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<br>Let me very first begin this article by saying that I don’t understand Linda Ikeji personally, we aren’t friends, and I have actually “met” her just 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 stated, I likewise have a deep and abiding regard for her. Is that ironic? Perhaps. But I’ve pertained to comprehend that you can disagree with somebody on something and still appreciate them. Whether you accept it or not, Linda has shown 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 when undesirable and discounted. She’s an Outlier, and manages to influence, incite and baffle many simultaneously, and with fervour.<br>
<br>I can’t consider a great deal of people who’ve run a modelling company, an events business, a publication and a lot of other services, stopped working at them, and still kept pressing forward. I likewise do not know of anyone else (at least not on this side of the world), who is lawfully making lots of money by blogging.
[advertisement] I indicate, before Linda, whoever thought it was possible to purchase a house in Banana Island, and open a string of media-related companies gotten from the earnings of running a gossip blog? If the United States of America has the “American dream,” then Linda Ifeoma Ikeji has the “Naija Dream.” Strong, relentless in its pursuit of joy and hope, and ultimately, successful. Here’s a lady who struck ground zero at some point in her life, and is back to level 100. You have to respect such grit and decision, 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 old a few days ago; and to mark her big day, she published a 14-minute long video on her blog site. Within hours of her publishing this video, social media was buzzing with all kinds of comments 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, because it came off as slightly insincere and scripted; plus Linda looked a little unpleasant facing the cam. However, something changed soon after – I’m not even sure what. But the veneer of coolness broke, and something more warm, earthy, genuine and vulnerable spilled out.
[ad] And as Linda began to discuss her failures, her desires, her relationship with God, her belief in the validity of her dreams, her utter awe at how her life turned out, and the affirmation that she still “strategies to be around for a long time,” something in me also provided way to the hope and motivation 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 highly. Because it was genuine, effective and sincere. And because one unique minute, I forgot about all the times I disliked Linda, or all the bothersome things she had done, and because suspended area, between my laptop screen and her video, I celebrated with her. I cheered her on, and I frantically desired her to prosper.<br>
<br>So you can imagine my inflammation when individuals took just a few seconds of that video – of her desiring an amazing male for a and turned it into an event for ugly small talk, ridiculous rhetoric and upsetting remarks. How do you condense ALL she stated, and narrow that down to simply one segment of her video? What is incorrect if she freely (and really honestly I might add), discussed what she desires? Is her desire for an other half in some way less valid or disgraceful because she discussed it in the open? If she had spoken about more growing her business or purchasing another home – would those statements be met derisive comments? Is there not a quiet strength and self-respect in such a guileless show of vulnerability? When individuals honestly and truthfully open up themselves, the least we can do, the least we ought to do as people is to accord them the regard and dignity that they deserve.<br>