<br>Let me first begin this post by stating that I do not understand Linda Ikeji personally, we aren’t close good friends, and I have actually “satisfied” her only a couple of times at celebrations …<br>
<br>Written By:
Francesca Uriri<br>
<br>Published On:
24 Sep 2016<br>
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<br>However with all of that being said, I also have a deep and abiding respect for her. Is that paradoxical? Perhaps. But I have actually concerned comprehend that you can disagree with someone on something and still respect them. Whether you accept it or not, Linda has shown through her exceptional journey of being a blogger and opinion influencer, that she is an inspiration to numerous people all over the world. She has boot strapped her method to success utilizing a model that was once undesirable and scoffed at. She’s an Outlier, and handles to inspire, incite and baffle lots of at one time, and with fervour.<br>
<br>I can’t consider a lot of people who have actually run a modelling company, an occasions business, a publication and a lot of other companies, failed at them, and still kept pressing forward. I likewise do not know of anybody else (at least not on this side of the planet), who is legally making lots of cash by blogging.
[advertisement] I indicate, before Linda, whoever believed it was possible to purchase a house in Banana Island, and open a string of media-related businesses acquired from the earnings of running a gossip blog site? If the United States of America has the “American dream,” then Linda Ifeoma Ikeji has the “Naija Dream.” Strong, relentless in its pursuit of and hope, and eventually, effective. Here’s a lady who struck ground zero at some point in her life, and is back to level 100. You need to respect such grit and determination, due to the fact that as my Sapele people will state “E nor simple.”<br>
<br>Linda or “Lin-Lin” as she’s fondly called by those who are close to her turned 36 years of ages a few days earlier; and to mark her special day, she posted a 14-minute long video on her blog. Within hours of her posting this video, social networks was buzzing with all type of remarks and remarks about it – and I knew that I needed to see it for myself. 3 minutes into the video, I wasn’t rather sure whether I liked it or not, due to the fact that it came off as somewhat insincere and scripted; plus Linda looked a little unpleasant facing the cam. However, something changed quickly after – I’m not even sure what. But the veneer of coolness split, and something more warm, earthy, genuine and susceptible spilled out.
[advertisement] And as Linda began to discuss her failures, her desires, her relationship with God, her belief in the credibility of her dreams, her utter amazement at how her life ended up, and the affirmation that she still “plans to be around for a long period of time,” something in me also paved the way to the hope and inspiration that she was sharing.<br>
<br>And maybe it was an emotional minute, possibly that thing was fleeting, but I acknowledged it, and I felt it highly. Because it was sincere, powerful and wholehearted. And because one unique moment, I ignored all the times I disliked Linda, or all the irritating things she had done, and because suspended space, between my laptop computer screen and her video, I commemorated with her. I cheered her on, and I frantically wanted her to prosper.<br>
<br>So you can imagine my irritation when people took just a couple of seconds of that video – of her preferring a fantastic guy for a husband – and turned it into a celebration for ugly small talk, senseless rhetoric and hurtful remarks. How do you condense ALL she stated, and narrow that down to just one section of her video? What is wrong if she honestly (and really truthfully I might add), discussed what she wants? Is her desire for a husband somehow less legitimate or shameful since she spoke about it in the open? If she had spoken about further growing her organization or purchasing another home – would those declarations be consulted with derisive remarks? Is there not a peaceful strength and dignity in such a guileless program of vulnerability? When people truthfully and truthfully open themselves, the least we can do, the least we must do as humans is to accord them the regard and self-respect that they should have.<br>