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The best part of Friday is the Brag Basket

By Small Biz Survival

It’s Friday, and that means the Brag Basket is open for the weekend.

This is where you can share your projects and accomplishments. You can also cheer for other people, give shout outs, congratulate, and even give someone a well-deserved pat on the back. Lately, lots of folks have bragged on their small town.

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! Make it personal, and not just an ad. 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.

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August 14, 2009 Filed Under: brag basket

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  1. Daniel Honigman says

    August 14, 2009 at 1:09 pm

    I’ll brag a bit: I made it through the damn week!

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  2. Sheila Scarborough says

    August 14, 2009 at 2:58 pm

    Hi Becky,

    Although I’m very excited about some upcoming speaking engagements (including one with you!) my big brag this week is my 9-year-old son, who just returned from his first sleepaway camp.

    He made new friends, learned tons of new things like water skiing, overcame homesickness and grew about a FOOT!

    Thank you, Steve and Susie Baskin and the counselors at Camp Champions in central Texas, for an amazing camp experience for my son.

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  3. Becky McCray says

    August 14, 2009 at 3:06 pm

    Dan, this week, that’s enough!! Here’s to a better week, next week! (and I think I’ll get to work now to *make* it better.)

    Sheila, congrats to the T-man! He’s going to be taller than you sooner than you know.
    And congrats to you. Really looking forward to you rocking Oklahoma tourism. :)

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  4. Joanne Steele says

    August 16, 2009 at 4:46 am

    Hello Small Towners,
    Just passed the second week of blogging! http://RuralTourismMarketing.com is a close cousin to what you are so ably doing here. Let’s keep in touch.

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  5. Becky McCray says

    August 16, 2009 at 3:27 pm

    Joanne, congratulations! I’ve just stopped by your site and subscribed, and I hope everyone else interested in rural tourism will do the same!

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  6. Joanne Steele says

    August 16, 2009 at 4:47 pm

    Thanks Becky, Your support warms my heart!

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