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<br>Let me first start this short article by saying that I don’t know Linda Ikeji personally, we aren’t close friends, and I’ve “fulfilled” 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 likewise have a deep and abiding regard for her. Is that ironic? Perhaps. But I’ve come to comprehend that you can disagree with someone on something and still appreciate them. Whether you accept it or not, Linda has actually revealed through her exceptional journey of being a blogger and viewpoint influencer, that she is an inspiration to numerous people all over the world. She has boot strapped her way to success using a model that was when undesirable and discounted. She’s an Outlier, and handles to inspire, prompt and baffle numerous all at when, and with fervour.<br>
<br>I can’t consider a lot of people who have actually run a modelling agency, an occasions company, a magazine and a lot of other organizations, stopped working at them, and still kept pressing forward. I also don’t understand of anyone else (a minimum of not on this side of the world), who is lawfully making lots of cash 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 services gotten from the proceeds of running a ? 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 ultimately, successful. Here’s a lady who struck ground absolutely no 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 easy.”<br>
<br>Linda or “Lin-Lin” as she’s fondly called by those who are close to her turned 36 years old a couple of days ago; and to mark her big day, she posted a 14-minute long video on her blog site. Within hours of her posting this video, social media was buzzing with all sort 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, due to the fact that it came off as slightly insincere and scripted; plus Linda looked a little uncomfortable facing the camera. However, something changed shortly 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 started to speak about her failures, her desires, her relationship with God, her belief in the validity of her dreams, her utter amazement at how her life ended up, and the affirmation that she still “strategies to be around for a very long 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, maybe that thing was fleeting, but I acknowledged it, and I felt it strongly. Because it was sincere, effective and sincere. And in that one special minute, I forgot about all the times I disliked Linda, or all the frustrating things she had done, and in that suspended area, in between my laptop screen and her video, I celebrated with her. I cheered her on, and I desperately desired her to prosper.<br>
<br>So you can picture my inflammation when people took simply a few seconds of that video – of her preferring a remarkable male for a partner – and turned it into an occasion for ugly banter, senseless rhetoric and upsetting remarks. How do you condense ALL she said, and narrow that down to simply one segment of her video? What is wrong if she freely (and really truthfully I might add), discussed what she desires? Is her desire for a partner in some way less valid or outrageous because she discussed it outdoors? If she had discussed more growing her company or buying another house – would those declarations be consulted with derisive comments? Exists not a quiet strength and dignity in such a guileless show of vulnerability? When individuals truthfully and honestly open themselves, the least we can do, the least we should do as humans is to accord them the respect and self-respect that they should have.<br>