> outliers do not follow rules.

True, in a way: the take large amounts of coherent risk. That is, a man who wants to be the next Bill Gates may risk his college career to do a startup or make bold promises to get a contract, but he won't avoid showing up to board meetings to practice with his band in the hopes of becoming a rock star. He won't piss people off for no good reason, or for any reason other than which he's focussed on.