For Linda Ikeji and our Collective Lessons in Vulnerability

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<br>Let me first begin this short article by stating that I do not know Linda Ikeji personally, we aren’t close pals, and I have actually “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 respect for her. Is that paradoxical? Perhaps. But I’ve come to comprehend that you can disagree with somebody on something and still respect them. Whether you accept it or not, Linda has shown through her remarkable journey of being a blog writer and opinion influencer, that she is an inspiration to numerous individuals all over the world. She has boot strapped her method to success using a model that was once out of favor and scoffed at. She’s an Outlier, and handles to influence, prompt and baffle many simultaneously, and with fervour.<br>
<br>I can’t think about a great deal of people who have actually run a modelling firm, an occasions company, a magazine and a lot of other services, stopped working at them, and still kept pushing forward. I also don’t understand of anyone else (at least not on this side of the planet), who is lawfully making loads of cash by blogging.
[advertisement] I imply, before Linda, whoever thought it was possible to buy a house in Banana Island, and open a string of media-related companies 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, successful. Here’s a female who struck ground absolutely no at some point in her life, and is back to level 100. You have to such grit and decision, due to the fact that as my Sapele people will say “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 few days back; and to mark her unique day, she published a 14-minute long video on her blog. Within hours of her publishing this video, social media was buzzing with all type 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 quite sure whether I liked it or not, because it came off as slightly insincere and scripted; plus Linda looked a little unpleasant dealing with the camera. However, something altered quickly after – I’m not even sure what. But the veneer of coolness split, and something more warm, earthy, authentic and susceptible spilled out.
[advertisement] And as Linda started to speak about her failures, her desires, her relationship with God, her belief in the credibility of her dreams, her utter wonder at how her life ended up, and the affirmation that she still “strategies to be around for a very long time,” something in me likewise 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 genuine, effective and wholehearted. And in that one unique moment, I forgot all the times I did not like Linda, or all the annoying things she had done, and in that suspended space, in between my laptop screen and her video, I celebrated with her. I cheered her on, and I desperately wanted her to be successful.<br>
<br>So you can picture my irritation when people took simply a few seconds of that video – of her desiring a remarkable man for a hubby – and turned it into an event for awful banter, senseless rhetoric and hurtful remarks. How do you condense ALL she stated, and narrow that down to simply one section of her video? What is wrong if she freely (and very truthfully I might add), spoke about what she desires? Is her desire for a hubby somehow less valid or shameful since she discussed it outdoors? If she had discussed more growing her company or buying 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 truthfully open themselves, the least we can do, the least we ought to do as human beings is to accord them the regard and self-respect that they are worthy of.<br>

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