png\" alt=\"tumblr_o3azs3HJoy1v4tu5zo1_400\" width=\"533\" height=\"452\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Leo, as he is affectionately known by fans, once said \u201cIf you can do what you do best and be happy, you&#8217;re further along in life than most people\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/02\/tumblr_o3azmufNYB1qi6b4po1_540.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-98018\" src=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/02\/tumblr_o3azmufNYB1qi6b4po1_540.jpg\" alt=\"tumblr_o3azmufNYB1qi6b4po1_540\" width=\"540\" height=\"655\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since it is Monday and many can do with an extra push to get through the week, let\u2019s learn from Leo\u2019s ways:<\/p>\n<h2>1. perseverance<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/02\/tumblr_o360rhesLd1ugxulso4_r1_500.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-98020\" src=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/02\/tumblr_o360rhesLd1ugxulso4_r1_500.gif\" alt=\"tumblr_o360rhesLd1ugxulso4_r1_500\" width=\"500\" height=\"226\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>2. Fighting spirit<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/02\/tumblr_o360rhesLd1ugxulso6_r1_400.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-98022\" src=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/02\/tumblr_o360rhesLd1ugxulso6_r1_400.gif\" alt=\"tumblr_o360rhesLd1ugxulso6_r1_400\" width=\"501\" height=\"282\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>3. Relentless\u00a0passion<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/02\/tumblr_o360rhesLd1ugxulso2_r1_250.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-98026\" src=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/02\/tumblr_o360rhesLd1ugxulso2_r1_250.gif\" alt=\"tumblr_o360rhesLd1ugxulso2_r1_250\" width=\"400\" height=\"217\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>4. And great talent.<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/02\/tumblr_n1tt5pye191rpmo4ho1_400.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-98019\" src=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/02\/tumblr_n1tt5pye191rpmo4ho1_400.gif\" alt=\"tumblr_n1tt5pye191rpmo4ho1_400\" width=\"526\" height=\"526\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Congrats Leo.<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<div id='fb-root'><\/div>\n\t\t\t<script>\n\t\t\t\t(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = '\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3'; js.async='async'; js.defer='defer';  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\t\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\t<div class='fb-video' data-allowfullscreen='true' data-href='https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/video.php?v=10154379666825329'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='fb-xfbml-parse-ignore'><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We could all learn a thing or two from Leonardo Dicaprio&#8217;s long journey to Oscar glory. 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