Ep50: Sliding Doors with Johanna Basford

Johanna Basford is a Scottish Illustrator and to date has sold over 21 million copies of her colouring books worldwide and is the pioneer of the colouring book trend for adults. In 2016 she was appointed an OBE for her services to Art and Entrepreneurship and she has just released her new book ‘Rooms of Wonder’In this episode Johanna chats about her experiences running her own successful business and the journey she has been on. We look back at a moment when she was 2 years old and how this was a significant part to her exploring her creativity. Johanna also discusses how a sliding doors decision of deciding which school to go to, was the beginning of leading her to be the illustrator she is today. We also chat about the power of saying no and making those decisions in your career and life that are true to you and how these can really be what leads you to success.@slidingdoorspod Hosted by: @jenbecks28 Guest: @johannabasford Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Have you ever had a Sliding Doors Moment - a decision or opportunity that could have gone either way that leads to two very different futures?I’m Jennie Becker and I’m fascinated by ‘what if’ moments - what they look like, what we can learn from them - and how we can begin to embrace them.Four years ago I had my very own Sliding Doors Moment when I decided to start this podcast. Since then I’ve been on an incredible journey helping guests join the dots on the small decisions or moments that made a big difference and built the path of their lives.From Olympians to Presenters, Actors to Entrepreneurs (and even the cast of the 90s hit movie!), each episode I get to meet amazing people and ask them what could have been, if they’d chosen differently… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.