  Imagine having as your personal coach, the most beloved friend and wisest teacher of all time.... In every generation for 2,500 years, some of the noblest spirits have done just that. They include Montaigne, Benjamin Franklin, Henry David Thoreau, and in our own time the physicist Richard Feynman and the psychologist Carl Jung. You are invited to join them. |
 Ron Gross as Socrates |
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Socrates' Way consists of seven master keys to using your mind to the utmost. 1. Know Thyself 2. Ask Great Questions 3. Think for Yourself 4. Challenge Convention 5. Grow with Friends 6. Speak the Truth 7. Strengthen Your Soul This site invites you to explore Socrates' Way for your personal growth and development, and as a foundation for democratic citizenship. Following Socrates' Way Every Day About Author / Presenter Ron Gross Socrates in the Press (New York Times, Denver Post, Village Voice, etc.) Testimonials from Recent Clients Socrates is portrayed by Ronald Gross, author of Socrates' Way: Seven Master Keys to Using Your Mind to the Utmost, published by Tarcher/Putnam. He co-chairs the University Seminar on Innovation, at Columbia University, and is an on-line columnist for ABOUT.com. "Ron Gross calls Socrates up from the past to invigorate and enrich our lives today," says Michael Gelb, author of How to Think Like Leonardo. |
SOCRATES' most recent appearances were at the conference of the International
Society for Self-Directed Learning, when his
friend Ron Gross received the Society's award
for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement, and at the
International Adult and Continuing Education Association when young Gross was inducted into the Lifelong Learning HALL OF FAME. SOCRATIC
CONVERSATIONS are
conducted by Ron Gross throughout the year at
the Adelphi University Manhattan Center at 75 Varick Street in New York City www.conversationsNewYork.com ************************************* SOCRATES SALONS are conducted once a month by Ron Gross at the Great Neck Public Library (Station Branch) in Great Neck, N.Y. For upcoming dates and times, please email a request to grossassoc@aol.com ************************************ New Yorkers may encounter SOCRATES throughout the city at such cunningly apt venues as Socrates Sculpture Park in Queens, Socrates Barber Shop on Vezey Street, and Olympic Tower on Fifth Avenue. |