A Grateful Life By Design | Chester Elton | TEDxCapeMay

Leadership author Chester Elton speaks about how three messages received over three days shaped his views on success, legacy and what matters most. The talk shares personal stories of loss, love and showing up for others. Elton argues that people remember service more than achievement, and invites viewers to reconsider how a life is measured. The talk was given at TEDxCapeMay, an independently organized TEDx event.

• Three messages in three days and how they changed the speaker's thinking
• Personal stories of loss, love and showing up for others
• Rethinking how a life is measured: service over achievement
• Speaker: Chester Elton, bestselling author on workplace culture

Three messages in three days changed how I think about success, legacy, and what really matters. In this deeply personal talk, Chester Elton shares stories of loss, love, and the quiet power of simply showing up for others. He challenges us to rethink how we measure a life—and reminds us that in the end, it’s not achievement people remember, it’s service. Chester Elton is a bestselling author, leadership expert, and one of the world’s foremost voices on workplace culture and human connection. Often called the “Apostle of Appreciation,” he has spent over two decades helping leaders build cultures where people feel seen, valued, and inspired to give their best. Chester is the co-author of multiple New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling books, including The Carrot Principle, All In & Leading With Gratitude, and Anxiety At Work. He has worked with organizations such as Texas Roadhouse, American Express, and the The World Bank. His work explores a simple but powerful idea: how we treat people—at work and in life—is what they remember most. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx