Welcome to season 7, everyone. Yes. And happy New

Year. Yes. Of course. So we

hope you've, been listening to our shorts, the

compilation of things that we thought you might have missed or would

find useful. Little short bursts can be just

as helpful as a more in-depth episode. So

we try and pick out, like you say, those There's helpful nuggets for

you. So you found them useful. The New Year

challenge. Now last year, we know that we had some really good

on it. So what about you? Was it your 2nd time

around doing it, or was it the 1st time around doing it? We'd

love to know. Yeah. We really would like to hear

your stories, your feedback. Did you have some

success? What have you learned? And

don't forget, this challenge, you can repeat it.

You can start it again. You can

there really is no limit. It's it's not just for January. No. You

can start it whenever As long as you start. Yep. That's the

main thing, isn't it? That is the main thing. That making the decision

to, as we're always saying, put in some effort and engage with the

process. Yes. Yeah. Change won't happen

if you don't do something differently. Change doesn't happen without

Change. And you've got to want to do it as well. Yeah. So if you're

going to do it as well, you know, go into it with, yes. I'm

going to do this. Yeah. And if the timing wasn't right For you, then have

a think about when maybe it might be right for you. Yeah.

So as we go into season 7, I can't believe

I'm saying that. What's our future plans then? What's this

season gonna look like for people that are listening to us? Yeah. So

we have already got a couple of episodes Recorded and in the

bag. But we've also got quite a few episodes that

are in the planning stages, and so We can't

guarantee that they're definitely gonna happen. It's just it's just the way it

works. So one of the episodes we've already

recorded is a lady called Ione, and she's from

the Tourette's charity. Yes. So, Tourette's Action

is a fantastic charity who help and support

people with Tourette's. And I know

I found it very, very useful And just my

understanding of what Tourette's actually is. Yeah. We began last year

to become quite interested in neurodiversity and the

challenges that that presents to people learning to

drive and people who are already qualified drivers

And the links to Driving Anxiety. So this is

just one of the one of the branches off that we've gone.

And speaking to IONI was great, and we hope that you

will find that interesting and informative.

So I am absolutely sure that you will learn some new things

That you didn't already know. So give that one a listen. I

certainly did. So we also have some more real life

successes. Yes. So we know we've got at least 1 real

life success to share with you this season, but hopefully,

maybe more. I would recommend listening to this one. It

is really good. Yep. It's just somebody that you've worked

with, isn't it, Kev? So, yeah, it's it will Give

you a bit of an insight into what it's like to

actually start working on your driving confidence, treating

it as a project, And taking it week by week.

Yeah. And small steps lead into

that bigger goal. Yep. Definitely. So I'm looking forward to that

one. Yep. We also have, hopefully, a returning

guest. Yes. Hopefully, San Harper will join us again

This season. Yeah. San's been on a couple of times talking

about mindfulness, and we've got another

topic in mind that we've heard speak about before within the driver

training industry, and so we'd love her to come on and talk to you

about that as well because we think you'll find it really

4. We're also gonna do some more how to, aren't we?

Yes. So we're gonna be looking at how to

Turn right. I mean, we had so much success with that Mirrors

episode that we did. We thought, well, why not put a couple

more How to's in, didn't we? Yep. Definitely. We always get really good

feedback on those. So yeah. I mean, you mentioned

turning right. We're doing that for somebody who's requested it. Yeah. So if

you've got some requests, if there's something a topic

that you struggle with and you'd like us to cover, if we haven't already

covered it, Then let us know, and maybe we can add it into

season 7. And if we can't squeeze it into season 7, it can always go

on the list for season 8. And we'll also be looking to

talk about what to do if we break down. Yes. Not

mentally, but, they are. I suppose this is a

very stressful time of year that you've just been through, but also the

New Year can also bring some things in. But We're talking more

specifically about your car. Your car breaking down, not you breaking

down. Yes. I think we've all been through the stress of

Christmas and New Year. And, you know, we are gonna

be recording our 1 100th episode. Yes.

I'm really looking forward to that. That's gonna be amazing.

And hopefully, we might have already hit this. I don't know. But

50,000 downloads is, like, amazing success

for us. That's it. By the time this one comes Now we may have just

hit it or we'll be close. Close to it. Yep. So that will

be yeah. That's a real milestone. Done. And we're gonna be hitting our 2

year anniversary. Yes. So that would be nice as well.

Great. And then also one of the others on the list for season 7 is

we wanted To do a theory test episode. Yes.

Because this is quite important, I feel. Yeah. Definitely. We've got

a couple of people in mind, so we haven't got that confirmed yet, But

the theory test isn't just for people who are learner drivers. The theory

test revisiting the theory is

really important For everybody, it helps you to fill in

those gaps in knowledge and understanding that maybe

was a cause of some of your anxiety in the 1st place. So I think

for anybody who is nervous or anxious, revisiting the

theory is a good way to go. Yeah. I'm looking forward to that one. Yeah.

So that's it for this episode. Yeah. Really looking forward to it.

Really looking forward to it. Yeah. It's gonna be another, fingers

crossed, hopefully, another great season. And yeah.

Again, if you need to contact us, if you need us to

talk about things, we will talk about it. Just let us

know. Yep. Let us know. We're, you know, we're here. The whole

aim of this podcast is to help you as well as helping us at the

same time. So yeah. So Send us your ideas.

So our contact details are in the show notes as

always. Don't forget to Share this episode

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know who is nervous or anxious Or would like to

build their driving confidence. One, it will help us

hit and surpass that 50,000 downloads, But also

it will help other people enjoy their driving more. Exactly.

Exactly. So all that leaves us to do is to say until next

time. Have a great day, whatever you're doing.