<br>Let me very first start this short article by stating that I do not understand Linda Ikeji personally, we aren’t friends, and I have actually “fulfilled” her just a number 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 regard for her. Is that paradoxical? Perhaps. But I have actually pertained to comprehend that you can disagree with somebody on something and still respect them. Whether you accept it or not, Linda has revealed through her amazing journey of being a blogger and opinion influencer, that she is a motivation to many individuals all over the world. She has boot strapped her method to success using a model that was once unpopular and discounted. She’s an Outlier, and manages to motivate, incite and baffle lots of simultaneously, and with fervour.<br>
<br>I can’t think of a great deal of people who have actually run a modelling company, an events company, a publication and a lot of other services, failed at them, and still kept pushing forward. I likewise do not know of anybody else (a minimum of not on this side of the world), who is lawfully making lots of money by blogging.
[ad] I imply, before Linda, whoever believed it was possible to buy a home in Banana Island, and open a string of media-related companies gotten from the profits of running a gossip blog? If the United States of America has the “American dream,” then Linda Ifeoma Ikeji has the “Naija Dream.” Strong, ruthless in its pursuit of happiness and hope, and eventually, successful. Here’s a woman who hit ground absolutely no eventually in her life, and is back to level 100. You have to respect such grit and determination, due to the fact that as my Sapele people will say “E nor simple.”<br>
<br>Linda or “Lin-Lin” as she’s fondly called by those who are close to her turned 36 years old a few days ago; and to mark her wedding, she posted a 14-minute long video on her blog site. Within hours of her posting this video, social media was buzzing with all type of comments and remarks about it – and I understood that I needed to see it for myself. 3 minutes into the video, I wasn’t rather sure whether I liked it or not, since it came off as a little insincere and scripted; plus Linda looked a little uneasy facing the camera. However, something altered quickly after – I’m not even sure what. But the veneer of coolness split, and something more warm, earthy, genuine and vulnerable spilled out.
[ad] And as Linda started to speak about her failures, her desires, her relationship with God, her belief in the credibility of her dreams, her at how her life ended up, and the affirmation that she still “strategies to be around for a very long time,” something in me likewise provided way to the hope and inspiration that she was sharing.<br>
<br>And maybe it was an emotional moment, maybe that thing was short lived, however I acknowledged it, and I felt it strongly. Because it was genuine, effective and genuine. And in that one unique moment, I forgot about all the times I disliked Linda, or all the annoying things she had done, and because suspended space, in between my laptop screen and her video, I celebrated with her. I cheered her on, and I desperately wanted her to prosper.<br>
<br>So you can picture my irritation when people took just a couple of seconds of that video – of her wanting a remarkable male for an other half – and turned it into an occasion for unsightly banter, senseless rhetoric and upsetting remarks. How do you condense ALL she said, and narrow that down to just one sector of her video? What is wrong if she freely (and really honestly I might include), discussed what she wants? Is her desire for a hubby in some way less legitimate or outrageous because she discussed it outdoors? If she had discussed more growing her company or purchasing another house – would those statements be satisfied with derisive remarks? Exists not a quiet strength and dignity in such a guileless show of vulnerability? When individuals honestly and honestly open themselves, the least we can do, the least we must do as people is to accord them the regard and dignity that they are worthy of.<br>