Where Do You Feel Most Alive? Why Growing Together Beats Going Alone (w/ Daniel Coyle)
Chasing Excellence
Ben Bergeron & Patrick Cummings
4.8 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 12 February 2026
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Where do you feel most alive, and with whom? In this conversation with Daniel Coyle, author of Flourish, we explore why the most powerful experiences of our lives aren't about individual achievement—they're about shared, joyful, meaningful growth. Discover how to shift from chasing success alone to building the communities that make us feel deeply connected, fully present, and truly ourselves.
We break down the two attention systems that shape how you experience the world, why awakening cues can transform ordinary moments into meaningful connections, and how saying yes to "yellow doors"—those unexpected opportunities you'd normally pass by—can lead to the richest relationships of your life. Learn how to become what Daniel calls an "athlete gardener," intentionally cultivating the conditions where you and the people around you can flourish together.
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| 1:03.9 | Okay, let's get into it. |
| 1:09.1 | Hello and welcome back to the show. Thank you so much for being here. |
| 1:12.2 | Hi, I'm Parker. I'm here you've been. We are joined. We're very excited about this. We're joined by Daniel |
| 1:17.1 | Coyle. How are you gentlemen doing? Great. Thanks for having me. It's good to be here with you. |
| 1:21.9 | Yeah. Thanks for being here. It's awesome to have you here. Daniel, you are the author of a number of books. The Culture Code, |
| 1:29.0 | the Talent Code, are two books that I think a lot of people will recognize and be aware of. |
| 1:33.7 | And you are the author of the new book called Flourish, the Art of Building, Meaning, Joy, and |
| 1:40.1 | fulfillment. And we are excited to talk to you about this book. It is out now, folks. So if you |
| 1:45.1 | like this conversation, do find this book. We do recommend it. We do love it. So again, Daniel, |
| 1:50.2 | thank you so much for being here. Thanks for having me. This is going to be fun. I want to ask a big |
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