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<br>Let me very first begin this short article by stating that I don’t know Linda Ikeji personally, we aren’t buddies, and I’ve « 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 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 respect 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 many individuals all over the world. She has boot strapped her method to success utilizing a model that was once unpopular and discounted. She’s an Outlier, and handles to motivate, prompt and baffle lots of all at once, and with fervour.<br>
<br>I can’t consider a great deal of individuals who’ve run a modelling agency, an events business, a magazine and a bunch of other organizations, failed at them, and still kept pressing forward. I also don’t know of anyone else (a minimum of not on this side of the planet), who is legally making tons of cash by blogging.
[advertisement] I imply, before Linda, whoever thought it was possible to purchase a house in Banana Island, and open a string of media-related companies gained from the earnings of running a chatter 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 happiness and hope, and eventually, effective. Here’s a female who hit ground no eventually in her life, and is back to level 100. You need to respect such grit and determination, because 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 of ages a few days earlier; 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 comments and remarks about it – and I knew that I needed to see it for myself. 3 minutes into the video, I wasn’t quite sure whether I liked it or not, because it came off as somewhat insincere and scripted; plus Linda looked a little uneasy facing the cam. However, something altered soon after – I’m not even sure what. But the veneer of coolness split, and something more warm, earthy, real 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 awe 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 provided method to the hope and inspiration that she was sharing.<br>
<br>And possibly it was an emotional minute, possibly that thing was short lived, however I recognized it, and I felt it strongly. Because it was sincere, effective and sincere. And in that one unique minute, I forgot about all the times I disliked Linda, or all the bothersome things she had actually done, and in that suspended area, in between my laptop screen and her video, I celebrated with her. I cheered her on, and I frantically 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 preferring an amazing male for a hubby – and turned it into a celebration for awful small talk, senseless rhetoric and upsetting remarks. How do you condense ALL she stated, and narrow that down to just one section of her video? What is wrong if she openly (and extremely truthfully I might add), spoke about what she wants? Is her desire for a spouse somehow less valid or outrageous due to the fact that she spoke about it outdoors? If she had spoken about further growing her or buying another home – would those declarations be consulted with derisive comments? Exists not a peaceful strength and dignity in such a guileless show of vulnerability? When people honestly and truthfully open up themselves, the least we can do, the least we need to do as humans is to accord them the regard and dignity that they should have.<br>
