309: Greg Marcus on the Spiritual Practice of Good Actions

<p>Greg Marcus is a practitioner, facilitator, and innovator of American Mussar which is a 21st-century spiritual practice for an authentic and meaningful&nbsp;life. He has a B.A. in Biology from Cornell University and earned his Ph.D. in Biology from MIT. He worked for 10 years as a marketer in the Silicon Valley&nbsp;genomics industry, after which&nbsp;he became a stay at home dad, writer, life balance coach, and biotech consultant. His latest book is called&nbsp;<a href="https://amzn.to/3816GWV" target="_blank"><em>The Spiritual Practice of Good Actions: Finding Balance Through the Soul Traits of Mussar.&nbsp;</em></a></p><p><a href="http://oneyoufeed.net/2019" target="_blank">Need help with completing your goals in 2019?&nbsp;The One You Feed Transformation Program can help you accomplish your goals this year.</a></p><p>But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed.&nbsp;<a href="https://oneyoufeed.net/support" target="_blank">Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month.&nbsp;</a>It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!</p><p><strong>In This Interview, Greg Marcus and I Discuss Spiritual Practice of Good Actions and …</strong></p><ul><li>His book,<a href="https://amzn.to/3816GWV" target="_blank"><em>&nbsp;The Spiritual Practice of Good Actions: Finding Balance Through the Soul Traits of Mussar</em></a></li><li>The Jewish Spiritual Practice of Mussar</li><li>Taking mindful action in everyday life</li><li>The Soul Trait of Enthusiasm</li><li>Too much of a Soul Trait vs not enough of a Soul Trait</li><li>The middle way as it relates to Soul Traits</li><li>Focusing on a Soul Trait for 2 weeks</li><li>How to move head knowledge into heart knowledge</li><li>The Morning Mantra</li><li>Picking 1 specific action to take</li><li>Journaling</li><li>The Great Wall of Mussar – and how to overcome it</li><li>Handling significant emotional disruption</li><