Testimonials
Testimonials
featured stories from our U RISE 2 family
This note is meant to serve as a testimonial for Jack O’Connor or as we who had the privilege to play for him call him Coach “O”. I could fill pages with his qualities as our coach and mentor however I am writing in regards to his work developing positive relationships with ourselves through his work and founding of URISE2.ORG. Coach O and that is exactly what he offers you is the ability to coach yourself to be the best version of you, the program responds to exactly what every youth is going through today, the questions of self, do I fit in, where am I going, when will I become me, what do I stand for, how and when will I be able to develop my own self leadership style, will others respect me, why did I do that, who am I and what values will I represent ?
The program is just the start because when you witness Coach O you will understand why you took this on, he just has a way of getting you to where you need to be for you. The burn begins and you just take off. He’s done that for me and all my teammates, the kids in our school and all the wrestlers that wrestle for him as well.
This note is meant to serve as a testimonial for Jack O’Connor or as we who had the privilege to play for him call him Coach “O”. I could fill pages with his qualities as our coach and mentor however I am writing in regards to his work developing positive relationships with ourselves through his work and founding of URISE2.ORG. Coach O and that is exactly what he offers you is the ability to coach yourself to be the best version of you, the program responds to exactly what every youth is going through today, the questions of self, do I fit in, where am I going, when will I become me, what do I stand for, how and when will I be able to develop my own self leadership style, will others respect me, why did I do that, who am I and what values will I represent ?
The program is just the start because when you witness Coach O you will understand why you took this on, he just has a way of getting you to where you need to be for you. The burn begins and you just take off. He’s done that for me and all my teammates, the kids in our school and all the wrestlers that wrestle for him as well.
He introduced me to 1440 ten years ago and it had a profound effect on me and my relationships and how I take on each day. If you are questioning where you are going, or feeling like day after day you are repeating habits and not taking steps towards a better version of you then hit up Coach O and his Self L1T team. Or as Coach would say, now go earn this!
Good luck,
Jack M.
Get ready as you are about to go on a ride of truth, your truth. Jack O’Connor is and will be a lifelong mentor to me. He represents family, faith, learning, understanding, empathy and is and will always be my Coach. Coach O coached me in football as I served as his starting quarterback. I thought I knew a lot about football but oh did he teach me the little things that make you into a winner on the field. Off the field he expects the same as his dad taught him about “poise and class” . It's a standard that was set in our school over 60 years ago and still lives today as he instilled it in us as our coach. He now is coaching in a different way offering thousands of young student athletes the ability to look within and become the best version of themselves. URISE2.ORG is a program that offers you to really look deep within yourself and ask yourself truthfully, who am I? URISE2.ORG will center you as the results of what Coach O will present to you he built with us as his players many years ago. Today I am a financial executive with a Fortune 500 company and will tell you I use his teachings with my work groups today as identifying values, understanding our roots, developing your goals, creating your personal mission statement, developing positive habits, understanding your purpose, working your day, week and month by processing 1440 is genius, building your own self leadership, and truly coming to understand who you are!
Get ready as you are about to go on a ride of truth, your truth. Jack O’Connor is and will be a lifelong mentor to me. He represents family, faith, learning, understanding, empathy and is and will always be my Coach. Coach O coached me in football as I served as his starting quarterback. I thought I knew a lot about football but oh did he teach me the little things that make you into a winner on the field. Off the field he expects the same as his dad taught him about “poise and class” . It's a standard that was set in our school over 60 years ago and still lives today as he instilled it in us as our coach. He now is coaching in a different way offering thousands of young student athletes the ability to look within and become the best version of themselves. URISE2.ORG is a program that offers you to really look deep within yourself and ask yourself truthfully, who am I? URISE2.ORG will center you as the results of what Coach O will present to you he built with us as his players many years ago. Today I am a financial executive with a Fortune 500 company and will tell you I use his teachings with my work groups today as identifying values, understanding our roots, developing your goals, creating your personal mission statement, developing positive habits, understanding your purpose, working your day, week and month by processing 1440 is genius, building your own self leadership, and truly coming to understand who you are!
He is a true model of genuine faith and I am so thankful he is a part of my life. Make URISE2.ORG a building block for your life, it will change your life forever, if you're willing to take on your truth.
Coach O thank you and good luck to you as Coach always tells us, win some, and if you’re open to learning about yourself to be the best version of You, you’ll never lose a game!
Matt M.
I had the opportunity to have experienced Mr. O’Connor Jack as he asks me to call him now that I’ve graduated for all four years in high school as my teacher. I remember at the top corner of his board he had the numbers 1440. It wasn’t his room number so one day I asked him what is 1440? He said what do you think it is? Then my life changed. 1440 is the number of minutes in a day and has become such an integral part of my life. I truly look at it and hear Mr. O’Connor’s voice, “WIN” what’s important now, is this worth my time today or should I reschedule this for another time. This was my begining into URISE2.ORG’s foundation and he has never stopped providing me opportunities to become a lifelong learner on an important topic to me. Me. Jack has a way of getting you to face yourself in ways you never have before and when you complete a session, a class or workbook unit you don’t want it to end because you are learning about yourself.
The program is just the start because when you witness Coach O you will understand why you took this on, he just has a way of getting you to where you need to be for you. The burn begins and you just take off. He’s done that for me and all my teammates, the kids in our school and all the wrestlers that wrestle for him as well.
I had the opportunity to have experienced Mr. O’Connor Jack as he asks me to call him now that I’ve graduated for all four years in high school as my teacher. I remember at the top corner of his board he had the numbers 1440. It wasn’t his room number so one day I asked him what is 1440? He said what do you think it is? Then my life changed. 1440 is the number of minutes in a day and has become such an integral part of my life. I truly look at it and hear Mr. O’Connor’s voice, “WIN” what’s important now, is this worth my time today or should I reschedule this for another time. This was my begining into URISE2.ORG’s foundation and he has never stopped providing me opportunities to become a lifelong learner on an important topic to me. Me. Jack has a way of getting you to face yourself in ways you never have before and when you complete a session, a class or workbook unit you don’t want it to end because you are learning about yourself.
The cool thing about URISE2.ORG is that he and his team have built this around you. It’s not for him, or your parents, or your coach or guidance counselor this is all for you to become the best version of yourself. It’s not like a class where a teacher might tell you something and you get excited about learning a new concept or application. This work is done ‘with’ you not ‘to’ you.
I’ve always been a solid student and just went day to day not really thinking about what happened or why. Then Jack suggested I look into the unit on reflecting and journaling and I just took off. My focus became indescribable as I was clear. The day just slowed down for me and I was getting so much more done in my day. Relationships were better, from workouts, to school and sports to my part time job I had developed a strong understanding of what and why these things were important to me all because I have been building my understanding of who I am and what I want. URISE2.ORG brings your true self from within so everyone else sees YOU!
I hope you take on the challenge of U vs. U 4 YOU, I begin and end my day with it as Mr. O’Connor says “learning about You is the greatest learning you will ever take on.”
Continued success.
Emma M.
I have known Jack O’Connor for over thirty years and URISE2.ORG is a culmination of his life’s work of coaching others to be their best. He helped me Coach a team to a New England and State Championship and I will forever be grateful for his teachings and coaching me up. URISE2.ORG is critically needed in the districts we both teach in different parts of the state. Our inner city youth are challenged on an hourly basis to face hurdles placed before them and their decisions can be life altering. Jack’s work with URISE2.ORG is the deciding factor for many of my students, and student athletes. Will they stay to their self-defeating habits or will they face their “truth” as Jack’s states often when sharing URISE2.ORG offerings, and possibly for the first time in their young lives ask themselves, is this what I really see for myself, am I really at my best? Jack and his team have developed a complete curriculum combined with an honor code of signing the “Stone Tablet” and taking the challenge to begin the work to become the greatest version of you possible.
I have known Jack O’Connor for over thirty years and URISE2.ORG is a culmination of his life’s work of coaching others to be their best. He helped me Coach a team to a New England and State Championship and I will forever be grateful for his teachings and coaching me up. URISE2.ORG is critically needed in the districts we both teach in different parts of the state. Our inner city youth are challenged on an hourly basis to face hurdles placed before them and their decisions can be life altering. Jack’s work with URISE2.ORG is the deciding factor for many of my students, and student athletes. Will they stay to their self-defeating habits or will they face their “truth” as Jack’s states often when sharing URISE2.ORG offerings, and possibly for the first time in their young lives ask themselves, is this what I really see for myself, am I really at my best? Jack and his team have developed a complete curriculum combined with an honor code of signing the “Stone Tablet” and taking the challenge to begin the work to become the greatest version of you possible.
I’m so grateful he and his partners have used their ingenuity to build URISE2.ORG. It is integrity, it is tough, it is learning, it is empathy, it is honest, and it is needed now.
Get in the game and challenge yourself to become the you - you were born to be with URISE2.ORG.