Fear Not The Trolls, Flip The Script

Worried about trolls or haters on social media? Wondering what trolls have to with this gorgeous photo? Read on, my friend, read on.

So many new entrepreneurs are afraid of the trolls online and yes, it can feel quite uncomfortable to be targeted with mean spirited comments however...

I like to reframe hater comments as reaching celebrity status.

“Wow, I must be really reaching a lot of people and be on my way to fame if haters are spending their time on me”.

I first made this mindset switch after I had followed my intuition to take a different route than usual and had the opportunity to capture an incredible photo of the sky.

I posted it on Facebook and it went viral.... or maybe mini-viral but for me at the time with over 700 shares & hundreds of comments and being shared on multiple local news channels, it was my 15 seconds of fame.

So sure enough, while most were comments of awe & amazement, I also got some comments like “you guys, don’t fall for it, it’s photoshopped!” Or “this shows how polluted our sky is” and all sorts of rude comments.

And while it didn’t feel good, I knew the truth. It was funny to me that they thought I made the photo when I never could have even fathomed how, don’t even own photoshop AND hadn’t even used a good camera. I had simply snapped it on my iPhone.

I also knew these people knew nothing about me so we’re simply creating stories in their head about me... and honestly that is always what’s going on with haters & trolls. They are miserable and have nothing better to do that’s to try to tear down someone else so they can feel better about themselves.

So the next time you have haters, remember that you know the truth of the matter and they are simply projecting their negativity on to you.

And most of all, that you are important and visible enough to even have haters! And that must mean you’re on your way to fame!