march to (the beat of) (one's) own drum

To do something, act, or behave in a manner that does not conform to the standard, prevalent, or popular societal norm. My brother's eschewed the idea of a full-time career and has had every oddball job you could think of, but then he's always been happy marching to the beat of his own drum. Look, I respect the fact that you like to march to your own drum, but do you have to make a point of doing everything in a counter-cultural way?

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hades	HAY-deez (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Agathe	a-GAHT (French), ah-GAH-tə (German), ah-gah-te (Ancient Greek)	French, German, Norwegian, Danish, Greek, Ancient Greek
Dove	-	English
Moses	MOZ-əs (English)	English, Jewish, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Aristeides	-	Ancient Greek
Myrtie	MUR-tee	English