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 know this experience well.

For decades I measured my worth by achievement and approval, striving to do everything well to mask feeling out of place.

Burnout became a pattern, and eventually I understood that the answer was not in working harder or proving myself. It was in listening to my own voice and questioning the path I had followed for so long.

What followed was not a sudden pivot but a gradual shift. I began to see myself differently. I explored new ways of working and living. This led me to coaching, where my strengths, values, and ambition finally aligned.

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 partnerships 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 framework of my signature programme ‘Realise Your Ambition,’ you’ll examine the patterns that have shaped your career, challenge the limits you‘ve accepted, and reconnect with what you genuinely want next.

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 align with 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 immersed in a career I worked hard to build before finding my courage to face what I had been avoiding.

My coaching is shaped by decades focused on the human experience and 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: playing double bass in my local orchestra, heading out for a run, or making time for a spa day. Facials are always top of my list.