When Ambition Costs Too Much

Women in accounting know how to evaluate an investment, calculate a return, and explain opportunity cost to a client. So why are we so bad at doing the same thing for ourselves? Nancy McClelland is joined by Marit Burmood for a candid conversation about ambition, opportunity, and the cumulative cost of saying yes. From speaking engagements and leadership roles to new clients and professional recognition, they explore how individually worthwhile opportunities can add up to a career, and a life, that looks nothing like what we intended. Drawing on their own experiences, Nancy and Marit examine the pressure to keep proving ourselves, the hidden costs of visibility and success, and how to audit our commitments against what we genuinely want from our professional and personal lives. Because an opportunity can be wonderful and still not be worth what it costs us. Sponsors Bill - http://bill.com/shecounts Relay - https://relayfi.com/shecounts Karbon - https://karbonhq.com/ (00:00) - Intuit Connect Invite (01:26) - Show Welcome Sponsors (02:19) - Meet Meruit (04:40) - Opportunity Cost Setup (06:16) - Board Seat Wake Up (09:05) - Emotions Fear Drivers (15:58) - Time Tracking Reality (18:25) - Recovery Time Matters (21:35) - Portfolio View Time (26:04) - Saying No To Speak (29:33) - Define Goals Audit (31:55) - Time Audit Reality Check (33:06) - Rank Priorities and Flex (35:25) - Define Your North Star (36:26) - Money and Enough (42:19) - Opportunity Cost Steps (44:35) - Hidden Time Costs (49:18) - Would You Choose Again (54:34) - Keep Change or Let Go (58:39) - Intentional Ambition Wrap (01:01:58) - Final Quote and Next Steps ResourcesIntuit Connect - Celebrate Women in Accounting Cabana Splash! - https://luma.com/gmyj5fzt Intuit Connect - She Counts! Women in Accounting Takeover - https://intuitconnect.braindate.com/braindates/309467 Marit Burmood on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/marit-burmood/ Marit Burmood on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/the_extroverted_accountant/ Marit Burmood CPA - https://www.maritburmoodcpa.com/ Flair Financial - https://www.flairfinancial.net/about Marit’s husband on IG - https://www.instagram.com/the_extreme_accountant/ Theatre of Public Speaking - https://publicspeaking.mistymegia.com/?ref=857055 Mariette Martinez on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariettemartinez/ Jennifer Dymond on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenndymond/ Justine Lackey on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinelackey/ Sharrin Fuller on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharrinfuller/ Deb Kilsheimer on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/debliberate/ Robina Bennion on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robina-bennion/ Diana Gleason on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dianagleason/ Erin Pohan on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/erinpohan/ WAVE-Austin - https://waveaustin.com/ David Leary on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidleary/ Joy of Missing Out (JOMO) - https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/happiness-is-state-mind/201807/jomo-the-joy-missing-out Roger Knecht’s GrowCon - https://universalaccountingschool.com/get-ready-for-growcon-meet-roger-knecht/ Melissa Miller Furgeson on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissamillerfurgeson/ Misty Schachtell Megia on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/misty-schachtell-3a634a2/ Lynnette Oss Connell - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynnette-oss-connell/ Ask a CPA community for bookkeepers - https://aska.cpa/ 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