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Be thankful in the Brag Basket

By Small Biz Survival

brag basketEach week, I open the Brag Basket. This week, we’re opening early for Thanksgiving. What are you thankful for?
 
Obviously, it’s designed as a fun place for you to share your projects and accomplishments. But you can also cheer for other people, give shout outs, congratulate, and even give someone a well-deserved pat on the back.

The Brag Basket is open for everyone, whether from a small town, a big city, or anywhere in the world. (But it’s true that I love small town brags!)

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, and you don’t have to be from a small town. 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.

Brag Basket graphic by BJ Novack, KickAss Web Design.

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November 27, 2008 Filed Under: brag basket

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  1. Terra says

    November 27, 2008 at 4:34 pm

    Hi, I saw your tweet and came on over. My first book is published, and I wrote it with 5 co-authors. 3 of us live on ranches and farms and 3 in small/medium size cities, and I see you love small towns.
    Our book is “Scrapbook of Christmas Firsts: Stories to Warm Your Heart and Tips to Simplify Your Holiday.” Full of no cost and low cost tips on creating family traditions about giving, putting Jesus at the center. Cookie recipes too!
    Terra

  2. Becky McCray says

    November 27, 2008 at 4:45 pm

    Terra, thanks for coming over! Congratulations on the wonderful book!

  3. Patrick "ActionMan" Allmond says

    November 27, 2008 at 7:16 pm

    On the potential of doublng or tripling my staff. Spending alot of time calculating the true cost of an employee, profit per person, Local OKC HR companies, etc. This is much more exciting than keep my head burried in C# code all day.

  4. Becky McCray says

    November 27, 2008 at 11:13 pm

    Congrats, Patrick! That is such a terrific thing to be working on!

  5. Scott Monty says

    November 28, 2008 at 6:40 am

    After getting some kudos last weekend on interactions with Robert Scoble and Tim O’Reilly, I wrote a blog post that was more of a manifesto.

    The next day, feeling like Jerry Maguire after his ill-timed publishing effort, I hesitantly walked into the office. It turns out, this was just the thing many employees were waiting for. My day was capped off by the Chief Marketing Officer sending along an email, noting that he received so many positive emails about my post and that he thought I was doing a great job.

    Topping that next week will be tough, but I’ll give it a shot. :)

    Scott Monty
    Global Digital Communications
    Ford Motor Company

  6. Becky McCray says

    November 28, 2008 at 3:16 pm

    Scott, it was an awesome post! You got terrific attention all over Twitter and other blogs for it. I’m glad to hear that you got a positive reception at work, too. You’ve showed that one person can make a big impact. Congratulations!

    If you’re looking for Scott’s manifesto on the changes at Ford, it’s here:
    http://www.scottmonty.com/2008/11/how-you-can-use-social-media-to-help-us.html

  7. jnswanson says

    November 30, 2008 at 11:43 pm

    i have a ‘published’ ebook (that people actually downloaded. I have a job that after almost a year is still a delight. And I (looking at the past year, if that’s what you want for thankful) know that a number of people that I knew online actually have faces and voices in real life.

  8. Becky McCray says

    December 1, 2008 at 12:17 am

    Jon, what terrific things to be thankful for.

  9. Marc A. Pitman, FundraisingCoach.com says

    December 1, 2008 at 1:17 am

    I’ve FINALLY got my “Who’s Telling YOUR Story?” webinar up. http://fundraisingcoach.com/storytelling

    I’ve been wanting to get these story telling techniques for nonprofits available for a l-o-n-g time. It’s a relief to have it done!

    Thanks, Becky!

  10. Becky McCray says

    December 1, 2008 at 1:38 am

    Congratulations, Marc! It feels so good to finish those long-term projects!

  11. Sandra Sims says

    December 1, 2008 at 1:45 am

    I’d like to brag on my niece Cassidie and her husband. They completely remodeled their home which must have been a lot of work. They hosted our Thanksgiving lunch this year, and it was a wonderful day.

  12. Becky McCray says

    December 1, 2008 at 1:51 am

    Congrats to Cassidie! She must be thrilled with getting to be host in her newly-remodeled home!

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