The Relentless Rise: Break Through the Surface to Reach Your Greatest Self

We’re all in the same boat.

Thought leader and US Navy veteran R.T. Stokes lives by these words. On his first trip home on leave, his car was blindsided by a suspect fleeing the police. This accident nearly ended his life and resulted in the loss of his memory. Determined to reassemble the pieces of his past, Stokes returned to the Navy, where he searched the depths of his existence and discovered greater meaning in the unlikeliest of places—on a submarine at the bottom of the ocean.

The Relentless Rise explores the belief that we all have an unfathomable beauty residing in each of us like a treasure hidden in the deep, dark ocean. Staying afloat when your life sinks beneath the waves requires more than just living with a positive attitude—it takes teamwork, tenacity, and transformation. Stokes challenges us to look beneath the surface of ourselves to understand who we really are and capture the buoyant positive space within us.

By sharing strategies and key principles gleaned from his unique experience as a submariner, Stokes reveals how to

• Rise in the most difficult of times.
• Craft a sense of calm even when under pressure.
• Be ready for the unexpected—but inevitable—life challenges we all face.
• Build positive emotional resiliency.
• Establish a lasting and sustainable positive state of being.
• Ignite a passionate pursuit of purpose, develop a vision, and take a mission-based approach to a more fulfilling life.