To deliver for clients asset managers need to be agile

What we can learn from Stoic philosophers

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"It's laughable to say: ‘Tell me what to do!' What advice could I possibly give? No, a far better request is, ‘Train my mind to adapt to any circumstance.' In this way, if circumstances take you off script, you won't be desperate for a new prompting."

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