What hinders your career as a developer? – Mindset.

<h3>This episode is sponsored by Tonic.ai – where your data is modeled from your production data to help you tell an identical story in your testing environments.</h3><p> </p><p>[00:01 - 05:08] Opening Segment </p><ul><li>Need to generate fake data that looks, acts, and behaves like production data for your test environments? Check out Tonic.ai!<ul><li>Head over to <a href="https://www.tonic.ai/?ref=se-unlocked">https://www.tonic.ai/</a> and sign up today for a free two weeks trial sandbox!</li></ul></li><li>Dagna talks about experiencing a plateau in her career as a software engineer</li><li>Realizing the lack of support networks<ul><li>How this led her to set up her own coaching business</li></ul></li></ul><p>[05:09 - 11:26] How Cultural Upbringing Affects Work Performance</p><ul><li>What Dagna is doing to help immigrants like her fit into their American workplace</li><li>Using the Hofstede model to understand the culture</li><li>Cultural differences in the US and other countries<ul><li>Individualism and collectivism</li><li>Long-term orientation and short-term orientation</li></ul></li></ul><p>[11:27 - 26:14] Engineering Mindset for Success</p><ul><li>Coaching clients on career advancement and finding fulfillment</li><li>The importance of mindset</li><li>Common limiting beliefs engineers have and overcoming them<ul><li>Being your own advocate, your work does not speak for itself</li><li>Creating a safe space for feedback</li></ul></li><li>The feedback Dagna received from her superior and how it changed how she was writing code</li><li>Knowing when to move on</li><li>The state of the US and European job market</li></ul><p>[26:15 - 29:54] Closing Segment</p><ul><li>Dagna’s advice: Don’t take code reviews and feedback personally</li><li>Know more about the process Dagna uses to take her clients’ careers to the next level at <a href="https://www.themindfuldev.com/podcast">https://www.themindfuldev.com/podcast</a></li><li>Final words</li></ul><p>Tweetable Quotes</p><p><i>“How you think is how you act.” - Dagna Bied