Perimeter Fires
Toward the end of every Aggie Bonfire season, after almost a year of hard work, fires are lit under "Perimeter Poles" at the corners of Stack on cold Texas nights. Stories about a shared experience can last all night around these Perimeter Fires. Bonfire is described as the greatest leadership laboratory of its kind. That may be a misnomer. It is one of a kind. The experiences it provides and the lessons it teaches have shaped generations, who have in turn left the Woods with the courage and grit to shape their world. Gather round the Perimeter Fires for stories from the "Undying Flame." Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/perimeterfires/support
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We lost a great one, Aggies.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/perimeterfires/supportOver a foot of rain might be killing the tomatoes, but it may be worth it for the seasonal lesson that it brought this way.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/perimeterfires/supportThe 2024 Hill County Muster Address answers questions about Bonfire, how it is built, what it means to Aggieland, what it means to the students who build it, what they learn, and their resolve to carry on this and every year.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/perimeterfires/supportA lot to be motivated about after Mustering with the gracious and outstanding Aggies of the Hill County A&M Club. But let's talk about something that happened before we got into town on April 21.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/perimeterfires/supportThe 2021 Ft. Worth Muster was my first occasion to give a Muster Address. I have spoken at a Muster every year since. Every Muster Address is new, created to represent the students' outstanding work and share the unique lessons and challenges of their most recent season. I was originally set to speak at the 2020 Ft. Worth Muster. After COVID interrupted that Muster, the 2021 Muster Address represented two very motivating season...
In the wake of last week's news about a possible Bonfire on campus, I answered lots of tough questions and had lots of conversations. In one case, to an audience of some 5 million weekly visitors. Of all the interviews I've done over 25 years, this might have been the hardest. And I loved it.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/perimeterfires/supportJoel Taylor, Aggie Class of '98, is a motivated Aggie and father to a Bonfire Redpot. Our conversation - the first at an actual Perimeter Fire - outlasted the camera, so part two is audio only. We talk about being a father, continuous improvement, and the marvels of Bonfire's construction.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/perimeterfires/supportA trio of concerns and two home runs. Doing the right thing the right way can be hard. But always rewarding.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/perimeterfires/supportJoel Taylor is Aggie Class of '98. A leader on the Quad and motivated Bonfire participant in his time as a student, he is also now father to a Senior Redpot for Bonfire '24. In a wide-ranging two-part conversation that outlasted the video camera, we reflect on what it means to be an Aggie, what makes a leader, what it takes to build Bonfire, and what it gives in return.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotif...This Monday Moti comes on a Tuesday. Because I was fishing with my brother and my son on Monday. A conversation about tides and witness to greatness reminded me of another talk about different tides, that weren't really tides at all.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/perimeterfires/supportThere's a lot of words you may hear at Bonfire. But there's one word you learn not to use.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/perimeterfires/supportEmbracing the challenge, inserting yourself in the outcome, Bullpen Bombers, and scouting reports. As the opposing catcher said "this is the hardest place in America to play baseball... it's also our favorite place to play baseball."
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/perimeterfires/supportBefore we dive into the numerous other motivations of this time of year, a conversation with a new leader in Bonfire this weekend stirred up wise words from Teddy Lowe.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/perimeterfires/supportFrom my workshop, late into a cold night, reflecting on weather and the rightness of being wrong. (It's colder in Michigan. I get it.) Monday Moti is back from the postseason break.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/perimeterfires/supportWhen the company you've earned makes you better.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/perimeterfires/supportA short moti at the very end of a long day
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/perimeterfires/supportSage Sale '18 was an Aggie Bonfire Greenpot. Her conduct and performance were motivators to all. Her leadership was transformative. At the time of this recording, she was a Naval Aviator, just transitioning to a new and exciting role in oceanography in the US Navy.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/perimeterfires/supportStories become myths, that may become legends. Like... did you hear the one about the guy who missed the birth of his child to make a Stack Shift? (Spoiler alert: That never happened.)
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/perimeterfires/supportNathaniel Hall was a fish for Bonfire '04, the second Bonfire Stack off campus. His motivation and personal leadership was legendary. He would go on to be a Brown Pot. Today he builds nuclear reactor cores. He's never stopped motivating and leading.
(Expect bonuses. This is half of a long and ranging conversation.)
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