Understanding Yourself: Honoring How You’re Wired and Who You’ve Become

What happens when the way you’ve always moved through the world stops working for you? Nancy brings Mellisa Miller Furgeson (filling in for Questian) two more conversations from the Theatre of Public Speaking Advanced Retreat. Jean Zick shares how understanding her introversion helped her stop fighting the way she’s wired and start building around it. Terri Warren faced a dramatic reckoning after two strokes forced her to reconsider what she could ask of herself. Together, their stories explore what becomes possible when we understand ourselves well enough to honor what we need. Sponsors Bill - http://bill.com/shecounts Relay - https://relayfi.com/shecounts Karbon - https://karbonhq.com/ (00:00) - Welcome to She Counts (00:35) - Sponsors and Support (01:17) - Why These Stories Matter (04:55) - Meet Jean Zick (05:48) - Millionaire Introvert Origin (07:19) - Introvert vs Extrovert Energy (08:34) - Conference Survival Tips (14:38) - Introvert Superpowers (16:42) - Small Group Networking (18:15) - Building Virtual Connection (22:15) - Final Takeaways (24:28) - Jean Wrap Up Reflection (25:18) - Reframing Conference Breaks (26:03) - Teri’s New Reality (27:04) - Cape of Confidence Story (27:52) - Letting People In (30:33) - Layoff Shatters Identity (32:10) - Building Your Own Walls (33:41) - Stroke Rips Cape Away (35:03) - Second Stroke Wake Up (36:58) - Fear and Denial (39:27) - Acceptance and New Scoreboard (40:59) - Redefining Work and Energy (43:54) - Two Sided Cape Metaphor (49:35) - GROW Model and New Cape (50:50) - Connecting Jean and Teri (53:34) - Final Takeaways and Sign Off ResourcesMelissa Miller Furgeson on LinkedIn - 👩🏻‍💻Melissa Miller Furgeson | LinkedIn  Jean Zick on LinkedIn - Jean Zick | LinkedIn  Sharrin Fuller on LinkedIn - Sharrin Fuller | LinkedIn Kelly Gonsalves on LinkedIn - Kelly Gonsalves | LinkedIn  Nancy’s MSN article on Tips & Tricks for Intuit Connect - https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/expert-tips-for-attending-intuit-connect-2025/ar-AA1soTN6 Nancy’s MSN article on Top 10 Accounting Conferences - https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/growth-community-and-cpe-10-accounting-conferences-that-deliver-in-2025/ar-AA1Cnqrk Tori Staub McKee on LinkedIn - Tori Staub McKee | LinkedIn  Terri Warren on LinkedIn - Terri Warren | LinkedIn  Realize - https://www.rlz.io/ World Health Organization stats on missed workdays due to mental health issues - https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/mental-health-at-work It was never a dress - https://itwasneveradress.org/ Women Who Count - https://womenwhocount.com/ Erin Pohan on LinkedIn - Erin Pohan | LinkedIn  WAVE-Seattle - https://www.instagram.com/wave.seattle/ Nicole Davis on LinkedIn - Nicole Davis, CPA | LinkedIn  GROW Model - GROW model - Wikipedia Theatre of Public Speaking - https://publicspeaking.mistymegia.com/?ref=857055 SPONSORS: [Bill, Relay, Karbon]  Join Our LinkedIn Page! https://www.linkedin.com/company/she-counts-podcast Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@SheCountsPodcast Follow She Counts on IG https://www.instagram.com/shecounts.show/ Connect with Nancy https://www.thedancingaccountant.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-mcclelland-cpa Connect with Questian https://www.reqoncilefinancials.com/