The Driving Confidence Podcast

In this episode, Tracey will introduce you to a mindfulness technique that can help you interrupt negative thoughts within a minute or two, and help get you in the right mindset for driving so that you are paying attention to now, before you drive, instead of paying attention to your thoughts.This technique is great for anybody who is having negative thoughts about their driving, and also if you've had a busy day and are feeling distracted instead of paying attention to your driving.  The exercise will help to reset your mind and bring you back to paying attention to the present moment, exactly where you need to be before you go driving. We recommend that you do this before you drive.  So please don't try this while you're driving. Would you like to feature in a future Q&A podcast?  You can record a question about driving nerves or confidence that you would like us to answer on our Speak Pipe page.  If you have a question, then there are likely to be others with the same or similar question so ask away and let's start helping more people to build their driving confidence! https://www.speakpipe.com/TheDrivingConfidencePodcastFind out more about how we can help transform the way you feel about driving and follow us on social media:Free tools on our website: https://www.confidentdrivers.co.uk/freetoolsFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/confidentdriver/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/confidentdrivers/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtVucIvyC_2AX33zNL7-yoQMentioned in this episode:Find our Drive Calm Journal on Amazon* Do you avoid driving whenever possible? * Do you feel like the only person who is anxious about driving? * Would you like to drive wherever you want, whenever you want? * Are you ready to take action to improve your driving confidence? Follow the prompts, questions, exercises and reflections each week to create your own goal based action plan to work on your driving mindset. Created by Kev & Tracey Field to help anxious drivers take action and track their progress over twelve weeks based on our unique Drive Calm® System, you set your own goals so you can work at your own pace. Drive Calm Journal on Amazon

In this episode, Kev and Tracey introduce you to their favourite tool for confidence-building which is the coaching wheel.  Based on the popular wheel of life, Kev and Tracey adapted the wheel for learner drivers preparing for their driving test and also for drivers who want to identify their driving strengths and weaknesses and create an action plan to improve their driving.  They discuss how to use the coaching wheel for driving and what to do if your wheel is wonky! Would you like to feature in a future Q&A podcast?  You can record a question about driving nerves or confidence that you would like us to answer on our Speak Pipe page.  If you have a question, then there are likely to be others with the same or similar question so ask away and let's start helping more people to build their driving confidence! https://www.speakpipe.com/TheDrivingConfidencePodcastYou can request a free download of the coaching wheel, along with an instructional video on how to use it on our website at https://www.confidentdrivers.co.uk/freetoolsFind out more about how we can help transform the way you feel about driving and follow us on social media:Free tools on our website: https://www.confidentdrivers.co.uk/freetoolsFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/confidentdriver/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/confidentdrivers/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtVucIvyC_2AX33zNL7-yoQ

Welcome to our very first episode of The Driving Confidence Podcast.  This is our trailer and introduction to the podcast and to us. We want to transform the way you feel about your driving and build your driving confidence so this podcast will be looking at ways to manage and calm your nerves, stresses and anxieties around driving.You might be listening to this if you are a learner driver who is feeling nervous about your lessons, or have your driving test coming up soon and are looking for some hints and tips. Maybe you've already passed your driving test, but feel nervous when you drive or perhaps you passed your test years ago, but never really built up your driving confidence.Kev is a driving instructor, as well as training people to become driving instructors and providing courses and training to driving instructors to help them become the best in the driver training industry.  He is also an NLP practitioner, personal development and business coach.  Tracey is not a driving instructor. Her background is in holistic therapists, mindfulness and stress management and she recently completed a psychology degree with The Open University.  Kev and Tracey combined their skills and experience to create the Confident Drivers website which offers nervous drivers a range of resources to help them build their confidence and beat driving nerves and anxiety.  Would you like to feature in a future Q&A podcast?  You can record a question about driving nerves or confidence that you would like us to answer on our Speak Pipe page.  If you have a question, then there are likely to be others with the same or similar question so ask away and let's start helping more people to build their driving confidence! https://www.speakpipe.com/TheDrivingConfidencePodcastFind out more about our resources:Free tools on our website: https://www.confidentdrivers.co.uk/freetoolsAnd follow us on social media:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/confidentdriver/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/confidentdrivers/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtVucIvyC_2AX33zNL7-yoQ