Welcome to How Leaders Lead, where every week you get to listen in while I interview some of the

very best leaders in the world. I break down the key learning so that by the end of the episode,

you'll have something simple that you can apply as you develop into a better leader.

That's what this podcast is all about. Today's guest is Scott Hamilton,

an Olympic gold medalist and founder of Scott Hamilton Cares Foundation, an organization

that is working to eliminate cancer. Now, Scott obviously doesn't need much of an introduction.

You already know about his gold medal and figure skating.

You probably have seen his incredible backclips on the ice, and you have likely watched him

as a commentator on the Olympics over the years. And while you may know him for his successes,

you may not know about the challenges that he's had to overcome

to win. His childhood illness, cancer, multiple brain tumors, the times he's fallen on the ice

in critical situations. Scott says any goal will always have obstacles, difficulties,

and setbacks. You will be defined not by those setbacks,

but by how you respond to them. There's so much that we can learn from Scott about how to get up

after we all fall. And let me tell you something, we all do. I'm so excited to have you listen in.

Here's my conversation with my new friend and soon to be yours, Scott Hamilton.

Scott, it's great to have you on the show.

Well, thank you.

This is fun.

I'm really excited to meet a fellow cancer survivor and someone who's really stepping into the space because I think leadership right now is needed more than it's ever been needed in our culture.

Yeah, I couldn't agree more. And we're going to talk about that. But right now it's right now it's time for the Olympics, and here we are,

glued to the tube in Beijing, you know. And for the last 40 years, the Olympics have been a big

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