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Welcome to R.I.S.E: Resilience, Inspire, Self-Empower Ebook!

At RISE, our mission goes beyond tutoring and test prep. Through our Resilience Curriculum, Virtual Campus, Online Courses, and Compass, our AI Agent, we help learners develop the inner strength to bounce back, grow forward, and lead with purpose. Our content is designed to inspire self-awareness, build emotional intelligence, and provide real-world strategies for navigating adversity.


Whether you're a student navigating transitions, a parent seeking support, or an educator fostering growth, RISE offers tools that meet the emotional and academic needs of today’s learners — from SEL eBooks to guided reflections and virtual coaching.


At RISE, every student is seen. Every challenge is an opportunity. And every learner is empowered to rise.

EBook - Training Guide

  • Comprehensive Curriculum: Provides a full year of content with 22 lessons
  • Standards Alignment: Aligned with WIDA, NM PED, and national equity goals
  • Multimedia Integration: Includes supplemental videos for each practice
  • Practical Application: Focuses on real-world strategies for resilience
  • Versatile Implementation: Can be used in various educational settings (advisory, study hall, after-school programs)
  • Holistic Approach: Addresses emotional regulation, growth mindset, and grit

Mental Toughness Free Ebook Training Guide and Videos

Chapters 1 - 8

Chapters 9 - 22

Chapters 9 - 22

  •  I The Enemy Within
  •  II Hold your Horses
  •  III 3, 2, 1 - Action
  •  IV Knowing v. Doing
  •  V Deciding is NOT Doing  
  • VI Excuses Are Easy
  • VII Spectacle 
  • VIII What does Perfect Look Like?


Chapters 9 - 22

Chapters 9 - 22

Chapters 9 - 22

  •  IX Warriors  
  •  X Warriors   
  •  XI Just Breathe  
  •  XII Failing Is Good   
  • XIII Even Mother Teresa Had Critics   
  • XIV Flourishing Is a Fact   
  • XV Self-Respect Through Success   
  • XVI Resilience Through Hardship  
  •  XVII Epictetus   XVIII It’s How You Take It   
  • XIX Aristotle & the Pursuit of Happiness   
  • XX Expect the Best, Prepare for the Worst   
  • XXI Fear Is a Motivator   
  • XXII Model Behavior   

Supplemental Videos for Each Practice

Practice I. What is Resilience?

Practice I. What is Resilience?

Practice I. What is Resilience?

“Resilience is the virtue that enables people to move through hardship and become better. No one escapes pain, fear, and suffering. Yet from pain can come wisdom, from fear can come courage, from suffering can come strength—if we have the virtue of resilience.”

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Practice II. Hold Your Horses

Practice I. What is Resilience?

Practice I. What is Resilience?

We control our "emotions" or horses. Our horses do not control us.  The way we feel, is often a product of the way we act; our actions often create our feelings. 

Practice III. 3, 2, 1 Action

Practice I. What is Resilience?

Practice IV. Knowing v. Doing

The way you act will shape the way you feel.  You act with courage, and your fears immediately start to shrink and you begin to grow. Be the person you desire.  Your actions dictate the feeling you wish.

Practice IV. Knowing v. Doing

Practice IV. Knowing v. Doing

Practice IV. Knowing v. Doing

Education is different from training.  Education aims to change what you know; training aims to change who you are. To know, and not to do, is still not to know.” – Confucius

Practice V.

Practice IV. Knowing v. Doing

Practice VI. Excuses Are Easy

Taking responsibility requires courage and results in feeling fear, as it is something worth doing. Embrace the fear and use it to propel yourself to become the person you wish to be. 

Practice VI. Excuses Are Easy

Practice IV. Knowing v. Doing

Practice VI. Excuses Are Easy

Today's modern culture is filled with distractions, spectacle, and entertainment. Excuses are easy to take, and easy to make. 

Practice VII. Distraction

Practice VIII. What Does Perfect Look Like?

Practice VIII. What Does Perfect Look Like?

Only meaning sustains our attention for the long period.

Practice VIII. What Does Perfect Look Like?

Practice VIII. What Does Perfect Look Like?

Practice VIII. What Does Perfect Look Like?

Though no one is perfect we can make better our guide.  We can use “better” to guide us and orient us daily in the right direction.

Practice IX. R.I.S.E Soldier

Practice VIII. What Does Perfect Look Like?

Practice IX. R.I.S.E Soldier

The true warrior resides in each of us where you give of yourself for others, despite of yourself.

Practice X. Just Breathe

Practice XII. Even Mother Teresa Had Haters

Practice IX. R.I.S.E Soldier

Controlling our breathing gives us control on the most basic level.  It helps us calm ourselves, focus, and gain control over situations which may seem beyond our control.

Practice XI. Failing Is Good

Practice XII. Even Mother Teresa Had Haters

Practice XII. Even Mother Teresa Had Haters

If failing “good” Most would, initially, answer the question as “no” But, Failing is what humans do best. It is necessary in order to win. 

Practice XII. Even Mother Teresa Had Haters

Practice XII. Even Mother Teresa Had Haters

Practice XII. Even Mother Teresa Had Haters

So, whatever you decide to do or not to, just know you will have critics. Don’t stop pursuing your dreams because of what someone may say.

Practice XIII. Flourishing Is Scoreboard

Practice XIII. Flourishing Is Scoreboard

Practice XIII. Flourishing Is Scoreboard

 Flourishing is a reality marked in accomplishment. It is more than just a mere feeling of fluff or emotion which eventually fades. 

Practice XIV. Self-Respect

Practice XIII. Flourishing Is Scoreboard

Practice XIII. Flourishing Is Scoreboard

Self respect isn’t something a teacher, coach, or government can hand you. Self-respect grows through self-created success: not because you’ve been told we're good but because we know we're good.

Practice XV. Resilience Through Hardship

Practice XIII. Flourishing Is Scoreboard

Practice XV. Resilience Through Hardship

Failure is necessary, for resilience.Your win will be earned,only through failure. -Anonymous 

Practice XVI. Epictetus

Practice XVIII. The Pursuit Of Happiness

Practice XV. Resilience Through Hardship

 It’s in the meaning we give to things which is what affects us. you sometimes can’t control what happens, but you can always control how you react and deal with it. 

Practice XVII. It's How You Take It

Practice XVIII. The Pursuit Of Happiness

Practice XVIII. The Pursuit Of Happiness

Pain is temporary, it’s the stories we tell ourselves which give us sorrow. Going back to Plato's analogy of the horses, you can think of them as actual magnificent animals which can be calmed, fed, nourished, directed and then led.

Practice XVIII. The Pursuit Of Happiness

Practice XVIII. The Pursuit Of Happiness

Practice XVIII. The Pursuit Of Happiness

You have to make your own happiness.  And, you create the condition of happiness by your actions. 

Practice XIX. Expect The Best - Prepare For The Worst

Practice XIX. Expect The Best - Prepare For The Worst

Practice XIX. Expect The Best - Prepare For The Worst

Knowing what may take place, prepares us for difficult situations, instead of being surprised and overwhelmed, we’d know the next steps to take. 

Practice XX. Fear Is A Motivator

Practice XIX. Expect The Best - Prepare For The Worst

Practice XIX. Expect The Best - Prepare For The Worst

]Fear can make humans do amazing things.  Fear propels us to study harder, obey laws, meet goals, work harder, and be better. 

Practice XXI. Resilience Is Essential

Practice XIX. Expect The Best - Prepare For The Worst

Practice XXI. Resilience Is Essential

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit."― Aristotle

Practice XXII. Be Your Own Role-Model

Practice XXI. Resilience Is Essential

The models you choose can help you in each and every situation. You may have a model for speaking, business, sports, being courageous, acting, etc. 

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The "Mental Toughness Training Guide" is an ebook created by RISE School which provides  a year long curriculum in strategies and techniques for developing greater resilience and determination in life. 


All 22 Lessons aligned to College, Career Readiness Standards, as well as Nat'l Health Standards.


Program great for advisory, study hall, before and after school programs, or a year long curriculum.


The guide emphasizes the importance of having a positive and growth-oriented mindset, and teaches readers how to overcome negative self-talk and other obstacles that can impede progress towards personal goals. It offers practical tips for building self-confidence, managing stress and anxiety, and cultivating a strong sense of purpose and motivation. By strengthening their mental toughness, readers are able to better navigate challenges, embrace failures as learning opportunities, and achieve greater success in every area of their lives.

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