#583 - The REAL Story Behind the Wolf of Wall Street: Jordan Belfort

“A lot of people have great ideas and concepts, but if you don’t know how to express them to others and persuade them, you will not be able to do much with your ideas” - Jordan Belfort(click to tweet)Today’s guest is none other than the Wolf of Wall Street Himself, Jordan Belfort, and we’re talking about sales, how to learn to be a better salesman, and more generally, how to become more persuasive in everything you do in life.A lot of business people have good ideas and concepts for their business, but in reality, the value of their idea is either multiplied or drastically reduced by their ability to persuade others of their idea!This is why sales is important to everyone, not just people who do or plan to make their living as a “salesman.” If you want to be successful, you will have to learn how to convince others, and Jordan’s Straight Line System is the proven strategy to teach you how to do that.Learn all of that and much more, on today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show!Don’t forget, you can listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“Strategic preparation is essential to good sales” - Jordan Belfort(click to tweet)TaiLopez.com/WolfPoints to Keep In MindA lot of people have great ideas and concepts, but if you don’t know how to express it to others and persuade them, you will not be able to do much with your ideasEven people who are natural at something follow certain rules and strategies, they just do it naturally. But anyone can learn themStrategic preparation is essential to good salesYour prospect needs to be 10 out of 10 on your product, trusting you, and your company, before closingRookie salespeople skip the qualifying section of the sales process. First of all, you need to make sure your prospect is in the market in the first placeBy asking smart questions, you can get into solid rapport with prospectsYour prospect has to believe that you really care about themYour prospect has to understand that, fundamentally, you’re just like themEvery idea has a certain amount of value to it. But the way it is presented either multiplies that value, or takes away from itPersuasion is a learnable thingHuman communication is 45% tone of voice, 45% body language, and only 10% wordsBody language has a way of slipping under the radar, and going right to the unconscious mind and creating a gut reactionWhen someone makes their first impression of you, they should be thinking:This person is sharp as a tacThis person is enthusiasticThis person is an expert in the fieldIf you make a bad first impression, it takes 7 subsequent meetings to turn that aroundWhen you’re perceived as an expert, it gives you the opportunity to control the flow of the conversationThe first stage of confidence comes from acting as ifStudy the best, in detail, to model it and eventually become itResilience has to do with the fundamental belief that you have what it takes to be successfulOnce you learn how to communicate, it changes who you are, and you become the successful person you could beWithout fear, there is no courageObjections are nothing more than smoke-screens for uncertainty TaiLopez.com/WolfSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.