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Brag Basket – A safe place to brag

By Small Biz Survival

brag basketAh, the Brag Basket. Once a week, I offer this post as a safe place to brag.

Last week, Phil bragged on his guest spot on Sirius Radio. How neat! What will you brag about this week? You can brag on your business, your community, or your self. You can even brag on other folks, if you want. It’s fun, and you get a link back, not to mention applause from us.

You can leave a comment right now.

The goal is to encourage you to review your week. Learned anything? Made any accomplishments you’d like to share? It doesn’t have to be something HUGE; just something positive you feel like sharing. We’ll happily applaud.

The Brag Basket has no deadline, so don’t wait. Brag now!

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August 17, 2007 Filed Under: brag basket

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  1. Marti says

    August 17, 2007 at 4:20 pm

    I have to brag about our dear friend, Liz Strauss, selecting me to write a post about today! And since she is always so gracious, she asked for names of those we appreciate, and I listed you as one. Thank you for being such a great friend!

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  2. Becky McCray says

    August 17, 2007 at 4:24 pm

    Oh, Marti, that is definitely worth a brag! I read that article about you this morning and thought it was perfectly appropriate to honor you that way! I am no where in your league for graciousness! Congratulations!

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  3. Becky McCray says

    August 17, 2007 at 7:54 pm

    And I must brag about my Liz Strauss moment; I was guest host on Open Mic Night! We killed Liz’s site, but we had fun anyway! Come to think of it, Liz is the queen of graciousness.

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  4. Phil Gerbyshak says

    August 19, 2007 at 1:34 pm

    Yay Marti and Becky! That is great news!

    I have another thing to brag on: I’m writing at http://SlackerManager.com now. Please stop by and say hi.

    Also, I have to brag about Kevin Eikenberry’s new book, Remarkable Leadership. He’s going to dethrone Harry Potter for 1 day on 8/22. I’m waiting to get my copy of the book until then!

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  5. Becky McCray says

    August 20, 2007 at 8:53 pm

    Woohoo! Congrats, Phil! You already amaze me with the amount of high-quality work that you put out there, so I’m looking forward to your latest venture.

    Thanks for the tip on Eikenberry!

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