Introduction: Paris, City of Rebels – Your Story Awaits

Paris is a city built by rebels and dreamers. From the storming of the Bastille to the cafés of Saint-Germain, from the bohemian artists of Montmartre to the disruptive thinkers of the Left Bank, the spirit of the outlaw pulses through its boulevards. Here, revolution is not just history-it’s a living, breathing force that shapes art, politics, and the stories we tell ourselves.

Yet, the most important rebellion is not against kings or conventions, but against the limiting stories we carry within. Every creative leader, entrepreneur, and artist faces moments when the world’s expectations-or their own doubts-become a prison. The rebel archetype is the part of you that dares to break free, to question, to create a new legend for your life and work.

Peter de Kuster, founder of The Hero’s Journey and The Heroine’s Journey, invites you on a unique one-day walking journey through Paris. This is not a tour of monuments, but a guided exploration of your own rebel story, inspired by the city’s legendary outlaws and innovators. Through story coaching, deep reflection, and archetypal exercises, you’ll discover how to harness the rebel in you-not just to challenge, but to create, inspire, and lead.

Why the Rebel Archetype?
The rebel is not just a destroyer of rules, but a creator of new worlds. In Jungian and Campbellian archetype theory, the rebel or outlaw is the force that disrupts the status quo, clearing the way for transformation. In leadership, the rebel is the innovator, the change-maker, the one who sees possibilities where others see only boundaries.

Why Paris?
Paris is the perfect backdrop for this journey. Every street tells stories of resistance and reinvention-from the students who sparked May ’68 to the artists who redefined beauty. You’ll walk in the footsteps of rebels past and present, using their stories as mirrors for your own.

What is Story Coaching?
Story coaching with Peter de Kuster is an interactive, confidential process where you uncover, examine, and rewrite the stories you tell yourself about your life, work, and creative leadership. You’ll learn to spot unproductive patterns, identify your unique rebel strengths, and craft a new narrative that empowers you to act and inspire others.

Who is this journey for?

• Creative professionals, entrepreneurs, and leaders ready to challenge their limits
• Anyone seeking to break free from old stories and create a new legend
• Those who want to use storytelling as a tool for personal and professional transformation

What will you experience?

• A day of immersive story coaching, walking through Paris’s most evocative rebel sites
• Reflection moments to examine your own rebel story and leadership style
• Practical exercises to help you rewrite your narrative and lead with courage
• The chance to connect with like-minded rebels and storytellers

Timeline: The Rebel’s Hero’s Journey in Paris

Time	Location	Theme & Story Coaching Focus
09:45	Welcome Café (Le Marais)	Setting the Stage: Meet Peter, share your current story, and set intentions for the day.
10:30	Place de la Bastille	The Call to Rebellion: Reflect on moments you’ve challenged authority or broken rules.
11:30	Île de la Cité	Crossing the Threshold: Explore fears and doubts that hold your inner rebel back.
12:30	Lunch in Latin Quarter	Mentors & Allies: Identify those who inspire and support your rebel journey.
13:45	Centre Pompidou	Creative Disruption: Examine where you long to innovate or disrupt in your field.
15:00	Montmartre	Risk & Expression: Share a story of bold risk; explore the cost and reward of rebellion.
16:15	Canal Saint-Martin	Empowering Others: Learn to inspire and empower the rebel spirit in your team/community.
17:30	Parc des Buttes-Chaumont	Return with Wisdom: Craft your new rebel story and commit to your legend.
18:00	Closing Café	Integration: Share takeaways, next steps, and toast to your inner rebel.

Summary of the Journey

This one-day journey with Peter de Kuster is a transformational story coaching experience, walking through the heart of Paris in the footsteps of rebels and outlaws. The day begins in Le Marais, where you’ll meet Peter and fellow travelers, setting intentions and sharing the stories you currently live by.

At Place de la Bastille, you’ll reflect on times you’ve challenged authority or broken free from constraints. Through guided exercises, you’ll identify what drives your rebellion and what holds it back. On Île de la Cité, you’ll confront the fears and doubts that keep your inner rebel silent, and with Peter’s coaching, begin to rewrite those limiting narratives.

Lunch in the Latin Quarter is a time to recognize the mentors and allies who support your journey, and to see yourself as part of a lineage of creative rebels. At Centre Pompidou, you’ll explore the power of creative disruption-where in your work or life do you feel called to break the mold? What conventions are you ready to upend?

Montmartre invites you to share a story of risk-when did you last defy expectations, and what did you learn? Along Canal Saint-Martin, you’ll practice empowering others, using story tools to inspire your team or community to embrace positive rebellion.

The journey concludes in Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, where you’ll craft your new rebel story: a narrative that honors your past, claims your strengths, and commits to a bold new legend. Over drinks in a closing café, you’ll integrate your insights, celebrate your progress, and leave with practical steps to keep your rebel spirit alive.

Throughout the day, Peter’s story coaching provides a safe, inspiring space to examine your story, challenge your limits, and emerge as the storyteller-and leader-of your own life.

Benefits of Story Coaching by Peter de Kuster

• Deep Self-Awareness: Uncover the unconscious stories shaping your choices and leadership style.
• Empowerment: Learn to rewrite limiting narratives and claim the power of your inner rebel.
• Practical Tools: Gain storytelling techniques to inspire, challenge, and lead others.
• Courage to Act: Transform resistance and frustration into creative action and innovation.
• Connection: Join a community of like-minded rebels and storytellers for ongoing support.
• Personalized Guidance: Receive confidential, expert coaching tailored to your unique journey and goals.
• Lasting Change: Leave with a written “Rebel’s Manifesto” and actionable steps to live your legend.

Conclusion

Every legend begins with a rebel who dares to say, “No more.” In Paris, you’ll walk the same streets as revolutionaries, artists, and dreamers who changed the world-not just by breaking rules, but by writing new ones. With Peter de Kuster’s story coaching, you’ll discover that the greatest revolution is the one you lead within: rewriting the story of your life, work, and leadership.

You are the storyteller of your own life. Will you choose to be the rebel, the creator, the legend?

Questions to Take Away

• Where in your life or work are you called to rebel?
• What old stories or beliefs are you ready to break free from?
• Who are the mentors and allies that support your journey?
• What risks are you willing to take for a cause you believe in?
• How can you empower others to embrace their own inner rebel?
• What will your new rebel legend be?

Investment

Price: €995 per person (excl. VAT, includes all sessions, materials, lunch, and refreshments).

Contact:
To reserve your place or ask questions, email Peter de Kuster at peter@wearesomeone.nl

Step into Paris as a rebel. Leave as the storyteller of your own legend.

A powerful and evocative image to illustrate the leadership walking journey in Paris centered on the Rebel/Outlaw archetype is the historic 1848 barricades photograph on Rue Saint-Maur-Popincourt. This early daguerreotype, taken by Charles-François Thibault during the June Days uprising, captures the very essence of rebellion in Paris-the physical barricades, the silhouettes of people standing firm, and the palpable tension of revolution in the streets.

This image embodies the spirit of defiance and transformative struggle that the Rebel archetype represents. It is not only a symbol of Paris’s revolutionary history but also a metaphor for the internal barricades and breakthroughs every leader faces when challenging the status quo. The photo’s raw authenticity and historical weight make it an ideal visual anchor for reflecting on one’s own rebel story during the journey.