Art of Action

Hosted by Aaron Del Bosque: In this episode, I got to sit down with my good friend, author, thinker, and man of many talents, Will Steele. Our discussion covers a large array of topics, but chiefly, we discuss his creative process for his upcoming novel, how he came to create the lore in the saga, and what inspires him to create. We hope you visit our blog to see past show notes and further discuss our topics. Visit us at www.boskeesinreallife.com/artofaction Please visit Will's website for more information about his new series: www.beyondthelightnovels.com We want to hear your thoughts on the podcast. What kind of episode ideas do you have? Disagree? We'd love to learn. Feel free to share your thoughts and ideas with us at our email: artofactionpodcast@gmail.com

"We should pay at least as much attention inwards as we do outwards." Journaling gives clarity; the ability to see your thoughts as objects rather than abstract. In this episode, we discuss how we journal and all it's beautiful benefits for us. Writing is the key to our personal growth. Journaling allows us "to have a conversation with ourselves" as the Stoics would say. We hope you visit our blog to see show notes and further discuss today's topic. Visit us at Art of Action Home. We want to hear your thoughts on the podcast. What kind of episode ideas do you have? Disagree? We'd love to learn. Feel free to share your thoughts and ideas with us at our email: artofactionpodcast@gmail.com

Stoicism is at the heart of how we go about our personal growth and spiritual health. Today, we discuss Stoicism and how we use it to pave the way for a better life as fathers, friends, and leaders. We talk about what Stoicism is to us, why we believe it is important, and our favorite teachings from the Greats. We hope these lessons add value to your life and are practical in the application of YOUR version of Stoicism - make it yours. We hope you visit our blog to see show notes and further discuss today's topic. Visit us at www.boskeesinreallife.com/artofaction We want to hear your thoughts on the podcast. What kind of episode ideas do you have? Disagree? We'd love to learn. Feel free to share your thoughts and ideas with us at our email: artofactionpodcast@gmail.com

Hosted by Aaron Del Bosque: Today I got to sit down with my good friend and fellow student of leadership, Ed Honn, to discuss his philosophy for personal growth, leadership, and reading for self improvement. My blueprint for personal growth lies in creating and maintaining healthy habits for incremental improvement - the 1% growth mindset. More specifically, the foundational habits to me would be reading, journaling, and reflection - creating a vicious cycle of conversation; conversations with those in the past (reading), conversations with yourself (journaling), and focusing on yourself in the present (reflection). Much like personal growth, leadership is also a habit; a skill you master. But it begins with you. I hope you enjoy today's episode as much as I did recording it. We hope you visit our blog to see past show notes and further discuss our topics. Visit us at www.boskeesinreallife.com/artofaction We want to hear your thoughts on the podcast. What kind of episode ideas do you have? Disagree? We'd love to learn. Feel free to share your thoughts and ideas with us at our email: artofactionpodcast@gmail.com

Hosted by Aaron Del Bosque: In this episode, I sit down with a good friend and fellow Marine, Antonio Kim, to discuss everything space and space policy. With the ever-growing competition in the space domain, international policy is more important than ever. We discuss the difficulties of reaching consensus amongst nations on space responsibilities, the roaring growth of corporate interest in space, and the complex discussions surrounding space policy enforcement. We hope you visit our blog to see past show notes and further discuss our topics. Visit us at www.boskeesinreallife.com/artofaction We want to hear your thoughts on the podcast. What kind of episode ideas do you have? Disagree? We'd love to learn. Feel free to share your thoughts and ideas with us at our email: artofactionpodcast@gmail.com

When loving another, it is our duty to be fair and honest - that is magnified tenfold for yourself. Self love requires humility and understanding. It is for yourself, for others. Or rather, so you may love others. In this episode, we discuss self love, what it means to us, and why it is important. Like traffic, we must know ourselves and be honest with our intentions - how we would like to grow as human beings - so we may set our GPS on the right destination. On our journey of self love, we may veer off course, be delayed, slowed, or even lost. But we may always reset our GPS and re-route so as to find ourselves again. We hope you visit our blog to see show notes and further discuss today's topic. Visit us at www.boskeesinreallife.com/artofaction We want to hear your thoughts on the podcast. What kind of episode ideas do you have? Disagree? We'd love to learn. Feel free to share your thoughts and ideas with us at our email: artofactionpodcast@gmail.com

Hosted by Aaron Del Bosque: In this episode, I sit down with one of my oldest friends and someone I deeply respect, Matthew Montes. Though this podcast usually focuses on personal growth, I would be remiss if I didn't give respect to one of the most important stressors we have in our daily lives - personal finances. I hoped to pose common scenarios many of us face in our own financial journeys and glean Matt's knowledge on how turn your financial health from bad to good or good to great. We hope you visit our blog to see show notes and further discuss today's topic. Visit us at www.boskeesinreallife.com/artofaction We want to hear your thoughts on the podcast. What kind of episode ideas do you have? Disagree? We'd love to learn. Feel free to share your thoughts and ideas with us at our email: artofactionpodcast@gmail.com

We have created an accompanying blog for this show where you can explore the notes and research we did for this episode, as well as discuss ideas, perspective, and wisdom on our topic. We invite you to visit the blog at: www.boskeesinreallife.com/artofaction Sometimes we forget how difficult life can be. We go through life as if things should always be easy or comfortable. I believe life is more like a boxing match; you never step into the ring not expecting to get hit. In this episode, we explore the virtue of resilience, it's pivotal role in how we perceive and achieve in life, and how we develop our resilience so we are resolute in times of crisis. We want to hear your thoughts on the podcast. What kind of episode ideas do you have? Disagree? We’d love to learn. Feel free to share your thoughts and ideas with us at our email: artofactionpodcast@gmail.com

Hosted by Jacob Parker: In this episode, I sit down with my brother, Phillip Parker, to discuss the concept of "mindset", the powerful effect it has on everything we do, and how to begin building a positive mindset. We want to hear your thoughts on the podcast. What kind of episode ideas do you have? Disagree? We’d love to learn. Feel free to share your thoughts and ideas with us at our email: artofactionpodcast@gmail.com

In this episode, we discuss control - what it is, its effect on every decision we make, and its impact on large scale challenges. We want to hear your thoughts on the podcast. What kind of episode ideas do you have? Disagree? We’d love to learn. Feel free to share your thoughts and ideas with us at our email: artofactionpodcast@gmail.com

Hosted by Aaron Del Bosque: In this episode, I sit down with my good friend and former roommate, Zach Yearsley. We unpack the brief period of time where we lived and worked together as young military officers, reminiscing on all the challenges we faced and lessons learned from our formative time at our first fleet unit. We want to hear your thoughts on the podcast. What kind of episode ideas do you have? Disagree? We’d love to learn. Feel free to share your thoughts and ideas with us at our email: artofactionpodcast@gmail.com

“We owe our children the world and they owe us nothing.” Today, we discuss one of the greatest responsibilities we can take on in our lives - being a parent. In preparation for this episode, we discussed and reflected on the following questions below. We sincerely hope it helps you on your own journey of becoming your “ideal parent.” - How do you want your child to see you? What should a parent portray? (Ideal “parent” to strive to become) - What is your life guidance to your son? (What do you want them to live by/keep as a foundation?) - How do you handle mistakes as a father? We want to hear your thoughts on the podcast. What kind of episode ideas do you have? Disagree? We’d love to learn. Feel free to share your thoughts and ideas with us at our email: artofactionpodcast@gmail.com

In this episode, we discuss the role of presence in our daily lives. From relationships and family, to fatherhood, presence is at a premium. We want to hear your thoughts on the podcast. What kind of episode ideas do you have? Disagree? We’d love to learn. Feel free to share your thoughts and ideas with us at our email: artofactionpodcast@gmail.com

Hosted by Aaron Del Bosque: In this episode, Rio Grande Valley native, Tim Barrientez, gives his take on the future of the Hispanic culture and his philosophy for a foundation of fitness, health, and leadership. We want to hear your thoughts on the podcast. What kind of episode ideas do you have? Disagree? We’d love to learn. Feel free to share your thoughts and ideas with us at our email: artofactionpodcast@gmail.com

Today, we give our thoughts on the ongoing experiment of social media, the benefits and pitfalls in its widespread use in society, and how we can use it as a tool to promote presence and self growth. We want to hear your thoughts on the podcast. What kind of episode ideas do you have? Disagree? We’d love to learn. Feel free to share your thoughts and ideas with us at our email: artofactionpodcast@gmail.com

In this episode, we explore empathy, what it means to be empathetic, and how we apply empathy in our daily lives as fathers, sons, leaders. We want to hear your thoughts on the podcast. What kind of episode ideas do you have? Disagree? We’d love to learn. Feel free to share your thoughts and ideas with us at our email: artofactionpodcast@gmail.com

In this episode, we tackle ego and how we identify and manage its effect on our daily life. Our goal is to “expose” ego to ourselves so we can begin to work on it. We want to hear your thoughts on the podcast. What kind of episode ideas do you have? Disagree? We’d love to learn. Feel free to share your thoughts and ideas with us at our email: artofactionpodcast@gmail.com

The first episode of the Art of Action podcast. In this episode, we discuss our biggest daily challenge - patience - and what we are doing to exercise our “patience muscle.” We want to hear your thoughts on the podcast. What kind of episode ideas do you have? Disagree? We’d love to learn. Feel free to share your thoughts and ideas with us at our email: artofactionpodcast@gmail.com