Kontrary by Rebecca Thorman - Tech, Media and Life » Personal branding 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 Originality & Influence in Personal Branding, Architecture and Walmart http://kontrary.com/2010/07/13/originality-influence-in-personal-branding-architecture-and-walmart/ http://kontrary.com/2010/07/13/originality-influence-in-personal-branding-architecture-and-walmart/#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 03:35:19 +0000 Rebecca Thorman http://kontrary.com/?p=1814 We are told to show streaks of our soul, to be original. To show irreverence. And especially, place your mark on the world. Eschew tradition.  And while you should be yourself, you should also, somewhere along the line – if you†Read more ...]]> http://kontrary.com/2010/07/13/originality-influence-in-personal-branding-architecture-and-walmart/feed/ 14 The Corruption of Authenticity http://kontrary.com/2009/12/08/the-corruption-of-authenticity/ http://kontrary.com/2009/12/08/the-corruption-of-authenticity/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:22:54 +0000 Rebecca Thorman http://kontrary.com/?p=548 The derision and drama on blogs, news and broadcast nowadays is entertaining, like a domino of tabloids back-to-back. And while we instinctively know that insistent self-actualization is an incredibly banal form of entertainment, it remains so vast in its infectiousness, an Read more ...]]> http://kontrary.com/2009/12/08/the-corruption-of-authenticity/feed/ 35 Personal branding, integrity and blogging http://kontrary.com/2009/08/07/personal-branding-integrity-blogging/ http://kontrary.com/2009/08/07/personal-branding-integrity-blogging/#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:11:55 +0000 Rebecca Thorman http://kontrary.com/2009/08/07/personal-branding-integrity-blogging/
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I’m exhausted from putting myself out there and taking risks and worrying too much that I’m not doing the right things. I Read more ...]]> http://kontrary.com/2009/04/07/a-plug-for-the-blogosphere-i-love/feed/ 0 Brand yourself tomorrow http://kontrary.com/2007/10/31/brand-yourself-tomorrow/ http://kontrary.com/2007/10/31/brand-yourself-tomorrow/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:32:30 +0000 Rebecca Thorman http://kontrary.com/2007/10/31/brand-yourself-tomorrow/ What could be called the bible of personal branding is coming out tomorrow, Thursday, November 1. It’s the Personal Branding Magazine and you should go purchase it now. I worked with fou Read more ...]]> http://kontrary.com/2007/10/31/brand-yourself-tomorrow/feed/ 3 Prioritize your authenticity http://kontrary.com/2007/08/30/prioritize-your-authenticity/ http://kontrary.com/2007/08/30/prioritize-your-authenticity/#comments Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:31:47 +0000 Rebecca Thorman http://kontrary.com/2007/08/30/prioritize-your-authenticity/ I don’t openly discuss the fact that I’m a tree hugger because it makes people uncomfortable. See, Mother Nature reminds us a lot of our own mother; we believe they’ll always be there for us no matter what. So I don’t talk about being an environmentalist. It would be like reminding the other person Read more ...]]> http://kontrary.com/2007/08/30/prioritize-your-authenticity/feed/ 32 The best time-management advice. Ever. http://kontrary.com/2007/08/01/the-best-time-management-advice-ever/ http://kontrary.com/2007/08/01/the-best-time-management-advice-ever/#comments Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:15:30 +0000 Rebecca Thorman http://kontrary.com/2007/08/01/the-best-time-management-advice-ever/ I recently asked Dan Schawbel, personal branding guru, how he gets everything done: “I don’t know how I do it at this point, but I’m passionate about what I do so I make it happen. Is that a fair answer?”Read more ...]]> http://kontrary.com/2007/08/01/the-best-time-management-advice-ever/feed/ 3 Personal branding, accountability, and how to just be yourself already http://kontrary.com/2007/07/20/personal-branding-accountability-and-how-to-just-be-yourself-already/ http://kontrary.com/2007/07/20/personal-branding-accountability-and-how-to-just-be-yourself-already/#comments Fri, 20 Jul 2007 01:15:43 +0000 Rebecca Thorman http://kontrary.com/2007/07/20/personal-branding-accountability-and-how-to-just-be-yourself-already/ I’ve worked hard over the past two years to change my image. I used to dumb myself down, play my looks up. It was easier that way. I didn’t have to buy any drinks in college, for instance. That was my brand, an image that wasn’t who I was or wanted to be. But it worked, so I Read more ...]]> http://kontrary.com/2007/07/20/personal-branding-accountability-and-how-to-just-be-yourself-already/feed/ 40