Jordan Belfort How He Motivated Himself Out Of Rock Bottom

Dec 24, 2018

Jordan Belfort became a household name after "The Wolf of Wall Street" turned his life into a film.

While his life is now one that is inspiring, he didn't always feel that way. It took Belfort reaching rock bottom to find out how to turn his life around.

Based on Belfort's book, the movie reveals Belfort's life of wealth and excess that suddenly spiraled into a guilty plea for money laundering and securities. Belfort landed in a federal prison, forced to stay behind bars for 22 months.

After losing the life he had grown accustomed to, Belfort found a way to turn things around. He learned how to become a positive thinker, despite the fact that he was in jail by doing three things:

Create a vision, establish a strategy, and work hard.

Belfort started writing a memoir after he was released from prison. While others may become disheartened after having lived in prison for 22 months, Belfort wasn't.

His memoir received $500,000 from Random House as an advance. After his life story transformed his world, Belfort began working as a consultant and public speaker.

Belfort earns $30,000 for every speech he gives, along with royalties from the best-selling book, and the movie "Wolf of Wall Steet" that grosses over $400 million around the world.

Belfort tells others that to succeed in life, we must have a vision for the future that inspires us.

Thinking about our vision should be what forces us to get out of bed each day to pursue a life that is much greater than anything we could imagine.

Belfort's vision was built with his two children in mind. Going to sleep each night in jail, he swore that he would anything he could to make good on his mistakes and show his children he was more than a failure.

"That was my 'why'....Your 'why' is never about you," Belfort tells his audiences.

Belfort points out that our vision must be centered outside of ourselves so that we are encouraged to keep going.

As Belfort shares his stories, he explains that we all must have standards that keep pushing us to work harder, With a bold vision and low standards, no one will ever be able to make their goals happen.

Belfort shares that someone with "champagne vision" can't have "beer standards".

He tells us that we need to have a match between our standards and vision to bring our plans to life. He's right.

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