chad bruels

Can one man declare a holiday? On the internet, yes!

That is why this friday, April 3rd, is the second annual Good People Day.  It is a day to celebrate the outstanding people in your life.  Whether it be the compassion they have for friends, family and strangers, the hard work they do, or simply the warm smile that is always there, let these people know how much you appreciate them. How? Write a blog post highlighting a good friend, recommend friends on twitter, or tag awesome people on flickr and in facebook photos.  Whatever and wherever it is remember to use the tag GPD09. 

But don't stop there, take it to the real world too.  Get your mother flowers, send someone a thank you card just because, paint a mural in someone's honor, whatever!  It doesn't really matter how you do it, as long as you show the people you admire how much they mean to you and let the rest of the world know too.

The man behind this wonderful internet holiday is Gary Vaynerchuk.  Yes, that over-the-top wine guru/social branding expert/insane Jets fan your geeky friend keeps talking about.  So let me be one of the first to put Gary at the top of my list of Good People by saying, thanks Gary and an early congratulations on your approaching fatherhood!