Movies with energetic salespeople are always invigorating. They energize you! While there are many traits that make a successful salesperson, sometimes we all need some encouragement. Or pep talk, so to speak. Here are a couple of movie characters that dramatize the act so much, it can almost be passed of as inspiration. Check them out:

1. Blake - Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)

Selling real estate is difficult. Here's an insider's view of the sort of pep talks salespeople in this industry get. They aren't pretty.

2. Jerry Maquire

Player agent fights to make money and save his career. Tom Cruise shows how adding passion to the job adds to your skills as a salesperson.

3. Seth Davis - Boiler Room

Fast talking rip off artists conning people into buying junk bonds. Kind of like Wolf of Wall Street.

4. Jordan Belfort  - Wolf of Wall Street

Penny stock broker Jordan Belfort's skills in persuasion are of epic proportions.

5. Nick Taylor - Thank you for smoking

Being a lobbyist is no easy task. But Nick Taylor nails it. The ability to spin arguments to defend a point is key. Like he said, you're never wrong. It just depends how you argue it.

6. Christopher Gardner - The Pursuit of Happyness

Based on a true story about a man named Christopher Gardner, he worked his way up from nothing to something. A salesperson needs this kind of determination. Sometimes desperation can be a push factor to success.

7. Yuri Orlov - Lord of War

Yuri Orlov may deal in the illegal arms trade but it is his skills in networking that are key to his success.