The Wolf Of Wall Street: 5 Things We Can Learn From Jordan Belford

2. Your Dad Is Probably Right

Sensibly, Belford promotes the closest role model he has to the Head of Security in his company - his Dad. Perhaps the biggest mistake that he makes throughout the film is not listening to the sound advice that he's given. Acting as some sort of financial private eye, his father counter-investigates the FBI and lets Jordan know when they're looking to bust his company. His updates often happen over the phone, and one of the most memorable scenes in the film is a phone conversation between the father-son duo. Halfway through it, Belford Jr. gets hit by a massive drug high and falls to the floor, paralysed. Hilariously and worryingly, he then tries to drive his Lamborghini home, completely destroying it. It was the last advice of his father that Belford ignores - to step down from his company and run. It was that ignorance that landed him eventually in prison, and it's what leads us to the last thing you can learn from him...