C.C. Chapman

A friendly reminder that there is much more to life than being grumpy and posting selfies online.

When friends are having a rough patch in their lives, what can you do to help them?

The reality is that it is hard to make a living doing work that matters, but I'm more determined than ever to make it work.

If I've learned one thing in my life, it is that you have to learn to trust your gut with the big decisions.

Managing the Gray #130 focuses on remaining positive when the world angers you.

It felt really good to speak at #FuelTheFuture and I left inspired because the idea behind what we are doing at YSN clicked more than ever before.

A weekend surrounded by friends reminded me about what is important in life and that too many people seem to only focus on being part of the collective social misery.

I watch as the snow falls outside my office window as the flurry of updates fall across my HootSuite screen. While every snow storm is different and unique, the links, lists and reviews continue to be the same old same old. The more I thought about this, the more I realized I should fire up […]

Quality time with good friends inspires C.C. Chapman to record a new episode of Managing the Gray.

I’ve been thinking a lot about the people around me and wondering if their priorities are in the right places or not. I blame some of this on Ctrl-Alt-Delete and some on simply taking a step back and observing those in my social circles. Originally I planned to write a post about the topic, but instead [...] Read more »Download MP3

Mitch Joel is a dear friend of mine who has also become an important mentor. I asked him if he would come on the podcast so that I could interview him about his great new book Ctrl Alt Delete: Reboot Your Business. Reboot Your Life. Your Future Depends on It.. (affiliate) This book shares [...] Read more »Download MP3

Typical bluetooth headset with a few new tricks built in.

This has been a tough week in the world. Here at home, the attack at the Boston Marathon has really shook me up. This morning a friend pushed me to remind everyone that we have to move on, push forward and do amazing things. THAT is why I recorded this. Not the typical show, [...] Read more »Download MP3

Being comfortable feels good. We all love to cuddle up with what makes us comfortable and lose ourselves in it. Today, I’m telling you that you’ve got to get outside of what is comfortable and familiar and expose yourself to new things. I was inspired to record this after speaking at BlissDom this past [...] Read more »Download MP3

Last week, Dave Grohl gave the opening keynote for SXSW Music and as a fan and a music lover I couldn’t wait to watch. He told a lot of stories, but he also shared a couple of quotes that stuck with me long after he finished speaking and they inspired today’s podcast. The quote [...] Read more »Download MP3