Lessons From Linda Ikeji

According to reports, she just got a house at banana Island and all hell has been let loose since then. People whose are obviously jobless are trying so hard to dismiss the report, some are throwing the marriage angle at her, while others are busy throwing different shades at her..

While they do all these, Cash is rolling into her account and she is living the life of her dream.

Have we all observed a trend? When someone becomes successful in a chosen career 

Path, people tend to find ways to question, dismiss, throw negative criticism and jibes, talk about their personal life, religious affiliation/background, relationship , lifestyle ...all in a bid to bring them down for just no apparent reason.

While some people may frown at her news gathering techniques, plagiarism issues (which I believe she has gotten a hold on) and others , I believe that despite all these short comings, there are lessons to be learnt from Linda Ikeji

- whatever you honestly enjoy doing, as long as it doesn't constitute a nuisance to others , as long as it is legal, keep doing it against all hatred or disregard. Someday you will be rewarded consciously or unconsciously 

- there will always be setbacks and days you will feel like giving up...but it shouldn't be an option anyways. Linda blogged for 7 years before she got her needed break

- Walking an unknown road need lots of courage and perseverance. When she started blogging, it was new to Nigerians and many didn't understand the blogosphere world. It never stopped her from walking through uncharted road. She began a new dawn and popularized blogging in Nigeria or should I say Africa. Now everyone wants to blog, everyone wants to be rich and successful like Linda but no one wants to pay the price in tears and hardwork.

- Failure at an attempted endeavor does not make you a total waste of human space. Remember she was a failed model before she ventured into blogging. Her failure didn't deter her from trying something entirely different and making a name out of it.

- When your hardwork finally begins to pay for off, expect big stones to be hurled at you from people. They will pelt you with hurtful words, blackmail, threaten, criticize negatively.. Success comes with a price. For you to stay up there, you have to develop a thick skin and be as stubborn as the mule; the mule is a stubborn, self centered animal who is only concerned with his own interest. Don't try to prove yourself to a small fry.

Don't waste your time trying to prove yourself to 'people' who constantly attempt undermine your efforts. Instead focus your eyes on climbing to the top and gaining the support of people that matter who can help you on your journey as you rise.

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People will ask you silly questions, try to water down your efforts, try to make you feel you have wasted time and efforts on something you believe so much in.

Such questions come from persons who are jealous. Jobless with low or little self esteem, seeking to pull you down for cheap popularity or because they failed to achieve the same level of such as you.

Be unstoppable 

Remember that mockery and criticism cannot stop an idea or dream that will succeed. Your job is to ignore those people and do what you have to do by ruthlessly pursuing your goals.

 As Baltasa quoted "Be content to act and leave others to talking...."

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