Did you miss something? Did everything go as planned?
Was there something you could have done better? Did
you give up easily on something that would have been a
life changer?
Now is the perfect time to review exactly how everything
went and draw up plans that would project you in the
coming year.
Is there a better mirror to use in the assessment? Yea!
“The Wolf of Wall Street”
The movie pictured the life of Jordan Belfort , played by
Leonardo DiCaprio, who rose to riches by selling crappy
penny stocks as a Wall Street broker.
He eventually lost all the money, riches, power that he
had, and was sent to jail for over 3 years. Nowadays he
is a Sales teacher, and the movie ended up making him a
superstar.
Was the movie morally grounded? No!!! But was there
something to learn from the life of this crook turned hero?
Let’s have a look at the mindsets every graduate should
have and learn from the life of Jordan Belfort and his Wall
Street Life.
Sometimes you should stoop to conquer
This should be one of the mindsets every graduate should
have. Nobody wants to regress at any point in life. Just
like every graduate out there, Jordan wanted to become
a millionaire as fast as possible, and then he decided to
work in a place (Wall Street) that would help him achieve
that dream faster. His first day as a professional was
when the stock market crashed.
Selling Blue-chip stocks at Wall Street was far easier as a
professional as compared to selling penny stocks.
Moving out of Wall Street to meet junkies who sell Penny
stocks would be considered demotion to some other
peeps, but In the case of Jordan, it wasn’t. He stooped
down to zero and jumped to a very high altitude
(Success)
You should have like-minded Friends
If you are success hungry and your friends are loafers,
then things might not work out for you. This is an
example of showing me your friend and I tell you who you
are. It is either you bring them up to your level like
Jordan Belfort did, or you discard them as fast as
possible.
Learn the art of communication
Communication skill is highly imperative. From pitching
your ideas to friends and investors, selling yourself to
potential employers, to convincing people to buy your
point of view, learning the art of communication is a
must. To succeed in life generally, the art of effective
communication is one of the mindsets every graduate
should have.
Always learn to mind your own business
It wasn’t hard for Jordan to leave the Penny stock store
and set up his own after a while. This was because he
learnt that he needed to mind his own business.
You will never become a millionaire minding someone
else’s business. I am not asking you to leave your job
immediately, but you should prepare the foundations as
fast as possible.
There should always be a plan B
Jordan was indicted by the US government for stock
fraud and was sent to jail for over 3 years. He had lost
everything he had; Family, Power, and Money. He came
out of jail a nobody. But was he going to wind down just
like that?
How he quickly switched from being a stockbroker to
becoming one of the best sales tutors in the world isn’t
magic. It is all about having a Plan B. That is one of the
mindsets every graduate should have and follow up on.
There should always be a plan B!
Teaching sales might not make him rich as he was
before, but it has gotten him enough to pay up most of
his debts.
Till we meet again, do you think you can “Sell me this
pen” and make me buy it? Comment below!
Bye for now. Source http://www.naijaloaded.com.ng/others/winning-tips-5-mindsets-every-graduate-must-2018