Flamingo Estate The Guide to Becoming Alive Book

This is the inspiration for this book from Richard the founder of Flamingo Estate.

"Last August, I found myself sitting in the goat shed, beginning to write a book.

It was the book I needed to read — a deep dive into what it truly means to live a great life, not just a good one. I wanted to hear straight from my heroes — how they discovered happiness, greatness, and joy, and how they navigated their way out of mediocrity and darkness.

Six hundred pages later, I can honestly say I’ve never been prouder of anything I’ve created.

The Guide to Becoming Alive is part manifesto, part memoir. It’s filled with lessons from the garden and honest conversations with my heroes and friends, including Jane Goodall, Alice Waters, Jo Horgan, Martha Stewart, Jane Fonda, Terry Tempest Williams, Kelly Wearstler, David Leon, Jobi Manson, Gonzalo Samaranch Granados, Elise Loehnen, Erica Chidi, Ellen DeGeneres, Chrissy Teigen, John Legend, David de Rothschild, and Dr. Kerry Howells.

Together, we explore work ethic, love, purpose, sex, food, exercise, technology, politics, design, plants, and dogs. The book is rich with beautiful imagery and words to live by — a heartfelt roadmap for finding meaning and aliveness in an often chaotic world."