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In my journey, which has taken me across four continents, spanned academia and industry, and placed me at the helm of cutting-edge initiatives in data analytics and transformation, Stoicism has been my north star. 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As CTO, there’s a lot outside my control — market shifts, global supply chain disruptions, or even a rogue executive decision that derails a tech roadmap. What I can control, however, is my response.</p><p id="7a1d" class="pw-post-body-paragraph mf mg gz mh b mi mj mk ml mm mn mo mp mq mr ms mt mu mv mw mx my mz na nb nc gs bk">Instead of agonizing over external resistance, I leaned on Stoic pragmatism. I broke the problem into manageable components, focusing only on what my team and I could directly influence. The result? 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