The Blazer’s Coming off
For over 25 years, I’ve worn a blazer - figuratively and literally. It’s been my armor, my comfort zone, my silent signal to the world that I’ve got it together. “Professional Lindsay” lives in that blazer. She’s composed, confident, and perfectly polished. She speaks in boardrooms, leads with strength, and never lets the cracks show.
But what I’ve come to realize is that behind that blazer lives another version of me - “Personal Lindsay”. She’s the one in yoga pants and a ball cap, who hikes through foggy trails, breathes in ocean air, and writes about self-worth in the quiet hours of the evening. She’s open, emotional, and deeply human. And for most of my life, she’s been tucked away and hidden behind the very image of success I worked so hard to build.
You see, I’ve battled imposter syndrome for as long as I can remember. I’ve wrestled with the whispers of not enough, not smart enough, not polished enough, not strong enough. My journey has been paved with learning challenges, being the punk rock misunderstood misfit at school, bouts of depression, intense body issues that run deep with trauma, and an aching sense of deficiency that I worked endlessly to outrun (so much more we’ll dig into on this!)
And the cruel irony? The higher I climbed, the louder those whispers sometimes became.
But here’s the shift: over the past two years, I’ve realized that my true strength, or superpower if you will, isn’t in the blazer but the blend of both. It’s when I bring both versions of myself to the table. When I let my colleagues and those I serve (my teams) see me not as the woman who has all the answers, but as the one who understands what it feels like to question yourself—and still show up anyway.
Because that’s where connection lives. That’s where true leadership begins.
To me, imposter syndrome isn’t just about doubt, it’s about hiding. It’s about showing only half of who you are to the world because you fear the rest might make you look “less than”. But the truth I’ve found is the opposite: when you show the whole self, you give others permission to do the same.
That’s why I created Ample Beauty - a deeply personal journey to help others see their worth, to remind them that they are enough exactly as they are. Through it, I’ve begun merging these two worlds - professional and personal, blazer and yoga pants, and it feels like this beautifully weird awakening where I’m finally coming home!
I believe we all carry an energy meant to be shared. For years, I gave my energy to others, but not all of it - never my full self. Now, I am learning to lean into the scary, messy pieces with pride, because when you align who you are with what you do, something incredible happens: success stops being an external measurement and starts becoming an internal peace.
What I’ve discovered on my journey is that my core values - compassion, justice, authenticity, and integrity, have guided me through this transformation. They’re not just words on a website; they’re the compass points that have led me to this realization:
My purpose is to help others feel valued, cared for, seen, and that they are enough. In the words of the late, great Kurt Cobain “Come as you are, as you were, as I want you to be”
So yes - the blazer’s coming off.
Because underneath it, I’ve found not someone weaker, but someone real. Someone powerful, grounded, and finally whole.
And that’s the version of Lindsay Lane that the world deserves to see.
