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Join me in the Brag Basket

By Small Biz Survival

Don't you want to join me in the Brag Basket? Photo (CC) by Muffett at Flickr.

Don’t you want to join me in the Brag Basket? Photo (CC) by Muffett at Flickr.

The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one September 6-8, 2013. What good news will you add to 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. 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. We all cheer, and everyone feels great.

This is not an ad. (I delete the ads.) If you talk more about the people involved than thethings, you’ll be fine.

It’s a conversation with friends. So jump in. And remember to cheer for each other.

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September 6, 2013 Filed Under: brag basket

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Comments

  1. Marc A. Pitman, FundraisingCoach.com says

    September 6, 2013 at 3:08 pm

    I’m pscyhed to be featured in the most recent issue of SUCCESS Magazine! It’s in an article on “Building a Premium Brand.”

    I posted images of it on FB and G+:
    FB
    https://www.facebook.com/marcapitman/posts/10151581438877016

    G+
    https://plus.google.com/photos/110020210793200048119/albums/5920313441256879665

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    • Becky McCray says

      September 7, 2013 at 2:59 pm

      Congratulations, Marc! Reading your comments in Success, I hear what you were saying when you talked last time about choosing to be worth more to the people we help. Good job!

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  2. STEVEN J. FROMM, ATTORNEY, LL.M. (TAXATION) says

    September 7, 2013 at 10:08 am

    Just got back from a trip of a lifetime to Hawaii. This place was truly heaven on earth. We went to Ohau (spelling?), Maui, Kawaii (spelling?) and the Big Island (Hawaii). The beauty and the people were just not to be believed. To get there from Philly was not easy, but boy was it worth it. A very spiritual and astounding place.

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    • Becky McCray says

      September 7, 2013 at 3:01 pm

      Steven, that does sound like an amazing trip for you. Congratulations.

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  3. Raul says

    September 7, 2013 at 3:28 pm

    Its been a while since I participated here but its always a cool exercise. We where able to complete a project with a new client In Kansas and working on landing our next client here locally.

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    • Becky McCray says

      September 7, 2013 at 5:23 pm

      Great to see you again, Raul! Congratulations on wrapping up one, and starting on another client.

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  4. Tom Egelhoff says

    September 13, 2013 at 8:09 pm

    Google News picked up my blog on 9/11. Over 3,000 views. You can check it out and subscribe to all my blog posts here. http://kmmsam.com/author/tomegelhoff/feed/

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    • Becky McCray says

      September 15, 2013 at 6:50 pm

      Congratulations, Tom! You are a relentless supporter of small towns.

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