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Happy new Brag Basket

By Small Biz Survival

Even though I call this the Brag Basket, 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.

2011The basket is open all weekend, from December 31, 2010 through January 2, 2011. Happy New Year!

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 Facebook. You tell something great about your week, or you give applause 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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December 31, 2010 Filed Under: brag basket

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  1. MissDazey says

    December 31, 2010 at 1:40 pm

    I’d like to brag on a great car salesman John Kieny. He always make his customer feel comfortable, finds the best car and deal for them. I wrote about him on http://missdazeybiz.com

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  2. Erno Hannink says

    December 31, 2010 at 2:04 pm

    I want to brag about my MasterMind friends Pieter van Osch, Stephanie Ward and Becky McCray. They have given me lot’s of support and tough questions to grow. Love talking with you all.
    Looking forward to 2011 and in particular to SOBCon April/May in Chicago.

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  3. Shashi Bellamkonda says

    December 31, 2010 at 5:13 pm

    It was great to have a vacation during the holidays and stay with family in Austin. of course another highlight was meeting a long time friend Sheila Scarborough. Spent some time writing articles:
    Website and Web Design Trends for 2011 on Smallbiztrends.com http://goo.gl/Upvn3
    My 2011 year of sharing and learning in pictures http://goo.gl/v7yNz

    Happy New year everyone in the SmallBiz Survival community.

    Shashi

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  4. Heba Hosny says

    January 2, 2011 at 7:15 am

    I love the brag basket idea. We all need a healthy dose of “bragging” every now and then.

    Today, I want to brag about being on Garious marketing team. We are advocates of drop dead simple yet effective social media presence. Our slogan is “Social Influence Made Easy”.

    So, far we have been very successful in spreading out our powerful message and we have even more outrageous plans for 2011.

    We do have a lot to brag about! Don’t you think?

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