As the name The Art of Nonconformity suggests, Chris Guillebeau marches to a different drum. He’s on a mission to “help people live unconventional lives, make their own choices, and change the world”. In his own life, this has involved spending several years working as a volunteer for a medical charity in West Africa, and setting himself the challenge of visiting every country in the world by the time he reaches 35. He supports himself by running a Very Small Business, selling Unconventional Guides on topics such as making a living as an artist, working for yourself and becoming a travel ninja.
On his blog Chris writes about personal development, life design, entrepreneurship and international travel. One of the themes of the blog is that less can often equal more, if you take a creative approach and focus on your true priorities. So Chris is able to maintain a mind-boggling travel schedule, partly by running a successful online business, partly through conscious frugality in other areas of his life (e.g. he doesn’t own a car), and partly by making creative use of airline’s frequent flyer schemes to earn himself thousands of free air miles every year. He’ll show you how to take a similarly creative approach to your life and work.
by Mark McGuinness
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