What does it take to get in touch with your inner rebel and run a business on your terms? Today’s Information Age has spawned a number of rebel business leaders, from Virgin’s Richard Branson to The Body Shop’s Anita Roddick and to Joie de Vivre Hospitality’s boy wonder the author himself, people who have the passion, instinct, agility and vision to rewrite the rules of business so it is ethical, respects diversity, and means more to people than simply turning a profit.
So what exactly is a rebel?
– Rebels get into activities that make them lose track of time and put them in a state of ecstasy.
– Rebels build a career that is a natural reflection of themselves and follow a natural progression from their most innate childhood skills.
– Rebels are working at jobs that they put on their list of top ten favorite future jobs from their childhood or youth.
– Rebels are normally not straight A students, they would have been naïve idealists, non-conformists, or artists in their teenage years.
– Rebels are not afraid to fail, quit their jobs, and follow their lifelong passion and true calling.
– Rebels either become leading experts in their chosen fields, millionaires, or end up in prison.
– Rebels do not lose their political and social beliefs as they grow older. Their passion for the causes they support will only grow stronger over time.
– Rebels do not take No for an answer. They will always try to find a way or solution.
