Summary: Like many recent graduates, Charlie Hoehn found himself with limited options. But the decision to forego a $70,000 a year job and work for free opened up a world of opportunities and resulted in high-profile clients including Tim Ferriss, Ramit Sethi, and Tucker Max. He describes this approach to work as becoming recession proof and is currently in the process of writing a book called the recession proof graduate. You'll learn how to email famous people, conduct a self assessment of your skills and why this is the best time to start something.(http://blogcastfm.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/best_of_2013_charlie_hoehn-284x300.png) * Why Charlie Decided to Forego the Potential for a $70K Job and Work for FREE * Charlie's Virtual Internship with Seth Godin That Led to Tons of Opportunities * The Things That Caused Charlie's Online Film School to Fail * A Step-by-Step Walkthrough of How to Cold Email Famous People * The 3 Key Things You Have to Do to Get Responses from Busy People * How to Conduct a Self-Assessment of Your Skills * Why You Don't Have to Be Paid to Practice * The Importance of Having One REALLY Big Specific Goal * The Power of Having an Attitude of Self-Discovery * A Primal Reaction to Look for in the Search for Your Passion * What You Can Learn from Creating a Beer Pong Table * A Look at What It's Like to Work for Tim Ferriss * The Launch Checklist That You Should Use for Anything * The Importance of Rankings and Reviews * The Advantage of Setting Up the Groundwork Long Before Your Launch * Why You Need to Just Start Something Resources and People Mentioned Include: * 12 Lessons Learned Marketing the 4-Hour Body (http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2011/03/10/12-lessons-learned-while-marketing-the-4-hour-body/) * Ramit Sethi (http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com) * Kamal Ravikant (http://www.founderzen.com) * Ryan Holiday (http://www.ryanholiday.net) * The $100 Startup (http://www.amazon.com/The-100-Startup-Reinvent-Living/dp/0307951529) Tweetable Insights Include: * Life's not about the goal. Life's about the process (Click to Tweet (http://clicktotweet.com/b26aD)) * You need to lay solid foundation for your life and career to live the four-hour workweek (Click to Tweet (http://clicktotweet.com/home?clicktotweettabs=1)) * This is the best time for you to become someone of value and start something (Click to Tweet (http://clicktotweet.com/home?clicktotweettabs=1)) Charlie Hoehn is the author of Recession Proof Graduate, a marketer for best-selling authors and startups, a videographer, a speaker, and a Twitter prodigy. You can follow him on twitter @charliehoehn (https://twitter.com/charliehoehn). If you liked this article, would you share it with your friends? Just click here (http://ctt.ec/aD8l1) to post it to Twitter. Oh, and we’d be really grateful if you write us a review in iTunes. (http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/blogcastfm-the-bloggers-podcast/id352721366)
