Context collapse online is a huge reason why people can end up misunderstanding or misinterpreting content that you create; small business owner or not! It's also just so easy and lazy to make a comment without first looking for deeper context ourselves.

On todays's solo episode I am talking about some negative comments that showed up on a video that I made for a brand and how I felt about them and have used them to move forward in my own personal development.

I'd love to know what you think about the comment culture online. Come find me on instagram where I am @‌lizmmosley or @‌buildingyourbrandpodcast to let me know and I hope you enjoy the episode!

Key Takeways

• When we are building visable brands we do expose ourselves to other people's opinions
• There's often a context collapse when you post snippets of your life online
• We don't need to justify the way we spend our time just to fit other people's expectations of what holds value or productivity
• When someone makes a comment bringing you down, it often has more to do with how they are feeling about their own lives than what you're actually doing.

Episode Highlights

• 1:12 The story of how I got trolled
• 5:09 The trolling comments
• 7:04 Talking through my initial response
• 8:15 The signs of when something is bothering me when I thought it wasn't
• 10:32 Challenging myself to not over-explain or justify my decisions
• 11:58 How being trolled has helped me

Mentioned in the episode

• Jo Hooper - Get Wildly Free Instagram
• My Adobe ad - The Day In The Life