#248 Breathe in and out!
22 Nov 2025 · 2 min
Gloria passed her driving retest by using controlled breathing to manage stress. Kenny connects the technique to helicopter training, where stressed trainees unconsciously hold their breath. A simple practice that works across high-pressure situations.
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All right, here we go. Here's our one opportunity. Day 248.
Gloria never, ever lets me get on camera. She just passed after retesting after failure. And I mentioned that, you know, I went through all the prep talk and trying to think of all the things to calm her down and prep her to retest. We just walked out of bmv and she just told me the one thing she did to get through that she thought was the biggest.
What was it, Gloria? Breathe. Breathe. We talked about that ahead of time and how we talk about in the helicopter when somebody's struggling and they're in there having trouble. I look over and they're not breathing. And I gave her that speech today, and she said that was the biggest thing that helped her get through. And even her examiner, driver examiner, when we walked up to the door, you know, everybody was smiling this time around. And he said. What did he say? He said, you. You were breathing this time or something. Anyway, he brought that up. And so I thought as the test guy, he asked if was the one he had told to breathe. That's right. That's right. She said no. So there you go with all the tips we talk about. The one of them is breathe, breathe in and out. And people do it when they're hovering or they're screwing up on an approach and they get nervous and, you know, so when you're doing through testing, breathe.
Breathe, in and out.
So there you go.
Special treat for today. Gloria actually on camera speaking. So many of you know her from when she was this tall. And here she is, 16 and now able to drive.
So congratulations. Thank you.
Like, subscribe, comment down below. Remember to breathe in and out, all that. See you in day two. 14, nine.
Peace out.
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