For Linda Ikeji and our Collective Lessons in Vulnerability

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<br>Let me very first begin this post by saying that I don’t know Linda Ikeji personally, we aren’t friends, and I’ve „satisfied” 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 said, I also have a deep and abiding regard for her. Is that ironic? Perhaps. But I’ve concerned comprehend that you can disagree with someone on something and still respect them. Whether you accept it or not, Linda has actually revealed through her amazing journey of being a blog writer and opinion influencer, that she is a motivation to numerous individuals all over the world. She has boot strapped her way to success utilizing a model that was as soon as undesirable and discounted. She’s an Outlier, and handles to motivate, prompt and baffle many all at as soon as, and with fervour.<br>
<br>I can’t think of a great deal of people who have actually run a modelling company, an occasions company, a magazine and a bunch of other companies, failed at them, and still kept pushing forward. I likewise do not know of anybody else (a minimum of not on this side of the world), who is legally making lots of money by blogging.
[ad] I indicate, before Linda, whoever thought it was possible to purchase a home in Banana Island, and open a string of media-related businesses gotten from the earnings of running a gossip blog site? If the United States of has the „American dream,” then Linda Ifeoma Ikeji has the „Naija Dream.” Strong, ruthless in its pursuit of joy and hope, and eventually, effective. Here’s a woman who hit ground absolutely no at some time in her life, and is back to level 100. You have to appreciate such grit and determination, since as my Sapele individuals 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 earlier; and to mark her wedding, she published a 14-minute long video on her blog site. Within hours of her posting this video, social networks was buzzing with all sort 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 rather sure whether I liked it or not, since it came off as slightly insincere and scripted; plus Linda looked a little uneasy facing the camera. However, something changed soon after – I’m not even sure what. But the veneer of coolness split, and something more warm, earthy, genuine and vulnerable 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 awe at how her life turned out, and the affirmation that she still „strategies 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 possibly it was a psychological minute, perhaps that thing was short lived, however I recognized it, and I felt it highly. Because it was sincere, powerful and heartfelt. 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 space, in between my laptop screen and her video, I celebrated with her. I cheered her on, and I frantically desired her to be successful.<br>
<br>So you can picture my irritation when individuals took simply a couple of seconds of that video – of her wanting an incredible guy for a partner – and turned it into an event for unsightly banter, ridiculous rhetoric and painful remarks. How do you condense ALL she said, and narrow that down to just one segment of her video? What is incorrect if she openly (and really honestly I might add), spoke about what she wants? Is her desire for a husband in some way less legitimate or outrageous due to the fact that she discussed it in the open? If she had discussed additional growing her organization or purchasing another house – would those statements be consulted with derisive remarks? Is there not a quiet strength and self-respect in such a guileless program of vulnerability? When individuals truthfully and honestly open up themselves, the least we can do, the least we need to do as human beings is to accord them the regard and dignity that they are worthy of.<br>

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