When Ambition Costs Too Much
#39

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.



  • (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

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