Kontrary by Rebecca Thorman - Tech, Media and Life » Inspiration http://kontrary.com Kontrary provides a different take on tech, media and life by Rebecca Thorman. Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:41:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Just One Word http://kontrary.com/2010/12/02/just-one-word/ http://kontrary.com/2010/12/02/just-one-word/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:02:33 +0000 Rebecca Thorman http://kontrary.com/?p=2612 You know how in Eat Pray Love, the sage memoirist Elizabeth Gilbert summarizes entire cities and personalities into one singular word? Ne Read more ...]]> http://kontrary.com/2010/12/02/just-one-word/feed/ 23 3 Ways to Design Your Career http://kontrary.com/2010/02/03/3-ways-to-design-your-career/ http://kontrary.com/2010/02/03/3-ways-to-design-your-career/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:52:16 +0000 Rebecca Thorman http://kontrary.com/?p=1138

John Besmer confirms our meeting with “Word,” and signs off with, “Yup!” like he’s in the middle of a Jay-Z video. At the corner of corporate and hipster, I arrive to his office to discover him in a plaid button-down shirt, designer-rimmed glasses and a whole lo Read more ...]]> http://kontrary.com/2010/02/03/3-ways-to-design-your-career/feed/ 22 Your passion is lost on others http://kontrary.com/2009/10/23/your-passion-is-lost-on-others/ http://kontrary.com/2009/10/23/your-passion-is-lost-on-others/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:58:26 +0000 Rebecca Thorman http://kontrary.com/2009/10/23/your-passion-is-lost-on-others/  

13-year old Tavi posted this excerpt from a Washington Post piece on her blog:

ItR Read more ...]]> http://kontrary.com/2009/10/23/your-passion-is-lost-on-others/feed/ 0 Niceness is the new career trend http://kontrary.com/2009/06/02/the-new-trend-is-happiness/ http://kontrary.com/2009/06/02/the-new-trend-is-happiness/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2009 04:04:42 +0000 Rebecca Thorman http://kontrary.com/2009/06/02/the-new-trend-is-happiness/ In what is arguably one of the worst times in American history since the Great Depression, the people of America have their chins decidedly up.

The sanguine mood is characterized by “an outbreak of niceness across the cultural landscape — an attitude bubbling up in Read more ...]]> http://kontrary.com/2009/06/02/the-new-trend-is-happiness/feed/ 34 My non-advice for the New Year http://kontrary.com/2008/01/08/my-non-advice-for-the-new-year/ http://kontrary.com/2008/01/08/my-non-advice-for-the-new-year/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2008 06:39:02 +0000 Rebecca Thorman http://kontrary.com/2008/01/08/my-non-advice-for-the-new-year/ I’ve been writing a lot of crap lately. No, really, I have. You don’t know because I have been gracious enough not to post it, but it’s been crap. Complete and utter sh*t.

I think it’s because I feel obligated to write an inspiring New Years post, but regurgitating what the rest of the world Read more ...]]> http://kontrary.com/2008/01/08/my-non-advice-for-the-new-year/feed/ 22 13 steps to a must-have talent http://kontrary.com/2007/12/25/13-steps-to-a-must-have-talent/ http://kontrary.com/2007/12/25/13-steps-to-a-must-have-talent/#comments Tue, 25 Dec 2007 04:16:18 +0000 Rebecca Thorman http://kontrary.com/2007/12/25/13-steps-to-a-must-have-talent/ I have two talents in the wintertime. One is my ability to walk in high heels on the ice and snow. The other is to make three-dimensional snowflakes. Which has everything to do with Generation Y and leadership. Trust me.

Okay, maybe not. But look for a post on how social media affects Generation Y leadership on Friday. In the meantime, en Read more ...]]> http://kontrary.com/2007/12/25/13-steps-to-a-must-have-talent/feed/ 17 What passion looks like http://kontrary.com/2007/11/29/what-passion-looks-like/ http://kontrary.com/2007/11/29/what-passion-looks-like/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2007 05:41:34 +0000 Rebecca Thorman http://kontrary.com/2007/11/29/what-passion-looks-like/ When I got sick, one of the first things I had to do to get better was learn to give myself shots in the stomach. The very first time I had to do it, I sat on a hospital bed with Read more ...]]> http://kontrary.com/2007/11/29/what-passion-looks-like/feed/ 26 How to think bold and dream big, and a realization http://kontrary.com/2007/11/08/how-to-think-bold-and-dream-big-and-a-realization/ http://kontrary.com/2007/11/08/how-to-think-bold-and-dream-big-and-a-realization/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:24:46 +0000 Rebecca Thorman http://kontrary.com/2007/11/08/how-to-think-bold-and-dream-big-and-a-realization/ ‘Tis the season for annual dinners and last night was another one. When the keynote speaker took the stage and began his litany of jokes, I turned to my friend and asked, “Is he drunk?” My friend’s eyes got wide as he raised his eyebrows and cocked his head.

Better drunk then boring, we shrugged.

But as the speaker went on Read more ...]]> http://kontrary.com/2007/11/08/how-to-think-bold-and-dream-big-and-a-realization/feed/ 15 What gives you the right to be a young leader http://kontrary.com/2007/11/01/what-gives-you-the-right-to-be-a-young-leader/ http://kontrary.com/2007/11/01/what-gives-you-the-right-to-be-a-young-leader/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2007 07:04:43 +0000 Rebecca Thorman http://kontrary.com/2007/11/01/what-gives-you-the-right-to-be-a-young-leader/ My friend Nick asked me first. Then Marci said the same thing. And then today, one of my favorite creatives posed a similar question. They all wanted to know, what gives you the right to be a young leader? What gives y Read more ...]]> http://kontrary.com/2007/11/01/what-gives-you-the-right-to-be-a-young-leader/feed/ 24 Are you ready for success? http://kontrary.com/2007/10/24/are-you-ready-for-success/ http://kontrary.com/2007/10/24/are-you-ready-for-success/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:02:32 +0000 Rebecca Thorman http://kontrary.com/2007/10/24/are-you-ready-for-success/ Success is like a game of dominoes. Don’t go after it unless you’re ready, because it tends to fall into place all at once.

This post is a tribute to Devin Reams, Read more ...]]> http://kontrary.com/2007/10/24/are-you-ready-for-success/feed/ 8