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Episode Synopsis
On this episode of the Circuit of Success, host Brett Gilliland interviews Ariana Jahja about her journey and the things she has learned from business leaders. Ariana shares her story of moving from Bosnia to Germany and then to the United States, and how this experience made her question the world and its people. She emphasizes the importance of asking great questions and listening to people to help them feel seen and heard, as well as the importance of energy management and understanding one's physiological state. Lastly, she talks about the concept of flow states and how to achieve them, as well as the importance of recovery and the MacGyver Method.
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Speaker Brett Gilliland: Welcome to the Circuit of Success Podcast. Welcome on back. Your Speaker Ariana Jahja: host, Greg. Speaker Brett Gilliland: Welcome to the Circive Success. I am Brett Gilland in Gilliland. I've got Ariana Jahja. Speaker Ariana Jahja: Yeah. You got it. Speaker Brett Gilliland: You say that right? Speaker Ariana Jahja: Yes. But Speaker Brett Gilliland: the name like Gilliland, you know, I was, struggle with last name. She gotta be you gotta be careful. So Warian, it's awesome to have you. Been looking forward to it. And, we're gonna have a great conversation today. But like I start out all conversations with on the circuit of success is what's made you the woman you are today. I know you've got a great backstory of, on on who you are, but if you could, share that with our listeners, get to know you a little bit. Speaker Ariana Jahja: Absolutely. That's a loaded question, but an exciting question because, I see that, you have your, journalist as future past, and I feel that what's made me the woman I am today is my adversity that I've been through when I was a child. So moving from Bosnia to Germany, to then here, was tough. It was tough. I was I was little, and I went through a lot of, you know, who am I? Do I fit fit in here? Do I fit in here? You know, what who do I wanna be? What does it mean that my country had genocide? Right? Like, I'm going deep already, but it's, you know, there was a lot of existential things that I went when I was a child. And you Speaker Brett Gilliland: were, like, six. Right? Speaker Ariana Jahja: When I was six, that really made me question everything. And I I don't say that lightly. It just really made me question why do people do the things that they do? And, you know, why is there evil? Because I witnessed it when I was really little. So what made me me is really just having this mindset of, like, I know people can be good because my parents are really good people, but at the same time, there are bad people in this world. And so how do I study this? Speaker Brett Gilliland: How Speaker Ariana Jahja: do I study the mind? How do I study mindset the p, you know, humans so that I can then do something with that later on? Speaker Brett Gilliland: So you you thought that early on. And even at 06:10, twelve year old girl, Speaker Ariana Jahja: here you Speaker Brett Gilliland: are going through basically hell. Right? Speaker Ariana Jahja: Yeah. Speaker Brett Gilliland: And and you're thinking I'm gonna study the mind and figure this out and help people. Speaker Ariana Jahja: Yeah. I just needed answers. Like, it was it was really confusing as a little child to be watching this disaster. You know, just like now, we're watching in the in the Ukraine and all over the world. And but as a child, you are really connected to something else. And it makes you angry. It makes you fearful. And so I've always just thought, I'm going to figure out how to be. How do I wanna be? How do I wanna Gilliland how can I make a difference? Like, as a child, you feel kind of hopeless, but that fuels you later on. And I think that's kind of why I'm here. Speaker Brett Gilliland: Yeah. That's amazing. So talk about your journey. So you obviously then came in the United States and, you know, went to school and did all those things. And and decided to to take this to a next, the next step. At glow now. You work at glow with Whitney. And, Whitney's awesome. She's been on the podcast before. And so talk to us about that. Like, what made you take that next step and and to do what you're doing now? And for those people that watch billions, I always joke with, Wittany. You probably know where I was going. Yeah. Yeah. What's her name, Wendy? Speaker Ariana Jahja: Wendy. Speaker Brett Gilliland: Yeah. Wendy. Wendy. I can't remember Wendy's last name on Gilliland, but, yeah, you're like Wendy. Right? You're like a wendy. You go into businesses. You work with leaders. You work with the companies, and you help them get to that next level. And so That's right. Gonna dive into that today for those people listening on on really the things that we do. And I know controlling energy is a big one for you, getting in the flow state all those things. But but talk to us right now what you're what you're learning from business leaders out in this world that are doing amazing things. What what's maybe something common theme that you're seeing out there today? Speaker Ariana Jahja: Yeah. So just kinda go back to the the journey of going from studying psychology and being sort of in this HR world, if you will, from my early career on, to meeting Celeste and Whitney. Ironically, I have my own podcast, and I got connected with them, and they invited me to or I invited them to be on my podcast. I mean, you talked. And during that conversation, had this big spark, talk about energy, which was like, We are both wanting to support people in getting to their fullest potential. They are doing it with businesses, and I was doing it with the people. Yep. And we both talked about energy. Right? The e in glow stands for energy, and I am a firm believer and I had just gotten out of this training with, the flow research collective, which, the leader is Steven Cottler, and Steven T Cottler talks a lot about flow states. And so I had just gotten out of this cool training with him, with his team. I met Whitney and Celeste, and it was just like this, like, movie moment, but we were like, you know what? Let's do this together. Because we we all know that organizations are made out of humans, and the humans that are leading it, the the leaders to see suite There's a lot going on there, the gatekeepers. Right? And how can we support the gatekeepers to be at their best at their fullest potential so that it can trickle down into the organization. And that's sort of how the Gilliland Ariana journey started. Speaker Brett Gilliland: So I I think that's, I I connect with that anytime, but it's about humans. It's about right. We talk about people or culture. And I interviewed the former president of Starbucks International one time on the podcast. And he said that, you know, Starbucks thing was we're in the people business. And you you think of Starbucks, you think coffee. Right? They're like, we're in the people this. And then they just happen to like coffee. Right? That's the common thing there. Speaker Ariana Jahja: Exactly. Speaker Brett Gilliland: And so I think that's huge. But again, what what are you seeing out there in the market place today, you know, coming out of COVID and the world's opening back up, thank god, and all the things that that we've learned over these last, you know, three or four years. What are you seeing the most, that business leaders are struggling with right now? Speaker Ariana Jahja: Yes. That's a good question. There are several things, but I think one of the things is that we have a lot of ten leaders. We have a lot of people who are good at what they do. We have a lot of high performing leaders. Right? But What we don't have is leaders that can a be trusted and leaders who have a regulated nervous system. And while they're potentially, you know, creating the results that they need to be, They are showing up every day. They're doing the work that they need to be doing. They're miserable when they go home to their families. And they don't have hobbies. They don't necessarily know how to find hobbies. They're confused. Right? There are levels where they have the money, but they don't really know or have time to use that money. And so what I'm what I'm really finding is that supporting people in looking at what's actually important to them, And then shedding has been a huge support for a lot of leaders. Speaker Brett Gilliland: Yeah. Getting rid of things in your life is a is a big deal. We we do that here at visionary wealth advisors. I mean, we sit down with people every day and talk about their goals or dreams or aspirations. Yep. And that shedding is is good. Right? Because sometimes it may be people, if you gotta shed, it may be habits, it may be things that are going on in your life every day. And so so what what's that process like? I know me, I always talk about ADT, ask, don't tell. It's asking great questions and letting them answer the question. Because then when they come up with that, it's it's their idea. Oh, that's great. Yeah. Instead of giving it to them. So is that something that you are a big fan of? I mean, asking great questions. What's that process? How are you business leaders all over the world. Speaker Ariana Jahja: Yeah. Questions and listening is huge. I saw this, article the other day on one of the places I followed, it said coaches stop talking. It's because as coaches, we we have to sit with the people so that they feel seen heard, because what I'm seeing a lot is leaders coming in, and they just want to be heard. Speaker Brett Gilliland: Yeah. Right? Speaker Ariana Jahja: They but not from a perspective of competency and executive brain and your planning, but you, who you are. Yeah. And as a leader, Right? And just to say the things that you can't say to your leaders, because you're always being watched.
Tune in to learn more about how to become a better version of yourself!
https://youtu.be/LtFPp0kWvzY
Speaker Brett Gilliland: Welcome to the Circuit of Success Podcast. Welcome on back. Your Speaker Ariana Jahja: host, Greg. Speaker Brett Gilliland: Welcome to the Circive Success. I am Brett Gilland in Gilliland. I've got Ariana Jahja. Speaker Ariana Jahja: Yeah. You got it. Speaker Brett Gilliland: You say that right? Speaker Ariana Jahja: Yes. But Speaker Brett Gilliland: the name like Gilliland, you know, I was, struggle with last name. She gotta be you gotta be careful. So Warian, it's awesome to have you. Been looking forward to it. And, we're gonna have a great conversation today. But like I start out all conversations with on the circuit of success is what's made you the woman you are today. I know you've got a great backstory of, on on who you are, but if you could, share that with our listeners, get to know you a little bit. Speaker Ariana Jahja: Absolutely. That's a loaded question, but an exciting question because, I see that, you have your, journalist as future past, and I feel that what's made me the woman I am today is my adversity that I've been through when I was a child. So moving from Bosnia to Germany, to then here, was tough. It was tough. I was I was little, and I went through a lot of, you know, who am I? Do I fit fit in here? Do I fit in here? You know, what who do I wanna be? What does it mean that my country had genocide? Right? Like, I'm going deep already, but it's, you know, there was a lot of existential things that I went when I was a child. And you Speaker Brett Gilliland: were, like, six. Right? Speaker Ariana Jahja: When I was six, that really made me question everything. And I I don't say that lightly. It just really made me question why do people do the things that they do? And, you know, why is there evil? Because I witnessed it when I was really little. So what made me me is really just having this mindset of, like, I know people can be good because my parents are really good people, but at the same time, there are bad people in this world. And so how do I study this? Speaker Brett Gilliland: How Speaker Ariana Jahja: do I study the mind? How do I study mindset the p, you know, humans so that I can then do something with that later on? Speaker Brett Gilliland: So you you thought that early on. And even at 06:10, twelve year old girl, Speaker Ariana Jahja: here you Speaker Brett Gilliland: are going through basically hell. Right? Speaker Ariana Jahja: Yeah. Speaker Brett Gilliland: And and you're thinking I'm gonna study the mind and figure this out and help people. Speaker Ariana Jahja: Yeah. I just needed answers. Like, it was it was really confusing as a little child to be watching this disaster. You know, just like now, we're watching in the in the Ukraine and all over the world. And but as a child, you are really connected to something else. And it makes you angry. It makes you fearful. And so I've always just thought, I'm going to figure out how to be. How do I wanna be? How do I wanna Gilliland how can I make a difference? Like, as a child, you feel kind of hopeless, but that fuels you later on. And I think that's kind of why I'm here. Speaker Brett Gilliland: Yeah. That's amazing. So talk about your journey. So you obviously then came in the United States and, you know, went to school and did all those things. And and decided to to take this to a next, the next step. At glow now. You work at glow with Whitney. And, Whitney's awesome. She's been on the podcast before. And so talk to us about that. Like, what made you take that next step and and to do what you're doing now? And for those people that watch billions, I always joke with, Wittany. You probably know where I was going. Yeah. Yeah. What's her name, Wendy? Speaker Ariana Jahja: Wendy. Speaker Brett Gilliland: Yeah. Wendy. Wendy. I can't remember Wendy's last name on Gilliland, but, yeah, you're like Wendy. Right? You're like a wendy. You go into businesses. You work with leaders. You work with the companies, and you help them get to that next level. And so That's right. Gonna dive into that today for those people listening on on really the things that we do. And I know controlling energy is a big one for you, getting in the flow state all those things. But but talk to us right now what you're what you're learning from business leaders out in this world that are doing amazing things. What what's maybe something common theme that you're seeing out there today? Speaker Ariana Jahja: Yeah. So just kinda go back to the the journey of going from studying psychology and being sort of in this HR world, if you will, from my early career on, to meeting Celeste and Whitney. Ironically, I have my own podcast, and I got connected with them, and they invited me to or I invited them to be on my podcast. I mean, you talked. And during that conversation, had this big spark, talk about energy, which was like, We are both wanting to support people in getting to their fullest potential. They are doing it with businesses, and I was doing it with the people. Yep. And we both talked about energy. Right? The e in glow stands for energy, and I am a firm believer and I had just gotten out of this training with, the flow research collective, which, the leader is Steven Cottler, and Steven T Cottler talks a lot about flow states. And so I had just gotten out of this cool training with him, with his team. I met Whitney and Celeste, and it was just like this, like, movie moment, but we were like, you know what? Let's do this together. Because we we all know that organizations are made out of humans, and the humans that are leading it, the the leaders to see suite There's a lot going on there, the gatekeepers. Right? And how can we support the gatekeepers to be at their best at their fullest potential so that it can trickle down into the organization. And that's sort of how the Gilliland Ariana journey started. Speaker Brett Gilliland: So I I think that's, I I connect with that anytime, but it's about humans. It's about right. We talk about people or culture. And I interviewed the former president of Starbucks International one time on the podcast. And he said that, you know, Starbucks thing was we're in the people business. And you you think of Starbucks, you think coffee. Right? They're like, we're in the people this. And then they just happen to like coffee. Right? That's the common thing there. Speaker Ariana Jahja: Exactly. Speaker Brett Gilliland: And so I think that's huge. But again, what what are you seeing out there in the market place today, you know, coming out of COVID and the world's opening back up, thank god, and all the things that that we've learned over these last, you know, three or four years. What are you seeing the most, that business leaders are struggling with right now? Speaker Ariana Jahja: Yes. That's a good question. There are several things, but I think one of the things is that we have a lot of ten leaders. We have a lot of people who are good at what they do. We have a lot of high performing leaders. Right? But What we don't have is leaders that can a be trusted and leaders who have a regulated nervous system. And while they're potentially, you know, creating the results that they need to be, They are showing up every day. They're doing the work that they need to be doing. They're miserable when they go home to their families. And they don't have hobbies. They don't necessarily know how to find hobbies. They're confused. Right? There are levels where they have the money, but they don't really know or have time to use that money. And so what I'm what I'm really finding is that supporting people in looking at what's actually important to them, And then shedding has been a huge support for a lot of leaders. Speaker Brett Gilliland: Yeah. Getting rid of things in your life is a is a big deal. We we do that here at visionary wealth advisors. I mean, we sit down with people every day and talk about their goals or dreams or aspirations. Yep. And that shedding is is good. Right? Because sometimes it may be people, if you gotta shed, it may be habits, it may be things that are going on in your life every day. And so so what what's that process like? I know me, I always talk about ADT, ask, don't tell. It's asking great questions and letting them answer the question. Because then when they come up with that, it's it's their idea. Oh, that's great. Yeah. Instead of giving it to them. So is that something that you are a big fan of? I mean, asking great questions. What's that process? How are you business leaders all over the world. Speaker Ariana Jahja: Yeah. Questions and listening is huge. I saw this, article the other day on one of the places I followed, it said coaches stop talking. It's because as coaches, we we have to sit with the people so that they feel seen heard, because what I'm seeing a lot is leaders coming in, and they just want to be heard. Speaker Brett Gilliland: Yeah. Right? Speaker Ariana Jahja: They but not from a perspective of competency and executive brain and your planning, but you, who you are. Yeah. And as a leader, Right? And just to say the things that you can't say to your leaders, because you're always being watched.
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