The last couple of months have been really busy for me, particularly with the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, which I was lucky enough to be a part of.

I was out there commentating for the BBC and with the diving team in my mentoring role. I had an amazing time. Obviously you couldn't help but notice all the negative press before the Games but by the time I got there any problems seemed to have been rectified.

I heard that the Village wasn't as state-of-the-art as some other Games but everything I saw was of a high enough standard and there were no complaints from the diving team at all.

In terms of performances in the pool, I was really impressed by the standard of the diving in Delhi. The Commonwealth Games are always tough as many of the world's top nations are in the Commonwealth – I'd say it's almost as difficult to win a medal there as it is at the World Championships.

For example, when I won silver in Manchester in 2002, the top five finishers were in the top seven in the world, so to medal at a Commonwealth Games in diving is very difficult indeed.

We had some fantastic results – but we also had some agonising fourth places such as the three-metre women's synchro final. Overall though, the performances were great especially considering how strong the competition was.

Tom Daley stole the headlines at the Commonwealth Games and he put in fantastic performances to win two very well deserved gold medals, individually beating the Olympic champion Matt Mitcham from Australia and alongside Max Brick in the 10m Synchro. He's progressing really well and this is a great step in the right direction towards London 2012.

I first met Tom when he was 10 years old back in 2004 and have been a mentor of his ever since. It's a role I really enjoy - we have a great relationship and while we don't speak that often, I'm always there for him to share my experiences and support him.

He's had a tough year this year. He was injured for the Europeans, Youth Olympic Games and the Junior World Championships, and so to top off 2010 by finishing on a high shows real character and maturity for such a young man.

The past few years have been pretty intense for him and I guess the danger is that with him doing so well at the moment, anything less than gold in London could be perceived as a failure by the media, which would be really unfair.

It's the downside of being so successful but I don't think the media pressure will get to Tom – as long as his focus is on his performance and training rather than what's going in around him he'll be fine.

One thing I learnt is that you can't dwell on factors that are out of your control - for example other competitors, the media, judges as it negatively impacts your performance. The best chance of success comes from focusing on the things you can control such as your mood, your training and preparation.

Tom dives because it's his passion, not because of what other people write about him, and so I'm sure he is in the right mindset.

After the Games had ended I was lucky enough to spend an extra week in India. I'm a trained yoga teacher and so it was great to be able to head north to a place called Rishikesh, which is a yoga Mecca. I had a great time and I learnt a lot from my time there.

I first started yoga after retiring from diving. Diving is a sport that really takes its toll on the body - after four shoulder surgeries, a slipped disc in my back and a hernia, among other injuries, the medical team joked I was like a racehorse that needed putting down!

They suggested I take up yoga as a way of repairing some of the damage to my body. At first I wasn't too keen and dismissed it as nonsense but it's truly rebalanced my body and become a real passion of mine.

In general I'm really excited about London 2012. Of course there's a part of me that wishes I could compete but I've come to terms with it now and I'm excited about other opportunities that have come my way, for example as a BBC commentator, the BOA Athlete Commission and through my work as an ambassador for BT.

BT is an official partner of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and my role is to help them activate and raise awareness of their sponsorship both internally among staff and also in the media.

I speak at a lot of BT events and it's a real passion of mine to share my experiences from over 20 years in elite sport and explore with the audience the parallels between sport and business.

For Team GB athletes, London 2012 will be a dream come true – the best of the best competing on home soil in the biggest show on earth.

I went down to the Olympic Park last month and the venues are all coming along so well which is very exciting. I think home advantage will play a big part in 2012 and if we can replicate the performance in Beijing then we will have been successful.

Athens 2004 Olympic silver medallist Leon Taylor is a BT Ambassador. BT is an official partner of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Visit www.bt.com/london2012. For more information on Leon Taylor, visit www.leontaylor.co.uk and www.yogahaven.co.uk