STEREO Coaching
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Reclaim Your Power of Choice
Most people don't choose
They react. To their thoughts. To their emotions. To their patterns.
They overthink, overwork, or feel overwhelmed.
And that's why they struggle or stay stuck.
STEREO Coaching gives you your power of choice back, so you can break free from your patterns.
You think it's the situation
You receive feedback on your work. A friend says something you didn't expect. Someone doesn't respond to your message.
It feels like the situation is the problem,
but it isn’t.
We all have a brain that is wired to focus on the negative. This is the positive–negative asymmetry of the brain.
This is the pattern:
- You think about the situation negatively.
- That thought creates an emotion.
- That emotion drives your reaction.
- That reaction creates your experience.
But you blame the situation for it, yet the situation is not the problem.
It's what you think about the situation
Every situation is a stimulus for your brain.Â
What happens next is not random. It follows a pattern.
The STEREO Map makes that pattern visible:
S → T → E → R → E → O
Most people believe their thought is true, and react automatically.
But your thought is not the situation, and that changes everything.
Because once you see the thought, you can open up other options:
- what else could be true
- what else is possible in this situation
- what else could you choose to thinkÂ
STEREO Coaching helps you expand your choices.Â
A timeless truth
âťťYou have power over your mindÂ
— not outside events.
Realize this, and you will find strength.âťž
Marcus Aurelius
(121 - 180 CE)Â
STEREO Coaching helps you live this
It helps you move from reacting automatically to reclaiming your power of choice
Before
- Overthinking everything
- Constant worrying
- Fear of failure
- Trying to be perfect
- Trying to control everything
- Doubting yourself
- Pleasing others
- Seeking external validation
- Feeling stuck
You try to do better....
but keep ending up in the same place.
After
- Thinking clearly
- Feeling calm
- Trusting yourself
- Being imperfectly human
- Choosing what you think, feel and do
- Feeling confident
- Staying true to yourself
- Relying on yourself
- Moving forward
Not because the situation changed...
but because you did.
I’ve seen what happens when riders, instructors and coaches stay stuck in their patterns.
At some point, I realized: Nothing changes..… until you do.
That's why I designed STEREO Coaching.
This work is not about fixing yourself. It’s about balancing your mind and seeing more than one perspective.
Not reacting automatically, but choosing consciously.
I've listened to all the stories we tell ourselves why we cannot have what we want. And I’ve seen what becomes possible when you reclaim your power of choice.Â
You always have a choice in how you see things, and that is your ultimate power.
STEREO Coaching is now used by riders, instructors and coaches worldwide to go from impossible to I'm possible.
Choose Your Path
There are two ways to create balance:
- Learn to coach yourself, or
- Become a coach for others
Both start with the same skill:
learning how to balance your mind and choose consciously, instead of reacting automatically.
Self-Mastery Path
Learn to coach yourself and take back control over what you think, feel and do.
Instead of being caught in your patterns,
you learn how to pause, observe, and choose.
What this gives you:
- Clarity in your thinking
- Calm in your emotions
- Direction in your actions
- The ability experience life differently
Not by changing your circumstances,
but seeing them from more than one perspective.
Certification Path
Learn how to guide others to reclaim their power of choice, and become a certified STEREO Coach.
Instead of telling people what to do, you learn how to help them see clearly and choose.
What this gives you:
- A proven coaching framework
- The ability to guide real transformation
- Confidence in your role as a coach
- A path to do meaningful work with others
You can support others in learning how to choose, instead of reacting.
The Yes / And Sheet
For riders, instructors, coaches, teachers, and anyone who find themselves overthinking, overdoing, or going in circles.
Expand Your Thinking
Discover the 10 most common thoughts that keep most people stuck – and what is also true.
Not to change your thoughts,
but to balance and expand them.
ABOUT MARIJKE
STEREO Coaching is developed by Marijke de Jong. After decades of coaching riders, instructors, and professionals worldwide she knows how to help people break free from what keeps them stuck.
PRIVATE COACHING
For those who are ready to stop abandoning themselves and start living in alignment. It's a space to let go of old patterns and return to your true self. Work directly with Marijke.
Limited availability. Not for everyone.
