For Linda Ikeji and our Collective Lessons in Vulnerability

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<br>Let me very first start this short article by stating that I do not understand Linda Ikeji personally, we aren’t close buddies, and I’ve “satisfied” her only 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 stated, I also have a deep and abiding respect for her. Is that paradoxical? Perhaps. But I’ve pertained to understand 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 a motivation to many individuals all over the world. She has boot strapped her way to utilizing a design that was once out of favor and belittled. She’s an Outlier, and manages to inspire, prompt and baffle lots of at one time, and with fervour.<br>
<br>I can’t think of a great deal of individuals who’ve run a modelling firm, an occasions company, a publication and a lot of other organizations, failed at them, and still kept pressing forward. I likewise do not understand of anybody else (a minimum of not on this side of the planet), who is lawfully making lots of money by blogging.
[ad] I mean, before Linda, whoever thought it was possible to buy a home in Banana Island, and open a string of media-related organizations acquired from the earnings of running a gossip blog? 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 eventually, successful. Here’s a lady who hit ground no eventually in her life, and is back to level 100. You need to appreciate such grit and decision, since as my Sapele individuals will state “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 couple of days earlier; and to mark her special day, she published a 14-minute long video on her blog. Within hours of her publishing this video, social networks 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, since it came off as slightly insincere and scripted; plus Linda looked a little uneasy facing the cam. However, something changed shortly after – I’m not even sure what. But the veneer of coolness broke, 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 “plans to be around for a long time,” something in me likewise paved the way to the hope and motivation that she was sharing.<br>
<br>And possibly it was an emotional moment, possibly that thing was fleeting, however I acknowledged it, and I felt it highly. Because it was sincere, effective and genuine. And in that one unique moment, I ignored all the times I disliked Linda, or all the irritating things she had actually done, and in that suspended area, between my laptop computer screen and her video, I commemorated with her. I cheered her on, and I desperately desired her to succeed.<br>
<br>So you can picture my inflammation when people took simply a couple of seconds of that video – of her wanting an incredible male for a husband – and turned it into an event for ugly banter, ridiculous rhetoric and upsetting remarks. How do you condense ALL she stated, and narrow that down to just one section of her video? What is incorrect if she honestly (and really honestly I might include), spoke about what she wants? Is her desire for a spouse in some way less valid or disgraceful since she discussed it outdoors? If she had spoken about further growing her organization or purchasing another house – would those declarations be consulted with derisive comments? Exists not a peaceful strength and dignity in such a guileless program of vulnerability? When people honestly and truthfully open up themselves, the least we can do, the least we should do as people is to accord them the regard and self-respect that they should have.<br>

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