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Hi, I’m McKay—a Fear-Slaying Executive Coach & Leadership Strategist. I work with high-performing professionals who look confident on the outside—but feel stuck, stalled, or unseen on the inside.
I help them dismantle fear-driven decision-making, reclaim their authority, and lead, negotiate, and rise with unshakable clarity.
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The phrase imposter syndrome gets tossed around so casually now that it’s lost most of its meaning.
But I want to offer you a reframe:
What if imposter syndrome is actually a barometer?
A sign that you’re brushing up against the edge of your own growth.
Not proof that you’re failing—proof that you’re stretching.
I call this dynamic confidence.
The truth?
There are going to be moments when you don’t feel confident.
Moments where you’re underprepared, uncertain, or just flat-out not good at something yet.
And that doesn’t mean you’re a fraud.
It means you’re a learner. A high performer. A leader in motion.
In fact, research suggests that people who never experience imposter syndrome...
Aren’t growing.
Aren’t stretching.
Aren’t confronting their own edges.
Because if you’re never hitting the edge of your competence—
You’re not leading. You’re coasting.
Here’s the shift:
Instead of seeing imposter syndrome as something to eliminate...
See it as a teacher.
A signal to check in, not spiral down.
Ask:
What is this fear trying to tell me?
What am I afraid will happen if I don’t get this right?
What would I do if I trusted myself anyway?
Because confidence isn’t static.
It’s dynamic.
It builds with repetition, risk, and reflection.
You don’t need to feel like the most qualified person in the room to lead.
You just need to show up with the willingness to learn out loud.
In Legacy League, we don’t coddle imposter syndrome.
We don’t push it away either.
We examine it.
We find the message in it.
And we use it as a launchpad—not a label.
You don’t have imposter syndrome.
You have ambition that’s finally outgrowing your comfort zone.
Let’s build your confidence the honest way.
