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Quick! Open up the Brag Basket!

By Small Biz Survival

The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. Together, we build something meaningful.

The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one Jan 27-29, 2012. Have some good news this week? Put it in the Brag Basket.

Don’t hold back because of that word, “brag.” When you hold back, you hide your good news and accomplishments that might inspire others. Even though I call this the Brag Basket, it’s not really about bragging. It’s about sharing.

What can you do in the Brag Basket?

  • introduce yourself
  • share some great news from this week
  • congratulate a friend
  • laugh about something wonderful that you tried that failed
  • applaud for each other

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.

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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January 27, 2012 Filed Under: brag basket

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Comments

  1. Mary says

    January 29, 2012 at 4:14 am

    I got engaged, launched a website and qualified to officiate weddings this past week. I’ll be conducting my sister’s wedding on Monday.

    It’s shaping up to be quite a year. :-)

  2. Becky McCray says

    January 30, 2012 at 12:04 am

    Mary, that’s plenty! Congratulations!

  3. MicroSourcing says

    January 30, 2012 at 5:27 am

    The company was able to open up a new office and aid typhoon victims before the end of 2011.

  4. Becky McCray says

    January 30, 2012 at 2:14 pm

    Congrats, Microsourcing! Remember, comment only with your REAL NAME, not your company name. Next time, I’ll delete your comment, no matter what the brag.

  5. Phil says

    October 12, 2013 at 11:53 am

    Hi, I’m Phil from Australia, this week I’ve connected with some really cool people on twitter, mostly from rural and regional areas. I also helped fund a Pozible project to capture farmers on film, which is now fully (over) funded

    This is it if you want to have a look http://www.pozible.com/project/33708#p2

    • Becky McCray says

      October 12, 2013 at 12:00 pm

      Hi, Phil! Welcome and cheers to you for helping fund a worthwhile project!

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