Why STEREO Coaching
From obstacle to opportunity
It's not if.... it's when
It's not the question if you'll face obstacles, but when.
In every situation, you have two options:
- react (automatically)
- or choose (consciously)
Most people react. STEREO coaching helps you choose.
Why people get stuck
They get stuck because of what happens inside.
- the thoughts they believe
- the emotions those thoughts create
- the reactions that follow
The same pattern repeats:
Something happens.
You think something about it.
You feel something.
You react.
You get an effect.
And that result often keeps you stuck.
Not because you want to be stuck, but because the process is invisible.
Does this sound like you?
❝I don't know what to do.❞
❝I keep overthinking.❞
❝Why is this so hard?❞
❝It needs to be perfect.❞
❝I feel like I'm behind.❞
❝I never seem to progress.❞
❝I'm not good enough.❞
❝What's wrong with me!?❞
❝Why can't I just do this?❞
These are not random thoughts.
They are patterns.
You're not alone
Thousands of riders and instructors have shared these EXACT thoughts with me in coaching sessions, emails, and in my private groups (and I'd bet that these thoughts are familiar to millions of people.)
They feel frustrated and disappointed because they know that not overcoming their obstacle means that they NEVER get what they really want.
It's not your fault
The real reason you're stuck?
It's not lack of willpower or discipline.
And it’s not because something is wrong with you.
It's a hidden force almost nobody talks about
The hidden force
There is a mechanism in your brain that influences how you think and feel.
It’s called positive–negative asymmetry.
Your brain is wired to focus more on what’s wrong than what’s right.
This is not a flaw.
It’s a survival system.
But in modern life, it often works against you.
An unsupervised brain keeps you stuck
If you’re not aware of how your mind works, it runs on autopilot.
It will:
- keep you in your comfort zone
- cause doubt and fear
- make you second-guess yourself
- convince you that you've hit a dead end
It feels real.
It feels true.
But it's just a pattern that stands in the way of your results.
If you think what you always thought, you get what you always got
same thoughts → same emotions → same results
brain repeats patterns
feels like truth
Your brain presents thoughts as facts.
But often, they are assumptions.
There's another way to look at it
If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change
perspective
nothing has to change outside
only how you see
You find growth and freedom when you are willing to see something new.
STEREO Coaching helps you slow down and see what your mind is doing, so you can choose differently.
This is what STEREO Coaching does
You can start down the path of balancing your brain with these simple steps:
1. Pause
Between stimulus and response is a space. With STEREO coaching you hold space for yourself.
2. Observe
With the STEREO map you'll observe what you normally think, feel, do in a certain situation.
3. Choose
But noticing what you're current pattern creates for you, you have the option to choose differently.
Slow down to speed up
One hour of awareness can save you months or years of struggle.
What changes when you do STEREO Coaching
From obstacle to opportunity
Before
❌ Not being aware of the space between stimulus and response.
❌ You react automatically most of the time.
❌ You think the situation is causing you to feel bad.
❌ You often feel helpless, hopeless, powerless.
After
✔ You know how to take space and make space.
✔ You choose your responses.
✔ You understand that your thoughts create your emotions.
✔ You reclaimed your power.
Same situation. Different experience.
Most people don’t choose their experience. They react to it.
STEREO Coaching helps you rebalance that.
FAQ
1. What is STEREO Coaching?
2. For who is STEREO Coaching?
3. Do I need STEREO Coaching?
4. How is STEREO Coaching different from other methods?
5. BHow long does it take to see results?
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ABOUT MARIJKE
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The real problem is not the situation
It’s not what happens.
It’s what you make it mean.
Your thoughts create your emotions and experience.
Not the situation.
It’s not the situation.
It’s your thoughts about the situation.