“The body accepts the limits imposed by your mind… Only a powerful mind can create a powerful reality.”

– Diego De Nicola

 

+ What is AthleticSocrates?

My name is Diego De Nicola, high-performance philosopher and founder of AthleticSocrates. We offer revolutionary events, courses, personal coaching and keynote speaking with the overarching goal to keep you questioning. Questions are the foundation of evolution, growth and success. Keep questioning, keep growing!


+ High-Performance Philosophy

Our Motto is "ad finem et ultra", or "to the finish and beyond". We combine the concepts of a virtuous and ethical life with a value-adding and high-performing lifestyle. The mind is the driver and thought mastery is the art. This is High-Performance Philosophy! Because while success is reached at the finish line, fulfilment goes far beyond it.


+ Diego De Nicola

As a serial-entrepreneur, keynote speaker, school founder, ironman athlete and father of three, it is my mission and my passion to empower people from all walks of life. Break down barriers, rise above your expectations and crush your current limitations! Though examination, experimentation and strategic action, we'll learn to master our mind and shape our own future.


Diego De Nicola

“The boundaries in your

mind are the easiest to

create, but the hardest

to overcome.“

– Diego De Nicola –

 

High-Performance Philosopher

“Ad finem et ultra”

My name is Diego De Nicola and this historical Latin phrase – „to the finish and beyond“ – is both our motto and my personal inspiration. Because, while success is attained at the finish line, fulfillment goes far beyond it.

10-Week Online Course

“Relationships are the root of our well-being, our fulfillment, and success in life as a whole.“

– Diego De Nicola –

 

Master your relationships

A life-changing journey: The Solar System of Relationships

Move away from hoping for luck and get ready to take control of your relationships! Understand the how's and why's, and get hands-on strategies to transform the relationships with your partner, friends, co-workers, family and people in general. Relationships are the very foundation for a fulfilled life, learn to master them.

 

“Reality is that fraction of perception your mind decides to focus on.”

– Diego De Nicola –

Food for thought

„Awareness is the first step

towards transformation.“

– Diego De Nicola –

 

Explained

The core element to a fulfilled life: Practical Philosophy

Get the inspiration you’re looking for by reading, listening or watching. Oh, and please do challenge us with your own ideas! Practical Philosophy is not about accepting common beliefs, but rather about challenging accepted answers and discover new, creative paths.

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Live-Events: Online or In-Person

Experience our unpredictable, highly interactive and extremely personalized live events. Play all out or simply observe … sometimes a single idea is all we need!

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Coaching &
Training

Get the most personalized experience of all! Personal coaching tailored to your exact needs or group training custom-made for your team. Contact us for inquiries.

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A New Kind of Keynote Speaker

With human attention span being dramatically reduced we can no longer rely on content or rhetoric skills. We need an action-packed, unpredictable, and involving experience!

“The limits in your mind are the easiest to create,
but the hardest to overcome.”

– Diego De Nicola –

Spotlight

Diego’s Philosophy

The main idea of Diego De Nicola – founder of Athletic Socrates – was to combine the philosophical approach to a virtuous life with the hard-facts and strategies of everyday life.

Convinced that the unexamined life is not worth living, he set out on a journey into the deepest chambers of our mind and into the farthest fields of human performance, including many self-experiments. The result is what he calls High-Performance Philosophy; making philosophy practical, understandable, applicable and massively useful in everyday life.

 

Diego’s life as a High-Performance-Philosopher

Our time is limited, but not pre-defined. Our possibilities are countless, but not infinite. What we make of them is our choice, our responsibility.

It’s in this way, that I see myself as a practical philosopher. I question everything, not out of skepticism but out of curiosity. I analyze constantly, not to eliminate doubts but to gain insights. I experiment, not to reject the existing, but to discover something new. I refuse to accept the status-quo, not out of anarchy but out of the natural drive towards a continuous evolution. Come with me on this exciting path.

“Today’s finish-line is tomorrow’s starting-point.”

 
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What others say

 
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I cannot count the number of times Diego's strategies and his encouragement has helped me achieve feats I previously thought impossible. His ability to combine knowledge and enthusiasm in a highly engaging and well-structured fashion – with clarity and simplicity – ensures you stay keen and motivated throughout. I cannot speak highly enough about Diego and I am sure he can help you not only find, but also confidently follow, the path to reach all of your goals.

Christian Lutz

Diego has a remarkable ability to get the most out of everyone, no matter where you are currently standing in life. With his course I have now received an incredibly valuable collection of tools and instruments (a real treasure!) on my way to being more fulfilled and more successful overall. His strategies were always straightforward, applicable in real-life and easy to implement. They will accompany me for many years to come!

Isabelle Ritler

I am really amazed and positively surprised! Every strategy and every step, every exercise and task, everything in connection has brought about this great change. Today I am 100% more satisfied, deal with many situations significantly better and differently, and have gotten hungry for more. It just works and in the end you're sad that the course is over. But at this point in time, you have learned to know and use so many valuable tools that you can carry on in the best-possible way!

Roman Hauger

 

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