<br>Let me very first begin this post by stating that I do not know Linda Ikeji personally, we aren’t friends, and I have actually “met” her only a couple of times at social events …<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 ironic? Perhaps. But I’ve come to understand that you can disagree with someone on something and still respect them. Whether you accept it or not, Linda has actually revealed through her impressive journey of being a blog writer and opinion influencer, that she is a motivation to countless people all over the world. She has boot strapped her way to success using a design that was once unpopular and belittled. She’s an Outlier, and manages to motivate, incite and baffle many at one time, and with fervour.<br>
<br>I can’t think about a great deal of individuals who have actually run a modelling agency, an events business, a magazine and a bunch of other organizations, stopped working at them, and still kept pushing forward. I likewise do not understand of anyone else (at least not on this side of the world), who is lawfully making lots of cash by blogging.
[advertisement] I mean, before Linda, whoever believed it was possible to buy a house in Banana Island, and open a string of media-related organizations gotten 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, ruthless in its pursuit of joy and hope, and ultimately, effective. Here’s a female who hit ground zero eventually in her life, and is back to level 100. You have to respect such grit and decision, since as my Sapele individuals 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 big day, she published a 14-minute long video on her blog site. Within hours of her posting this video, social media was buzzing with all type of remarks 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 somewhat insincere and scripted; plus Linda looked a little unpleasant dealing with the electronic camera. However, something changed soon after – I’m not even sure what. But the veneer of coolness broke, and something more warm, earthy, genuine and susceptible spilled out.
[advertisement] And as Linda began to speak about her failures, her desires, her relationship with God, her belief in the validity of her dreams, her utter wonder at how her life ended up, and the affirmation that she still “strategies to be around for a long time,” something in me also offered method to the hope and motivation that she was sharing.<br>
<br>And possibly it was a psychological minute, possibly that thing was short lived, but I recognized it, and I felt it highly. Because it was genuine, effective and wholehearted. And because one special minute, I ignored all the times I disliked Linda, or all the frustrating things she had actually done, and in that suspended space, in between my laptop screen and her video, I commemorated with her. I cheered her on, and I frantically wanted her to succeed.<br>
<br>So you can picture my irritation when individuals took simply a couple of seconds of that video – of her desiring a remarkable male for a spouse – and turned it into a celebration for unsightly small talk, senseless rhetoric and hurtful remarks. How do you condense ALL she stated, and narrow that down to simply one sector of her video? What is wrong if she openly (and very truthfully I might add), discussed what she desires? Is her desire for a hubby in some way less or disgraceful due to the fact that she spoke about it outdoors? If she had spoken about additional growing her business or buying another house – would those declarations be consulted with derisive remarks? Is there not a peaceful strength and dignity in such a guileless show of vulnerability? When people honestly and truthfully open themselves, the least we can do, the least we need to do as human beings is to accord them the respect and dignity that they should have.<br>