Hey everyone, welcome back to the podcast. Throughout August, over the next few weeks,

we're going to be doing things a little bit differently here at Power Hour. Now, whenever I speak to

people about this podcast, the first thing is they cannot believe I've been hosting this show

for almost five years. And the second thing is they always believe I've been hosting this show for almost five years. And the second thing

is they always ask me, which episode should I listen to first? Who's your favorite guest? Where

should I start? Now, there's been hundreds of incredible guests on this show. And so whenever I

recommend some of my favorites, people often have to scroll back through years and years and years to find those episodes.

So throughout August, we thought we'd share some of those episodes and replay them here.

And we're going to start off this week with my interview with Olympic athlete Tom Daly.

Now, this episode is one of my favorites for lots of reasons.

We recorded this after lockdown. I was

still recording from home. This was October 2020 and Tom was preparing for his final Olympic Games.

Now, this conversation, Tom has so much energy. He's so motivational. He has such a joyful

energy. And we talked about his first ever journey to the Olympics when he

was training from just age seven, age eight years old. We talked about the power of visualization.

And also about what happens after you achieve. So what happens after you win the gold medal

that you've been training for for your entire life?

You know, I think it's something that is often overlooked or athletes are unprepared for.

And it was really fascinating to hear him speak so candidly about that challenge, about the mental challenge that he faced after the games,

how he had to find the motivation and cultivate a mindset to continue after what

he described as being one of the darkest times of his entire life. Tom is, of course, a decorated

Olympic athlete, but he's also an inspiration to so many people for so many reasons. So let's dive

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