Check out Linda Ikeji new luxury Banana Island, Ikoyi home and all she said. (photos) so curt
I'm sure most of you have heard by now -
that I recently bought a house...:-). Of course
I had to bring it here and share my joy with
you all...my amazing LIB family. God first and
you guys second made it possible.
So, I bought a two-storey luxury house in the
exclusive Banana Island area of Ikoyi...and to
be honest, I still can't believe it. It's
everything I prayed my house would be.
That's me standing in front of my house...:-).
#ProudSelfMadeWoman...:-)
The house is on 3 floors consisting of 6 en-
suite bedrooms, a master suite with a
separate walk-in closet/dressing room
and a massive bathroom suite, 2 living rooms,
media room, cinema room, gym room, laundry
room, a fully fitted kitchen, with a large
pantry. Two room boys-quarters, a gatehouse,
garden, swimming pool, waterfall wall,
changing room, cabana, and amazing water-
view. Absolutely my dream home. Dreams do
come true, you know! Click read more to see
photos of the house...
Read below
Now to all the young girls looking at these
photos, please read below..
My name is Linda Ikeji. I'm a blogger. I'm 35
years old and I have never...never ever in my
life slept with a man for money. Not only have
I never done it, I have never even considered
it...and here I am with a house that cost me
over half a billion naira.
Listen, you are beautiful and you are stronger
than you know. There's absolutely nothing
you can't achieve if you set your mind to it,
put your heart and soul into it.
Up until five years ago, I was a struggling
entrepreneur. I can't tell you how many offices
in this Lagos I sat in for hours waiting to see
people who could support my business...but
most times, I never passed the reception area.
But I never gave up and I never stopped
believing and here I am today.
You too can be this..you can be better than
this. No dream is too big, no dream is too
small, no mountain is too high...it's all in your
mind. It's all up to you. If you believe in you,
in your God who is guiding you, then the sky
is your starting point.
Please stop waiting around for a man to give
to you...to put food on your table and put
clothes on your back. I promise you, you can
do it for yourself. Start thinking big, believe in
yourself, be creative and start working.
Realize that your dreams are valid...and
nobody will make your dreams come true
except you. Find what you are good at. Find
something that you are passionate about.
Work hard at it. Be consistent. Be patient.
Start young. Even if you're not young, it's
never too late!
I have been hustling since I left secondary
school..started modeling before I entered
university in 1998. Was running a modeling
agency even while I was a student and made
it a full time business after I left university. I
never doubted that I would succeed one day,
because I was determined. And please do not
think this happened over night. I've been
blogging since 2006...November this year will
make it exactly 9 years. God, consistency and
hard work brought me here today.
Unfortunately, a lot of our young girls aren't
patient and some are lazy, they want it quick
and fast but it doesn't work like that. Success
takes time - takes hard work - takes passion
- takes consistency - but more than anything
else, it takes the Grace of God.
I was a 30 year old broke woman and on my
birthday, a very sad and depressed me turned
to God and begged him. I told Him you
promised me, when will You fulfill Your
promise? Am I not Your child? Have I not lived
according to Your teachings? When will You
bless me? Please God help me...and with
tears in my eyes, I begged Him. I cried and I
begged and I begged and I begged. A few
months later my life changed. Never
underestimate God's love for you and the
power of prayer.
And never stop working. Listen, I make
enough money to hire so many people to work
on this blog while I go do other things and
enjoy myself...but I don't do that. I'm up while
some of you are sleeping, and already
blogging before some of you wake up. I don't
take this for granted. I know to stay on top, I
have to constantly work and nobody will be as
dedicated as I am because this is not their
own thing. It's mine and I have to keep
feeding it. So I'm constantly here!
Young ladies, I promise you...you too can do
this. You don't need to spread your legs for
any bladdy man - because of how much?
N200k? That's how much my shoes cost - so
why should you give up your body for that?
Your sacred body? God's temple? N200k that
you can make in a week or even in a day if
you pursue your dreams and still have your
dignity intact? You think people don't see that
you're messing around with all dem old
married men and talking about it? Think
ladies, think! When next a man propositions
you...tell him to get lost, that you will get
yours yourself! Abi, aren't you a woman? You
know what they say about women? "A woman
is like a tea bag, you never know how strong
she is until she gets in hot water.". You are so
strong, you don't even know!
Also, if you want God to bless you, you have
to have a clean heart. All these backbiting,
hating on others, trying to bring people down
with hateful words/actions etc - God doesn't
like ugly. He has over 6 billion people to look
after and you think he will pay extra attention
to you if your heart is ugly? Wish people well,
help people when you can. Be good to others.
But more than anything else be good to
yourself. Believe in yourself. It's very easy to
give in to feelings of self-doubt and back
down when things get tough, but you have to
know that God will not give you anything you
can't handle.
I swear to you, you are underestimating
yourself. If you know the power that you have
inside. If you know the things that you are
capable of. If you know how far you can
go...how high you can reach but you are
holding yourself back because you're afraid of
failing, because you don't think you have it in
you. If only you know that you're stronger
than you think. You are so powerful, you don't
even know it. I'm not more special than you
are. I don't have two heads. We serve the
same God. Why can't you succeed? Think
ladies, think.
Like Barack Obama's sister said, poverty is
not an excuse! I used to sell/market beer at
Sheraton hotel, Lagos when I was in
university for N1,000 a day. I once lived on
'puff puff' and garri for weeks in UNILAG and I
was supposedly a top model but nobody knew
what I was going through.
Trust me, I knew poverty. Did you know I lived
in Idi-oro, Mushin for 15 years? Up until when
I was 25? Did you live in Mushin? Eh, so
what's your excuse? I can't even say some
things here for my family's privacy but here I
am today because I never doubted myself and
I never allowed all the doubters to distract
me. I was focused. I was determined. I
worked hard and I knew the God I served
won't let me down. The road was long,
sometimes very frustrating and painful but
look at me now. God did it because he saw
that I was willing!
"Because I am a woman, I must make
unusual efforts to succeed. If I fail, no
one will say, “She doesn’t have what it
takes.” They will say, “Women don’t have
what it takes.”
Please believe in yourself and watch God use
you to set as an example for others.
May all your dreams come true!
Kisses.
Oh by the way (addressing the argument I
read online this weekend) I don't do anything
else. I blog from 4am till midnight, where do I
have time to do anything else? When God
wants to bless you, He will bless you...even if
you're selling toothpick.
I'm sure most of you have heard by now -
that I recently bought a house...:-). Of course
I had to bring it here and share my joy with
you all...my amazing LIB family. God first and
you guys second made it possible.
So, I bought a two-storey luxury house in the
exclusive Banana Island area of Ikoyi...and to
be honest, I still can't believe it. It's
everything I prayed my house would be.
That's me standing in front of my house...:-).
#ProudSelfMadeWoman...:-)
The house is on 3 floors consisting of 6 en-
suite bedrooms, a master suite with a
separate walk-in closet/dressing room
and a massive bathroom suite, 2 living rooms,
media room, cinema room, gym room, laundry
room, a fully fitted kitchen, with a large
pantry. Two room boys-quarters, a gatehouse,
garden, swimming pool, waterfall wall,
changing room, cabana, and amazing water-
view. Absolutely my dream home. Dreams do
come true, you know! Click read more to see
photos of the house...
Read below
Now to all the young girls looking at these
photos, please read below..
My name is Linda Ikeji. I'm a blogger. I'm 35
years old and I have never...never ever in my
life slept with a man for money. Not only have
I never done it, I have never even considered
it...and here I am with a house that cost me
over half a billion naira.
Listen, you are beautiful and you are stronger
than you know. There's absolutely nothing
you can't achieve if you set your mind to it,
put your heart and soul into it.
Up until five years ago, I was a struggling
entrepreneur. I can't tell you how many offices
in this Lagos I sat in for hours waiting to see
people who could support my business...but
most times, I never passed the reception area.
But I never gave up and I never stopped
believing and here I am today.
You too can be this..you can be better than
this. No dream is too big, no dream is too
small, no mountain is too high...it's all in your
mind. It's all up to you. If you believe in you,
in your God who is guiding you, then the sky
is your starting point.
Please stop waiting around for a man to give
to you...to put food on your table and put
clothes on your back. I promise you, you can
do it for yourself. Start thinking big, believe in
yourself, be creative and start working.
Realize that your dreams are valid...and
nobody will make your dreams come true
except you. Find what you are good at. Find
something that you are passionate about.
Work hard at it. Be consistent. Be patient.
Start young. Even if you're not young, it's
never too late!
I have been hustling since I left secondary
school..started modeling before I entered
university in 1998. Was running a modeling
agency even while I was a student and made
it a full time business after I left university. I
never doubted that I would succeed one day,
because I was determined. And please do not
think this happened over night. I've been
blogging since 2006...November this year will
make it exactly 9 years. God, consistency and
hard work brought me here today.
Unfortunately, a lot of our young girls aren't
patient and some are lazy, they want it quick
and fast but it doesn't work like that. Success
takes time - takes hard work - takes passion
- takes consistency - but more than anything
else, it takes the Grace of God.
I was a 30 year old broke woman and on my
birthday, a very sad and depressed me turned
to God and begged him. I told Him you
promised me, when will You fulfill Your
promise? Am I not Your child? Have I not lived
according to Your teachings? When will You
bless me? Please God help me...and with
tears in my eyes, I begged Him. I cried and I
begged and I begged and I begged. A few
months later my life changed. Never
underestimate God's love for you and the
power of prayer.
And never stop working. Listen, I make
enough money to hire so many people to work
on this blog while I go do other things and
enjoy myself...but I don't do that. I'm up while
some of you are sleeping, and already
blogging before some of you wake up. I don't
take this for granted. I know to stay on top, I
have to constantly work and nobody will be as
dedicated as I am because this is not their
own thing. It's mine and I have to keep
feeding it. So I'm constantly here!
Young ladies, I promise you...you too can do
this. You don't need to spread your legs for
any bladdy man - because of how much?
N200k? That's how much my shoes cost - so
why should you give up your body for that?
Your sacred body? God's temple? N200k that
you can make in a week or even in a day if
you pursue your dreams and still have your
dignity intact? You think people don't see that
you're messing around with all dem old
married men and talking about it? Think
ladies, think! When next a man propositions
you...tell him to get lost, that you will get
yours yourself! Abi, aren't you a woman? You
know what they say about women? "A woman
is like a tea bag, you never know how strong
she is until she gets in hot water.". You are so
strong, you don't even know!
Also, if you want God to bless you, you have
to have a clean heart. All these backbiting,
hating on others, trying to bring people down
with hateful words/actions etc - God doesn't
like ugly. He has over 6 billion people to look
after and you think he will pay extra attention
to you if your heart is ugly? Wish people well,
help people when you can. Be good to others.
But more than anything else be good to
yourself. Believe in yourself. It's very easy to
give in to feelings of self-doubt and back
down when things get tough, but you have to
know that God will not give you anything you
can't handle.
I swear to you, you are underestimating
yourself. If you know the power that you have
inside. If you know the things that you are
capable of. If you know how far you can
go...how high you can reach but you are
holding yourself back because you're afraid of
failing, because you don't think you have it in
you. If only you know that you're stronger
than you think. You are so powerful, you don't
even know it. I'm not more special than you
are. I don't have two heads. We serve the
same God. Why can't you succeed? Think
ladies, think.
Like Barack Obama's sister said, poverty is
not an excuse! I used to sell/market beer at
Sheraton hotel, Lagos when I was in
university for N1,000 a day. I once lived on
'puff puff' and garri for weeks in UNILAG and I
was supposedly a top model but nobody knew
what I was going through.
Trust me, I knew poverty. Did you know I lived
in Idi-oro, Mushin for 15 years? Up until when
I was 25? Did you live in Mushin? Eh, so
what's your excuse? I can't even say some
things here for my family's privacy but here I
am today because I never doubted myself and
I never allowed all the doubters to distract
me. I was focused. I was determined. I
worked hard and I knew the God I served
won't let me down. The road was long,
sometimes very frustrating and painful but
look at me now. God did it because he saw
that I was willing!
"Because I am a woman, I must make
unusual efforts to succeed. If I fail, no
one will say, “She doesn’t have what it
takes.” They will say, “Women don’t have
what it takes.”
Please believe in yourself and watch God use
you to set as an example for others.
May all your dreams come true!
Kisses.
Oh by the way (addressing the argument I
read online this weekend) I don't do anything
else. I blog from 4am till midnight, where do I
have time to do anything else? When God
wants to bless you, He will bless you...even if
you're selling toothpick.
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