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Everyone deals with imposter syndrome. It’s how you handle it that will dictate how high you go.

6 May 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief monologue, speaker Andy Neary reflects on his experience dealing with imposter syndrome when stepping into higher-level coaching roles. He recounts coaching at Loras College (Division III), noting the varied motivations of his athletes—some seeking personal improvement, others aiming for professional contracts. Neary emphasizes his drive to help others by sharing his skills and knowledge, and describes how confronting and moving past his own imposter feelings allowed him to better support his players and find his place in the coaching environment.

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If you ever want to feel like, uh, and have imposter syndrome, you know, that was a great way, especially initially, right? You're going to a whole nother level. And we certainly had guys when I coached at Loras in Division III that wanted to get better and improve. But you also go to guys who their focus is getting drafted and signing professional contracts and things. And I think everybody had a desire to get better and learn. And so trying to find the commonalities and the common thread of that, of, okay, what, what's your motivator? How can we help you? And I think the, you know, not to try to tie it into insurance, but really like I've always felt like, how can I help others? Right? And how can I take whatever skill sets I have and whatever knowledge I have and disseminate that out to try to help improve? And I think once I got over the imposter syndrome of why, why am I here and how can I help these people? That common thread helped me acclimate myself.