09/01/2026
I’ve always HATED this headshot. But looking at it now?
I kind of love her, because I know exactly how scared I was.
I had already spent 6 years in insurance, but this was right before I opened my own agency. That pic officially made it real. I finally had the chance to see what I could build and what I was capable of. So I did it scared.
And 30 days later, Hurricane Michael hit. 🫠
Then COVID.
Then years of changes in the insurance industry.
Then growing a team, growing locations, becoming a better leader, becoming a mom of three, and trying to somehow be a good boss, wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend at the same time.
There have been a lot of days where I have thought, I don’t know how I’m going to do all of this. And somehow, I did!
Today marks 8 years of Jessica Lyng Insurance and 14 years of working in insurance. 💙 When I look through these old pictures, I don’t see the hair, the outfits or the version of myself I thought needed fixing back then.
I see a girl who dreamed REALLY big. I see someone who was scared and did it anyway.
I see someone who kept getting uncomfortable, kept stretching herself and kept growing.
Kept building a team of people who want the same thing. They want to serve others.
I’ve never been very comfortable in any seat I’ve sat in since 2018. Good. Comfort was never the goal, growth was!
8 years down. 14 years in insurance. And I’m just getting started. 💙
