Achieving success

I was at Toastmasters this evening, and someone was asked the question, “How would you define success in life?” And I really liked her answer which was:

Many people define success by how much money they have, how many material possessions they accumulate, and materially outdoing their neighbors. That is not my definition of success. My definition is how much happiness someone gets out of life.

I liked this because, essentially that’s the crux of living a delicious life. What’s delicious about life? Everything can be seen as delicious. Some things that bring me great joy in life – my wonderful husband, dear friends, and loving family; creating and tasting new recipes in my kitchen; writing things that inspire others to try something new; helping people get healthy; teaching people to communicate more effectively; the rush I get from swooshing down a mountain on a snowboard or riding a wave on my longboard.  Just a few of many things that make up my delicious life.

What gets you jazzed? Why are you excited to get out of bed in the morning? What makes you want to “show up” in life?