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#817: 4-Hour Workweek Success Stories — Charlie Houpert on Building “Charisma on Command” to 10M+ Subscribers, From Charging $10 for Seminars to Making Millions, Living in Brazil, Critical Early Decisions, and The Secret to Freedom

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Hello, boys and girls, ladies and germs. This is Tim Ferris. Welcome to another episode of the Tim Ferris Show where it is my job to interview and deconstruct how high performers do exactly what they do, how they arrived, where they are, the skills, the habits, the tools, everything that went into their journey to mastery of some type. And This episode is an experiment. I've done this long ago, once or twice. People enjoyed it. So I am doing a four hour work week Case study.

A success story And this is a fun one. Charlie Hoopt is the guest name. You can spell his last name H-O-U-P-E-R-T. He is co-founder of Charisma on Command, a company that helps people develop confidence, charisma, and strong social skills. His journey From step one.

is pretty fascinating. There are a lot of challenges along the way, ups and downs, and I think it mirrors the paths of many who have implemented the four hour work week, including sticking points. And some people don't overcome those, but he was able to problem solve Or at least endure through some of them. So it's very, very instructive. Now Charismon Command originally launched as a four hour work week inspired Muse has since grown into one of the largest platforms for social skills and confidence training with more than 10 million YouTube subscribers worldwide and more than a billion views across its content in six languages. His flagship course, Charisma University, has guided more than thirty thousand members through practical steps to become more magnetic. And I'll give you a teaser. It didn't just work out of the gate.

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