Erika Jones, CFO, CCTAProfit First Professionals · Certified Fractional CFO and Profit First Professional

Control What You Can for Clarity and Empowerment #themoneyhabit #moneymanagement

3 Mar 2026 · 0 min

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In this brief motivational monologue, the speaker addresses how to handle instability in life by focusing on what is within one's control. They illustrate the point with a story about a friend who lost a job and responded by creating a unique daily job‑search strategy: sending out a resume each day accompanied by a poster board that highlighted his application. This creative, controllable action generated inquiries, interviews, and ultimately secured new employment. The speaker concludes that reclaiming control over the aspects you can manage leads to clarity and empowerment.

You know, I was thinking about when things get wobbly in any aspect of life, what should we do? I had a friend who lost a job and was just really struggling to get a new job. Well, what you do is you put whatever you can control back in place and control that. So he started sending out a resume a day with a poster board with his application. It was very unique. And he got inquiries and interviews. He ultimately got a job. Control what you can.