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Share some good news in the basket

By Small Biz Survival

Every week, I open a new Basket. I call it the Brag Basket, but it’s not really about bragging. It’s about sharing. I started this so you can introduce yourself, share some good news, or congratulate a friend.

The basket is open all weekend, from March 5-7, 2010.

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. 

How does it work? You write a comment on this post, email me, tweet me, or comment on this note on Facebook. You tell something great about your week, or you give plaudits to someone who did good stuff this week. Or you celebrate something wonderful that you tried that failed.

This is not an ad. (I delete the ads.) It’s a conversation with friends. So jump in. And remember to cheer for each other.

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  1. stargardener says

    March 5, 2010 at 3:53 pm

    Becky, I want to brag on you! You live what you talk about — and you consistently inform and inspire people in unique ways. You spark thought as well as action for countless people — including me! ;-)

    My new motto for 2010: “Do something that scares you. Every day!” ala Eleanor Roosevelt. I am thrilled to be celebrating “starting in the middle” and writing the beginning and ending as I go!

    This has led to an entirely new focus and interesting new clients! Inspiring projects via referrals and vitally affirming as I switch business gears! Especially since I am doing so in an unconventional, unrecommended manner! ;-)

    Examples: cold calling; *not* blogging every day; turning down jobs that won’t fuel the pursuit of my passion {creative planning}; being transparent {instead of all stoic and business-like} and randomly incomplete; wildly creative!

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  2. Becky McCray says

    March 5, 2010 at 7:31 pm

    Stargardener, I’m so glad to see you moving in a very positive direction! It was wonderful to catch up with you at the Entrepreneurs Conference. And thank you so much for those kind, kind words.

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  3. Becky McCray says

    March 6, 2010 at 3:53 am

    Tom Egelhoff left this comment on an older basket, so I’m moving it forward:

    I hate to brag… but… I put my web site up in 1998. I let it grow by word-of-mouth rather than putting it everywhere. In February of 2010, for the first time, it averaged over 1,000 unique visitors per day for the entire month. I have come close many times before but never quite made it over the hump. So if you have a new site, hang in there. It will happen for you. So is 2,000 possible? Absolutely.

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  4. Deb Brown says

    March 7, 2010 at 3:18 am

    Becky –
    thanks for keeping this open all weekend. Friday my town sucessfully completed the Simon Estes residency. We came together as a community and brought Simon Estes (famous opera singer) to Hampton Iowa. We were chosen to be the first county in a 99 county tour – and we set the bar so high, it’s going to be a challenge for the other counties to best us! I was the lucky one chosen to use new media to promote the event. I proudly say that we were SOLD OUT for the concert. 1100 tickets in a county of 10,000 people.
    Even more exciting personally (besides meeting and spending time with Dr. Estes) is I got the opportunity to involve some community members in social media – who had no idea how it worked.
    Please feel free to follow me at http://www.facebook.com/debworks and see some of the pictures and videos that are going up.
    thanks!

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  5. Becky McCray says

    March 7, 2010 at 3:38 am

    Deb, congratulations. This has been such a terrific project for you and your county. I offer you a standing ovation!

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