Quotes from Jordan Belfort (The Wolf of Wall Street)

Motivational speaker & sales coach Jordan Belfort is the real Wolf of Wall Street. His life as owner of penny stock brokerage firm Stratton Oakmont was made into a movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio and directed by Martin Scorsese. Here are some of Jordan Belfort's unforgettable quotes for success.

“The only thing standing between you and your goal is the bullshit story you keep telling yourself as to why you can't achieve it.” 

“When you live your life by poor standards, you inflict damage on everyone who crosses your path, especially those you love.” 

“Act as if! Act as if you're a wealthy man, rich already, and then you'll surely become rich. Act as if you have unmatched confidence and then people will surely have confidence in you. Act as if you have unmatched experience and then people will follow your advice. And act as if you are already a tremendous success, and as sure as I stand here today - you will become successful.” 

“Winners use words that say ‘must’ and ‘will’.”

“If you give people a good enough ‘why’, they will always figure out the ‘how’.”

“No matter what happened to you in your past, you are not your past, you are the resources and the capabilities you glean from it. And that is the basis for all change.” 

“The easiest way to make money is -create something of such value that everybody wants and go out and give and create value, the money comes automatically.”

“If you want to be rich, never give up. People tend to give up. If you have persistence, you will come out ahead of most people. More importantly, you will learn. When you do something, you might fail. But that’s not because you’re a failure. It’s because you have not learnt enough. Do it differently each time. One day, you will do it right. Failure is your friend.”