Meet

Lindsay Perera

You’re successful. You've built a career others respect, and you've worked hard to get here.

Yet lately, a truth keeps surfacing. You’ve shaped yourself to fit your work, rather than choosing work that fits you.

Somewhere along the way, you stopped asking what you truly wanted.

I understand this well.

For years I measured my worth by achievement and approval: doing everything well, even though it never fully fit.

Burnout became a pattern, and eventually I reached a point where working harder or proving myself wasn’t the answer. It was in listening more closely to my own voice and questioning the path I had stayed on for so long.

What followed wasn’t a sudden pivot, but a gradual shift. I started to see myself differently. I explored new ways of working and living. This led me to coaching, where my strengths, values, and ambition finally felt they were in the same place.

I stopped trying to force a path that never truly fit and chose work that feels right for me.

You can

choose yourself too.

I created The Action Within to help women like you rediscover who they are and take intentional ownership of their careers.

I’m at my best in close, one-to-one work where there is space to think clearly, question honestly, and make considered change. Coaching is where my experience and instinct meet.

Through the 4-part structure of my signature programme ‘Realise Your Ambition,’ you’ll explore the patterns that have shaped your career, question the limits you‘ve been operating in, and get clear on what you want.

I combine practical coaching tools, behavioural insight, and structured action so that reflection leads to movement, not overthinking.

My aim is simple. For you to stand firm in who you are and build a career and life that reflect it.

I’ll be by your side as you rebuild trust in yourself and shape work that feels deeply right and fully yours.

My professional journey

20+ years in leadership across commercial and not-for-profit sectors. I began in tourism development, moved into healthcare, and spent 15 years building a career I worked hard to sustain before finding the courage to face what I had been avoiding.

My coaching is shaped by decades focussed on people, behaviour and the lived experience. It’s grounded in a deeply person-centred approach.

When I’m not coaching…

I live in Edinburgh, Scotland, with my husband and sons. I’m learning to prioritise myself more: playing double bass in my local orchestra, going for runs, and making space for rest and time away from work.