The RISE Method

A structured path to career alignment rooted in who you are.

Not just another “follow your passion” pitch.
The RISE Method is a practical, battle-tested approach to help you realign your work with your identity, strengths, and purpose without burning out or selling out.

Why RISE Works

The RISE Method wasn’t built in a vacuum, it was forged in real life.

Borne from my own misalignment and built through coaching other misaligned professionals, RISE blends:

  • Marine Corps leadership principles

  • Licensed career development system (Helen Horyza’s Elevate Your Career)

  • Real tools for real transitions

This isn’t about chasing perfect work. It’s about creating sustainable alignment where your strengths, values, and goals fuel meaningful work and protect your well-being.

The Four Phases of RISE

REFLECT

Pause Long Enough to Hear Yourself Again

This phase helps you cut through the noise to reconnect with your identity and understand the patterns that led you here.

Key Outcomes:

  • Recognize your true crossroads

  • Reclaim your voice beyond titles and achievements

  • Spot what’s draining your energy

Exercise Preview: “What I’m Not Saying” Inventory
Uncover thoughts, feelings, and avoided conversations that point to what really needs to change.

INTEGRATE

Align Your Strengths, Values, and Story

Insight means nothing without integration. This phase brings your inner wiring into clear focus.

Key Outcomes:

  • Discover how you're wired to lead and contribute

  • Identify your Career Cycle stage

  • Create a personal code of values to guide decisions

Exercise Preview: Your Personal Code in 5 Values
Explore and define what truly matters, then turn it into your decision-making compass.

STRENGTHEN

Now that you know who you are, it’s time to walk it out. This phase helps you turn clarity into capability.

Key Outcomes:

  • Communicate with authenticity

  • Take bold steps before feeling 100% “ready”

  • Reframe failure and build resilience

Exercise Preview: The One-Courageous-Thing Rule
Choose one meaningful action, commit to it, and build momentum without overthinking it.

Build Confidence, Tools, and Voice

EXECUTE

Take Aligned Action and Stay in Motion

Here, we build real-world systems that sustain your alignment long-term, even as life evolves.

Key Outcomes:

  • Bridge the gap between where you are and where you want to be

  • Lead with alignment at any level

  • Track and adjust your alignment over time

Exercise Preview: Alignment Dashboard
A custom tool to monitor values, energy, and strengths so you know when you’re thriving or drifting.

RISE Is a Practice, Not a One-Time Fix

You’ll revisit these phases again and again as you grow, shift, and level up. That’s the point. Alignment isn’t a destination, it’s a rhythm you learn to live by.

Transformation Through RISE

  • “The structured approach of the RISE Method gave me something concrete to hold onto during my career transition. It wasn't just theory, it was practical tools I could apply immediately. Six months later, I'm in a role that actually fits who I am."

    John F.

  • "I was skeptical of coaching frameworks before working with Ryan. But RISE isn't about forcing you into someone else's definition of success, it's about creating clarity about your own. The Method gave me language for what I'd been feeling for years."

    Aaron M.

  • "After 15 years in the military, I was struggling to translate my experience into the civilian world. The RISE Method helped me not just find a job, but build a career that actually energizes me. The Marines taught me discipline, RISE taught me alignment."

    Ernesto E.

Ready to RISE?

Take the first step toward work that finally fits.