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The author, Chris Guillebeau, offers advice on how to live an unconventional life and pursue your passions in this book. Many people today are unhappy with their jobs because they don’t reflect their inner passions. In addition, the markets have become saturated and it’s difficult for companies to connect with customers’ emotions. The solution is a new kind of entrepreneur who is passionate about what they do and doesn’t care what others think of them. These rebels are loved by employees and customers but feared by old-fashioned competitors.

In this article, you’ll learn how to incorporate your passions and values into your work by being a rebel. You’ll also find out why it’s important not to listen to people with MBAs.

Big Idea #1: Go on a Reconnection Mission

People who lead successful careers sometimes feel like they haven’t accomplished anything meaningful. They may have a midlife crisis where they lose touch with their inner rebel, which can cause them to feel dissatisfied.

There are many people who realize their talents and passions at a young age but let them go over time. They become part of the system, or rebel against it. Business rebels manage to hold on to their passions into adulthood.

Every child is creative, but not every adult. The problem with adults is that they’ve lost their creativity. As Pablo Picasso said, “Every child is an artist.”

Many people gradually adapt to society’s norms and rules as they age. They start shedding their naïve dreams and passions, such as becoming a Major League Baseball player or rock star, because it seems unlikely that they can make money doing those things. This leads to a disconnect from part of your identity later in life.

Business rebels fight society’s expectations and hold onto their inner artists. Some of the most successful business rebels can be traced back to childhood, when they were doing things that were unconventional for kids, like breeding parrots or growing Christmas trees. These rebels continued fighting against society’s norms into adulthood by creating businesses like Virgin Records and Virgin Atlantic Airways.

To reconnect with your inner child or inner rebel, try to remember who you were in the past. Look at old photos and diaries, or talk to people from your childhood. Ask yourself: what did I worship? What attributes do I admire in other people?

When you find your passion, it can give you the strength to rebel against others.

Big Idea #2: Rebels are visionaries who have a lot of passion and instinct. They’re able to change quickly, but they don’t lose sight of their goals.

Business rebels are thoughtless risk-takers and ruthless leaders who challenge the status quo. However, they also need to be able to strike a balance between four attributes if they want to succeed: vision, passion, instinct and agility. Having a vision allows business rebels to establish direction for their organization even when chaos is all around it. It’s not that business rebels don’t care about what others think of them; it’s just that their visions inspire them in ways other people can’t understand or appreciate. Passion is another attribute of successful business rebel organizations because it helps fuel the rebellion against the status quo. A family environment usually accompanies passionate businesses because employees feel like they belong there and are willing to work hard for those causes they believe in so much. Businesses have an instinctive ability to know how far they can push things before going too far – this trait makes up the fourth attribute necessary for success as a rebellious business leader.