The Story of Two Riders 

Dear Friend,

On a beautiful summer day, about twenty years ago, two twin sisters started their journey with horses.

They were very much alike, these two sisters, and not only in looks.

Both loved horses.
Both were dedicated.
Both spent hours at the yard.
Both had the same instructor.

And both – as young riders are – were filled with dreams of becoming better riders.

If you had met them back then, you would not have seen any difference.

In fact, most people would have said:
“They’re equally talented. They’ll both go far.”

So their prospects for success were equally good.

Years passed.
Life happened.
Horses changed.
Situations changed.
They started their own families.

And recently, those twin sisters met again.

At first glance, they were still very much alike, these two sisters.

Both were happily married.
Both had two children.
Both still owned a horse.
Both still spent hours at the yard.

But there was a difference.

One had become a succesful instructor.

The other had spent the last years struggling… with her horse, her work, and her life.
She had “bad luck”, the people around her explained.

But the other sister had faced the same kind of challenges.
And yet, she seemed to experience no difficulty in facing “bad luck”.

Have you ever wondered what makes this kind of difference in people's lives?

It isn’t always intelligence, or talent, or a better horse. It isn’t that one rider wants success and the other doesn’t.

Because if you look closer:

Both riders struggle.
Both have moments where nothing works.
Both feel stuck at times.

Just like you.

The difference lies in something else.

It’s not the situation.
It’s the meaning they give to it.

One rider thinks, “This is the end.”
The other thinks, “This is the beginning.”

One rider thinks, “What can I learn from this?”
The other thinks, “Why is this happening to me?”

One rider focuses on what’s working.
The other on what’s going wrong.

Nothing dramatic.

Just different choices.

And in those choices… lies your power.

Different choices, repeated every day, create completely different lives.

And the history of these two riders will be repeated…

In thousands of yards.
In arenas.
In lives.

Because challenging times come to every rider.

A difficult horse.
Bad weather.
A frustrating phase.
A moment where nothing seems to work.

And when that moment comes…

Some riders go down with it.
Others rise because of it.

Years from now, looking back, you may say:

“That was the turning point.”

Because in that moment…

You chose.

And that is why I am writing to you and the people like you.

For that is the whole purpose of the Self Mastery Scholars Program.

To give you back your power.
The power to choose…
how you think…
how you feel…
and how you respond.

You see, the Self-Mastery program is a unique program.

It is about understanding what happens inside of you… and learning how to work with it.

It is not about positive thinking. It is not about forcing yourself to feel better. It is not about trying to control the outside world.

It is about understanding what you can control.

Because once you see that, you begin to see everything differently.

The Self-Mastery program gives you all the power you need — when you need it.

Right now, I’m going through the program. It covers the obstacles we all run into, again and again. The patterns… the habits… the things that keep getting in the way — they’re all addressed.

There’s a masterclass on overthinking, on how your mind keeps going in circles, and how to turn this around. Another on perfectionism, that feeling that it’s never good enough. One on procrastination, when you know what to do… but don’t do it. And there are sessions on emotions that take over. And as you go through it, you become calmer, clearer and more in control of your thoughts, and your reactions. 

And every month we come together live, to master our mind and shift our mood. If you have never been in the Self-Mastery Schlars Program, you cannot imagine how useful it can be to you. Much of the information that appears in the Self-Mastery Program appears nowhere else.

A €90 subscription.

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About those two sisters I mention at the beginning:

They started together and together got started in the horse world.

So what made their journey different?

Awareness. Knowing what is happening inside of you. And making deliberate choices.

I cannot promise you that everything will change overnight if you start doing the Self-Mastery program.

But I can promise you this:

You will begin to see things differently.
You will begin to understand yourself better.
And you will begin to respond in a new way.

And that changes everything.

I can guarantee that you will find the program always interesting, always reliable, and always useful.

It can help you. But you've got to take the first step.

I look forward to hearing from you today.

Sincerely,

Marijke de Jong,
Founder of the ST Academy
Lisbon, Portugal

PS -- How many of the 50 masterclasses in the Self-Mastery Program will work for you?

I don't know.

What I can tell you is thousands of people just like you have experienced Self-Mastery since 2014, and I receive emails every day from people praising the program and telling me how their lives have changed.

Let's say, you didn't subscribe to this program.

Where will that leave you?

Will you finally create the results you're looking for?

Probably not.

Will you be kicking yourself for the rest of your life for staying stuck in the same patterns... when you had the chance to break your habits.

Absolutely.

I can't make the decision for you. It's 100% up to you.

I can help you, but you've got to take the first step.

If you ever get stuck, or need support, I've included my Zoom link and contact information inside Self Mastery Scholars so you don't have to go through this alone.