The Wolf Of Wallstreet Contains Fundamental Lessons on Life and Game
Holy cocaine fuelled orgy Batman!! Just finished Martin Scorcese’s The Wolf of Wall Street, and I’d say it rivals two of my favourite movies; Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and Glenngary Glen Ross. For the categories of debauchery, inspiration, and sales technique, it’s a must watch.
The film follows Dicaprio, who plays Jordan Belfort, a young Wall Street stockbroker who quickly accumulates millions by selling nearly worthless stocks to unwary investors. He and his followers then carry forth a glorious parade of sex, drugs and rock and roll, which ultimately leads to drama with the FBI. This is a movie made for men. This isn’t the sort of flick you want to bring a date to. The absurd amount of chauvinism is sure to piss off any woman with feminist leanings. So save this for a bro night, or that certain open minded female who “gets it.”
Belfort’s motivational speeches are nothing short of legendary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3buPuoQ0zLo
Let me tell you something. There’s no nobility in poverty. I’ve been a poor man, and I’ve been a rich man. And I choose rich every fucking time.
Each and every one of you, my Stratonites, trained killers! My killers who will not take no for an answer! My fucking warriors who will not hang up the phone until their client either buys, or fucking dies! (Crowd roars).
If you think I’m superficial, or materialistic, then go get a job at Wal Mart because that’s all you fucking deserve!
In one early scene Belfort is having lunch with his mentor who pulls out a vial of cocaine, telling Belfort that this is the key to success. I don’t condone hard drugs at all, but I consider this a metaphor for being in state. Whether in sales, or during a pickup, being in a state of bliss, positivity and flow – along with a focused determination – is the key to success. Drugs do this artificially and at high cost. If you watch the movie, ignore the drug use and focus on the energy and enthusiasm, as this is the universal secret to success, influence, creativity and power.
How bad do you fucking want it?
I just refunded a student yesterday. He didn’t ask for the refund. First, he was over a month late paying me the follow up to the deposit. Then, he showed up late for the first bootcamp session. Then he said he could not make the day game session. Then he flaked on the night game session, claiming he had to drive his cousin to the airport. When I woke up early for the day game session on Sunday I noticed it was sunny out, so I asked him to come downtown instead of the mall. “But you said we were going to the mall, I can’t go downtown,” he said. Even though downtown was only an extra 15 minutes on the train, he would not come downtown. So I changed it back to the mall. Then he said he could not come to the mall, even though I was already at the mall, because I “changed the location.”
In the end, I refunded half of his tuition. (I kept the deposit). Why? Because I do not want students who are not wolves. I want students who will travel to fucking New Zealand to learn how to seduce women. I want men who MAKE IT HAPPEN, rain or shine, early or late. I want men like Jordan Belfort to attend my seminars…not little boys who make excuses and whine about what fair or not fair. If you can’t handle a change in schedule, or tell your cousin to take the train so you can meet a professional dating coach for life changing action, THEN GO GET A FUCKING JOB AT WAL-MART. Go be a nice guy, settle for a girl who’s less than ideal and get a job at Wal-Mart. In the immortal words of Mr. Belfort “Because that’s what you fucking deserve!” (No offence dude. I hope you read this and understand the lesson here).
Watch The Wolf of Wall Street and ask yourself, how bad do you want it, and at what cost? You can realize your dream, but not by sleeping in, not by asking questions that you can answer yourself with a little work, not by being a really nice guy and taking no for an answer, not by making excuses and justifications like a little baby girl. You need to make it happen.
I highly recommend the movie, and if you don’t see the value in the lessons there, then you probably need to get out into the world and make some serious changes to your lifestyle. If you’re not taking risks and making big gains, you’re slowly dying of apathy and boredom. At least I would be.
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Great article Tony, the movie really resonated with me after watching it. Such a great film on so many levels. Belfort really understood the Game of life and how to hustle.
He has a great interview on youtube, the good part starts around the 11 min mark
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3K92uugO9o
Huh…my takeaway from that movie was that the only difference between wall street and criminals is that there is none…and that American capitalism is perfect for crooked people.
Though now that I’m watching this interview, I see that he has a lot of good advice for self-improvement…that should not be used for white collar crime. LOL.
Very hilarious movie! DiCarpio did an excellent job on this!