Elite triathlon coach achieves peak mental performance with Optimal Pace Protocol
Aaron Houghton
Aaron
Kevin
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Aaron
Kevin, you've been a Dory protocol member for three months. You're already an expert in physical endurance and wellness, you can literally train anyone to become a triathlete and accomplish incredible things with their body.
As an endurance athlete and business owner yourself, you know how important mental fitness is. It's so cool to see someone as physically fit as you also dialing in your mental performance using the Optimal Pace Protocol.
Aaron
I know you've tried a bunch of different tools for meditation and journaling over the years but none of them have ever stuck as habits in your life. Yet now, you're using the Coach Dory app to run your mental recovery protocol every single day with incredible consistency.
What's different this time and why has the Optimal Pace Protocol become such a reliable habit in your life?
Charles
There’s a clear & direct path that connects my mental recovery protocol to my physiological recovery. “If I complete xyz, I will be at my peak performance” is super important to me on a daily basis.
Aaron
You achieve Peak Performance days with the protocol several days a week, meaning you give your mind everything it needs to fully recover from the pressure of building your business and guiding your clients around the clock.
What has felt different in your professional work since running your life on the protocol?
Charles
I’ve been able to better integrate the little things such as getting outside to soak up some sun and working in direct sunlight while still efficiently working through my time crunched day. I also see how beneficial these simple things are when regulating my anxiety around reactive activity.
Aaron
Mental recovery is just as important for mental athletes as physical recovery is for physical athletes. When we're mentally optimized, we bring the best version of ourselves to everything we do, not just our work efforts.
Have you noticed any changes in your athletic performance or training ability while supporting your mind over the last few months?
Charles
I’ve definitely changed my self-talk around my fatigue. There used to be several times throughout the week where I would find myself saying “I'm tired”. That has changed dramatically.
Aaron
When our mental performance is rock solid, it's easier to confidently chase bigger dreams than we otherwise would. We open ourselves up to a whole new world of opportunities.
What's one big dream or goal you've upgraded in your life since running the protocol, and what would achieving it mean for you personally?
Charles
I’ve struggled with letting go of past circumstances. I have been more open to becoming mentally flexible and would like to “clean house” so that I can completely focus on the most important things in my life.