Every week, I open a new Brag Basket. It’s not really about bragging. It’s about sharing. I started this so you can introduce yourself or share some good news about yourself or a friend.
Speak up and add yourself or another deserving soul in the comments. We all cheer, and everyone feels great. It lets you meet each other a bit. Reading each others’ stories brings us a bit closer to being a community.
This particular basket is open from Jan 22-24, 2010.
How does it work? You write a comment on this post. You tell something great about your week, or you give plaudits to someone who did good stuff this week. Or you celebrate a terrific failure. It’s not an ad; it’s a conversation with friends. So jump in. And remember to cheer for each other!
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Tom, that sounds like info we could all use. I *must remember* to tune in, or click in!
I like sharing. It seems less self serving than bragging. Sometimes you just want to share the good news. :-)
I started to write a comment here, when I realized that I had a lot more to say than could be said in a single comment. I had a tough day on Twitter when I got unexpected feedback from someone.
It became the catalyst for major change in how I do business. Rather than spreading my content all over the place, I brought the network back home by consolidating all my blogs onto one site using the WordPress MU social platform.
Lauri, that’s why I think sometimes about changing it. Not sure I could really do it, though!
Greg, thank you so much for sharing this bit of your story. I hope everyone will take time to read the rest of your story at Bringing the Network Home to Build Community.
‘Sharing’ certainly brings to mind the promotion of others. And yet, I’ve just finished reading Clay Shirky’s rant about women in which he posits women are not willing to take risks in self promotion as men appear to do more easily.
“If they [women] can’t do that, they’ll get less of what they want… There is no upper limit to the risks men are willing to take in order to succeed, and if there is an upper limit for women, they will succeed less.”
So, I’m choosing to Brag!
I’ve just accepted a position as social media manager which is the result of a focused strategic social media plan. The plan forced me to take risks: talk to “strangers” (people who live in my computer), develop new skills, and step up self-promotion.
Come on ladies. Bragging is another word for self-promotion, and is not rude.
Kathy, I’m very glad you chose to step up today! Big congratulations to you on the new position, and on the focused plan you’ve followed.
I’ll brag this week, too. After much procrastination, I published my speaking site! If you have heard me speak, and wouldn’t mind adding a comment or endorsement, I’d love to have those, via email. Thanks!