Recognizing Truth

- Steve
Prompt #10

In today's world there are many misrepresentations and false information given to the people about various fields. In the business field this is especially true with the media giving false information to the public about business men and women.

One great example of this is the movie "Wolf of Wall Street" released in 2013 by Martin Scorsese based on Jordan Belfort's memoir. The film portrays Jordan Belfort as a very wealthy business man. This image of Jordan Belfort is correct, although it does not stand true for everyone in the business world. Most of the movie shows Jordan Belfort partying on yachts, doing drugs, and ripping off clients. Although this was true about Belfort's life, for the average person watching this movie they got the idea that all people in the business world live their lives like this, which is very much incorrect.

Jordan Belfort is a very rare and odd case of a business man who gets to live his life with no worries and regret free. On the other hand, the normal business man and woman in society have lives that are almost the polar opposite. Those in the business field usually have a jam packed work week and work hard all day, completing various projects and presentations in order to be successful. They do not have the time to do whatever their heart desires and be reckless, they get to work early and leave work late. Also, if businessmen and women want to have fun it is on the weekend when they have their small amount of free time. But many times they have to work on the weekend because of such a large workload. If they do have free time it does not involve partying and doing drugs like Belfort, its going out and playing a round of golf with their buddies or going out for a nice dinner.

Lastly, those in the business world don't make nearly as much money as Jordan Belfort was making, owing gigantic yachts, fancy cars and numerous houses. Although there are many people in the business world that make a very large amount of money and live comfortably, there are also those that make an average amount working in business and struggle to make ends meet.

Overall, the film "Wolf of Wall Street" incorrectly describes the lives of those in the business world with showing the crazy spontaneous life that Jordan Belfort lived. But in reality, this is one large example of a misrepresentation in today's media that portrays a wrong image to the public.

Sources:
"Business Analyst, IT Salary." Business Analyst, IT Salary. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Apr. 2017.                                                 
Minow, Nell. "The Wolf of Wall Street." Movie Mom. Beliefnet, Inc. And/or Its Licensors, 28 Mar. 2014. Web. 12 Apr. 2017.
Martins Trautmanis (Brother-in-Law, KPS Capital Partners Associate)