Everyone loves a maverick, especially an entrepreneurial maverick.  How often do we read stories of people who “bucked the system” and came out on top?  Quite a bit! 

Now, I hate to rain on the parade here, but rule-breaking isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be.  In fact, it can backfire rather significantly.  That’s why I suggest if you want to break the rules, you have to follow them first.  Get your house (aka, your company) in order and then see where you can rebel a little… or a lot. 

There’s absolutely nothing wrong with wanting to become the revolutionary hero of your industry.  You just have to know when to turn your rebellious nature off for the sake of your organization’s growth.