Marius Čižiūnas is a software engineer, team leader, and certified coach. He holds two master‘s degrees: one in computer software engineering and the other in applied positive psychology and coaching psychology. After a successful software engineering career in the UK, Marius moved back to Lithuania where he founded a nonprofit that educates teenagers about leadership, empowerment, and active lifestyle.

PODCAST LINKS:

- Podcast website: https://en.coach.lt/podcast

- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6rjyBLyFAFdIln9gMND6ss?si=d31721bcbfce491d

- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/lt/podcast/happy-developer-podcast/id1609951211

- Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yc3MuY29tL2hhcHB5ZGV2ZWxvcGVyL2ZlZWQueG1s

SOCIAL:

- LinkedIn (company): https://www.linkedin.com/company/coach-lt

- LinkedIn (personal): https://www.linkedin.com/in/godliauskas/

- Facebook (personal): https://www.facebook.com/povilas.godliauskas/

CHAPTERS:

(0:00) - Intro

(0:58) - Becoming a software engineer

(3:05) - Working in a beer factory

(9:17) - Meeting others' expectations

(16:10) - Hitting rock bottom

(20:56) - Getting the first job in tech

(24:31) - Importance of soft skills

(27:21) - Finding a job in the UK

(33:47) - Cultural differences

(39:40) - Problems with Slack

(43:25) - Leader influence

(45:58) - Developing communication skills

(49:15) - Overcoming social anxiety

(53:17) - Doing stand-up for the first time

(1:01:53) - Getting into self-help

(1:07:31) - Discovering meditation

(1:11:51) - Balancing different philosophies

(1:14:32) - Self-development vs. software development

(1:23:17) - Dealing with existential questions

(1:27:53) - Starting a nonprofit "Healthy Code"

(1:30:24) - Organizing a summer camp

(1:36:01) - Current projects and activities

(1:44:42) - Lessons from applying to Google

(1:52:17) - Living authentically

(1:55:03) - Outro