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<br>Let me very first begin this post by saying that I don’t understand Linda Ikeji personally, we aren’t friends, and I’ve “met” 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 stated, I also have a deep and abiding respect for her. Is that ironic? Perhaps. But I’ve pertained to understand that you can disagree with someone on something and still appreciate them. Whether you accept it or not, Linda has shown through her amazing journey of being a blog writer and viewpoint influencer, that she is a motivation to countless people all over the world. She has boot strapped her method to success utilizing a model that was as soon as undesirable and discounted. She’s an Outlier, and handles to influence, prompt and baffle lots of at one time, and with fervour.<br>
<br>I can’t think of a great deal of individuals who have actually run a modelling agency, an events business, a publication and a lot of other businesses, failed at them, and still kept pressing forward. I also don’t understand of anyone else (a minimum of not on this side of the planet), who is lawfully making lots of cash by blogging.
[ad] I indicate, before Linda, whoever believed it was possible to buy a house in Banana Island, and open a string of media-related organizations gained from the proceeds 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, unrelenting in its pursuit of joy and hope, and ultimately, successful. Here’s a woman who struck ground absolutely no at some time in her life, and is back to level 100. You need to respect such grit and decision, because as my Sapele people will state “E nor easy.”<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 back; and to mark her wedding, she posted a 14-minute long video on her blog site. Within hours of her posting this video, social networks was buzzing with all type of remarks and remarks about it – and I understood that I had to see it for myself. 3 minutes into the video, I wasn’t quite sure whether I liked it or not, since it came off as slightly insincere and scripted; plus Linda looked a little uncomfortable dealing with the video camera. However, something changed soon after – I’m not even sure what. But the veneer of coolness broke, and something more warm, earthy, authentic and susceptible spilled out.
[ad] And as Linda started to discuss her failures, her desires, her relationship with God, her belief in the validity of her dreams, her utter wonder at how her life turned out, 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 motivation that she was sharing.<br>
<br>And maybe it was an emotional moment, possibly that thing was short lived, but I recognized it, and I felt it strongly. Because it was sincere, powerful and genuine. And in that one special moment, I forgot about all the times I disliked Linda, or all the annoying things she had actually done, and in that suspended area, in between my laptop computer screen and her video, I celebrated with her. I cheered her on, and I desperately wanted her to succeed.<br>
<br>So you can imagine my inflammation when people took simply a few seconds of that video – of her preferring an amazing male for an other half – and turned it into an occasion for awful small talk, senseless rhetoric and hurtful remarks. How do you condense ALL she stated, and narrow that down to simply one section of her video? What is incorrect if she honestly (and I might add), spoke about what she wants? Is her desire for a husband in some way less legitimate or shameful due to the fact that she discussed it in the open? If she had discussed additional growing her company or buying another house – would those statements be consulted with derisive comments? Is there not a quiet strength and self-respect in such a guileless show of vulnerability? When individuals truthfully and honestly open themselves, the least we can do, the least we ought to do as people is to accord them the respect and self-respect that they should have.<br>
