Jordan Belfort's (Wolf of Wall Street) 4 Keys to Success
Jordan Belfort, whose life story was adopted in The Wolf of Wall Street, did not accidentally get rich.
His success was the result of his views of himself and the world around him. I've watched a few interviews where he shares his perspective and took note of his proverbial "keys to success."
A lot of what he talks about is similar to Tony Robins "Unleash the Power from Within" audio book.
Anyways, let's get to it.
First key - Develop the ability to create a clear and compelling vision for the future
According to Belfort, you shouldn’t merely set goals. You need something greater than goals.
You need a vision.
A goal is something you accomplish. A vision is something you see. It is an entirely new world you're striving for.
To create a vision, you must “step into [whatever goal it is that you've set] and ask what your world is going to be like.”
Ask yourself what your world will look like.
What will the world look like for yourself, your family, and your friends.
If you make a million dollars (a goal), how will your mother’s or father’s medical care improve (this is the vision)?
Belfort used Nelson Mandella and Ghadi as examples of visionaries. Mandella and Ghandi didn’t merely set goals.
They saw entirely new worlds. They then worked towards creating those worlds.
So what vision of the future will you craft for yourself?
I talk about something similar in pulling yourself out of a rut. We get too stuck into living life on repeat.
Instead, have a vision. Part of that vision needs to include who you need to start showing up as.
It's not enough to think about what you want, it's more about who do you need to become and what does that world and life look like for that new, 2.0 version of you.
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Second success key - The ability to manage your state: The way you feel in the moment
Your state is how you feel. It’s what most of us call our mood. (See, Tony Robbins Unleash the Power Within for more on the importance of state.)
Being in the right state “allows you to access the resources you have. If you’re angry and negative and unresourceful, you can’t do anything well.”
The higher your state, the greater your resources.
The lower your state, the scarcer your resources.
Belfort asks you to think about a bad day where you’ve said to yourself, ”I can’t believe I said that, I can’t believe I did that.”
On other days you say to yourself, “That was amazing! I got so much done!”
One day you’re prefect, one day you suck.
That’s because of your state.
Your state is something you can learn to control. You can put yourself into a resourceful state at will. Being able to control your state is what separates successful people from average to below average people.
Manage the way you feel in the moment. Find the most resourceful state. For parents the most resourceful state is patience and for traders it’s certainty. Fear is a killer.
3 states you need to master
1. Certainty – to be certain about that you’re doing.
2. Clarity – to be clear and not overwhelmed.
3. Courage – to have a conviction and not let fear stop you.
Rich people act in the face of fear where poor people run away during fear.
For more on this - How to fix that lost feeling, that lack of interest
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