The Instructor

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There's plenty covered in this episode with driving school owner and best selling author Kathy Higgins. We cover the release of her new book - An Insight to drive and a whole host of other topics including:

• Franchises, are they right for everyone?
• Standard check and how to handle a third attempt.
• Why we love the job.
• The DVSA's recent proposals. 
• Prices, should we charge more?

You can buy Kathy's book here - https://insight2drive.co.uk/home/an-insight-to-drive-buy-the-book

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This is the short version of The Green Room, where I'm joined by Sarah Baldock as we do a deep dive into the 4 key indicators which trigger a standards check for driving instructors.

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We also discuss:

• The latest news around standard checks
• Pass rates
• How we can develop drivers
• Are we getting test focussed

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Author, podcaster and psycotherapist, Richard Nicholls joins me as we discuss mental health and a whole lot more, including:

• What instructors can do to keep sane and handle the backlog of tests.
• How Driving Instructors can handle the pressure of being asked about lessons daily.
• How to manage the nerves or learner drivers.
• Self talk.
• Learning how to accept and flaws.
• Where to put your brain.

You can find more about Richard Nicholls, and check out his podcast here: https://richardnicholls.net/

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In this episode Ray Seagrave joins me as we cover a whole host of topics, including:

• CPD
• Ray's long and varied career
• Pass rates
• 5 key areas Ray advises everyone to work on
• Why we only need 3 questions

You can contact Ray in the following places:

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Email - [email protected]

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Standard checks being tied to pass rates as a way to combat the backlog of driving tests is the latest proposal by the DVSA and Chris Bensted of The DITC joins me to discuss the potential impact on driving instructors and more.

This is a short version of the Green Room, for the full 80 minute episode, check out https://www.patreon.com/theinstructor

We also discuss:

• The propsals for the L test
• The proposals for the driving test
• Price increases
• ADI attitudes
• How many carrots Chris wants in his garden.

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All the latest news and opinions from within the driving instructor industry in this weekly episode of 'The Green Room.' Today I'm joined by Bob Morton as we discuss the hot topic of the DVSA increasing prices and should they have increased it even more?

Also on the menu are:

• Disillusioned ADIs
• Mental health
• Bobs retirement
• How much would you pay to see Bob strip?
• CPD

Future episodes of the Green room will be available to Patreon subscribers, with a short edited version on the regular Sunday show. You can support the show and check out our Patreon options here: https://www.patreon.com/theinstructor

You can join Bob's membership group here - https://clientcentredlearning.co.uk/

Or join his Facebook group here - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1118231874978314

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A truly thought provoking episode with Carl Reader as we discuss a host of topics affecting driving schools and small businesses. We discuss the importance of actually running your business in a manner that suits you, whether that's being happy as a sole trader or expanding into different areas. We also cover the importance of having a target market and how by trying to talk to everyone, we actually talk to no one.

Carl is a best selling author and we cover his most recent book, Boss it, including why he didn;t narate it himself, despite also having a podcast by the same name.

You can follow Carl here:

https://www.carlreader.com/

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlreader/

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All the latest news and opinions from within the driving instructor industry in this first weekly episode of 'The Green Room.' Today I'm joined by Chris Bensted of The DITC as we discuss the hot topics of the backlog of driving tests and what we can do about it.

Also on the menu are:

• Standard checks
• Theory tests
• Increasing the cost of the ADI badge
• The difference between Gorillas and Orangutans.
• Making SMART goals, SMAT goals.

Future episodes of the Green room will be available to Patreon subscribers, with a short edited version on the regular Sunday show. You can support the show and check out our Patreon options here: https://www.patreon.com/theinstructor

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What's stopping you taking that next step in your business? Whether it's hiring driving instructors or creating your own YouTube channel for your driving school, something is holding you back. Shabnam Rajah is here to explain that it might just be your subconscious.

Shabnam gives easy to relate to examples of how we self sabotage and give some key advice on what we can do to overcome this. She also discusses how the way we speak to ourselves plays a massive role in how successful we are at achieving our goals.

With deep insights explaining how the brain has a conversation with the mind, followed up with my butchering of the English language, this is a must listen for anyone looking to grow their business or develop as a person.

You can follow/contact Shabnam in the following places:

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Mindfulness is growing as more and more people become aware of it, including being discussed in schools. San Harper joins me in this episode to discuss how practicing mindfulness can help driving instructors in all aspects of their lives.

San shares how her pupils find it so helpful that if she ever forgets, they ask her about it at the start of the lesson. San also gives some great examples of how it's helped her students in surprising ways.

But as well as helping learners, mindfulness can also help us.

Whether that's making us a bit more calm and focused on driving lessons, helping us control our nerves before a standards check or just enabling us to have a more relaxed and stress free life.

You can follow/contact San in the following places:

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Guildofmindfuldrivertrainers

LindedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/guild-of-mindful-driver-trainers/

Website - https://www.guildmdt.com/

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