First prize in our “Change the World in One Minute” contest goes to Amanda Braman-Ray!
Amanda made her entry in the middle of the night a mere five days after giving birth to her second son. Way to show your devotion to the cause, Amanda!
Her prizes are:
- A physical copy of the Usual Error book, signed by both of us and our illustrator
- A signed sneak preview copy of the Usual Error audiobook before it is even released for sale!
- A one-hour coaching session with Pace and Kyeli on the subject of her choosing
- A custom avatar drawn especially for her by our own illustrious illustrator, Marty Whitmore
- A one-hour session of clutter clearing, space making, or to-do list taming with Lisa Baldwin, Declutter Sensation
- A half-hour idea blueprinting session with Megan Elizabeth Morris, That Idea Blueprint Girl
- A Copper dating/online profile workup with the ever-excellent E. from Geek’s Dream Girl
- An hour of 1-on-1 tech coaching with Johnny B. Truant
- A $50 shopping spree at Amazon.com
Wow, that’s a lot of really awesome stuff. I kinda wish I had won.
Anyway. Now, without further ado…
Thank you muchly, Amanda. Your video moved us both to tears and touched our hearts. Congratulations and well done!



Have you read the Connection Manifesto? It tells the story of why there is so much hurt and sadness in the world, and how we can heal through connection.










{ 6 comments… read them below or add one }
Ah!! Amanda, this was LOVELY! Well done.
.-= Megan M.´s last blog ..Time Is Short, and Slippery =-.
God, how painfully, heartbreaking honest. And just beautiful. Oh my god, Amanda you are SO BEAUTIFUL.
.-= Hayden Tompkins´s last blog ..The Magic of Having Your Own Transformers =-.
Stunning. Brilliant. Amazing. Lovely.
There aren’t words….especially the last sentence. POWERFUL.
.-= Andy Hayes´s last blog ..So, You Want to be a Travel Writer? =-.
Way to go Amanda! Truly inspiring and transformational.
I love it, because indeed if you don’t know what you’re doing to change the world, no one else does either. Incredible!
.-= Nathalie Lussier´s last blog ..Healthy Foods vs. Unhealthy Foods =-.
That was awesome. I was halfway through it and was all like Neo in the Matrix, going, “Woah” when Morpheus did some crazy kung fu shit.
.-= Johnny B. Truant´s last blog ..Cool stuff I did while you weren’t looking =-.
Wow, that was incredible. I’m with Andy, the last line was amazing. :)