How to handle haters and trolls online

What if haters and trolls show up and leave mean comments?? This is the number one worry I hear from my students when we talk about posting more and showing up as the face of your brand.

Here’s how I think about this so it’s not holding me back or throwing me off.

No. 1 ➜ Other people’s opinion of you is none of your business. 

People think thousands of thoughts every day and forget them two seconds later. If someone doesn’t like what you shared it has more to do with them and their experiences than you. But now you’re stuck thinking about that one rude comment and they’ve moved on with their day.

No. 2 ➜ If it’s valuable criticism then you learn, make adjustments, and do better next time. 

It’s information, not a judgement about you as a person or as an expert. Welcoming objections and other opinions shouldn’t knock you down, it should help you grow.

No. 3 ➜ If someone comes into your space with rude comments or drama you can delete and/or block.

Your IG, blog, email list is YOURS which means you make the rules, and set and enforce boundaries. And you get to do that without feeling bad.

The people who really need and value what you share will never be rude. Show up for them and don’t worry about haters because you can always call them out, show them out, and set boundaries for what’s allowed in your space.

Not only is it protection for you, but you’re protecting your space for the people in your audience who really want to get involved in what you do.

What do you think? Have you had to kick out any haters??