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A fresh Brag Basket is ready!

By Small Biz Survival

brag basketEach Friday, I open the brag basket as a fun place to give someone a pat on the back, brag, or promote yourself and your projects.

Tony Katz explained why this matters:

It’s ok to have success, it’s ok to have great things happen in your life and it is ok to talk about those things. Embrace the good things that happen and the work that it took to get the good things to happen. Then, focus on more good things, and make them happen. The vision is only achieved through the action.

Last week, our old friend Sandra was joined by new friends Carolyn and John. Will you put something in the Brag Basket this week?

You can brag on a friend, your own project, yourself, others, anything! You don’t need special permission or anything. Just leave a comment right here. There’s no deadline, so you can brag anytime during the weekend, and I’ll open a fresh Brag Basket each Friday.

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May 9, 2008 Filed Under: brag basket

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  1. PokerPlasm says

    May 9, 2008 at 12:36 pm

    Can I get some brag basket karma? I so badly want to sell our house, and hopefully it does soon! Its like a future brag.

  2. Becky McCray says

    May 9, 2008 at 12:40 pm

    Sure! OK, everybody, let’s cheer for a good future outcome! Hurray!

  3. Jon says

    May 9, 2008 at 1:00 pm

    i went to SOBcon, saw lots of people i already had met, am thinking closely about several things, and how have seen you!

  4. Becky McCray says

    May 9, 2008 at 1:57 pm

    Jon, I’m so glad you went, even though you had to translate a lot of the business talk into your kind of business. And it was terrific to finally meet in person. Here’s to many chance to see each other in the future!

  5. KevinKS says

    May 9, 2008 at 2:35 pm

    A couple things to crow about: First, I’m really proud of my associates over at GNMParents.com scoring a new ad deal.

    Second, I’m also real proud that my client Jimmy Moore was interviewed at the today!

    Best luck on the house sale, pokerplasm!

    Have a great weekend, Becky – you’re the best!

  6. Becky McCray says

    May 9, 2008 at 3:17 pm

    Kevin, big congrats to the GNM Parents crew! Scoring ad partners IS a big deal!

    And more congratulations on that interview to Jimmy! The Twin Peas site is offering some very important support for people.

    And, thanks, Kevin! Glad you dropped in today. :)

  7. communicatrix says

    May 10, 2008 at 1:33 am

    You know what? This is the lamest brag I will possibly ever post. But in the interest of encouraging other people to recognize small victories…

    I finally cleaned (most of) my bedroom!!!

  8. Becky McCray says

    May 10, 2008 at 1:36 am

    I love it! You bet that’s a brag, and I fully understand it! Small victories are what the Brag Basket is all about.

  9. Bob Sawyer says

    May 12, 2008 at 12:40 am

    Well, the inevitable finally happened. This past Thursday, I was laid off from my full-time job. No, no, don’t feel bad for me — I am very excited about this, as I am now able to focus 100% of my attention into my freelance web design/development business that I’ve been slowly building for several months now.

    Sure, I’m a little nervous about income, paying bills, etc., but fear is the mind killer (to quote a line from Frank Herbert’s “Dune”), and failure is not an option (to quote my former boss).

    So – there’s my brag: I’m open for business! :-)

  10. Becky McCray says

    May 12, 2008 at 12:57 am

    Bob, congratulations on being open for business! Keep up that attitude, and remember that we are all cheering you on!

Trackbacks

  1. Brag Basket opens early and stays late says:
    April 19, 2013 at 1:19 am

    […] Last week, PokerPlasm was the very first to ask for a future brag! Jon actually bragged on himself a little. (Don’t miss Jon’s new About page, newly renovated, and an excellent example.) Kevin gave a big pat on the back to a couple of friends. Communicatrix offered the lamest brag ever, or so she said, and Bob announced that he is officially in business, though sooner than he wanted. (Bob, give us your link!) […]

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