I tracked down one of my online trolls - she wasn't the 'Mean Girl' I was expecting... but a 71-year-old GRANNY
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As someone who has created businesses that rely on the online world, I am no stranger to being trolled - it's become part and parcel of my everyday life. I'm Lisa Johnson - a global business strategist, a Sunday Times-bestselling author and a 47-year-old mother-of-twins who went from being £35,000 in debt to making £20m in sales in seven years - and I teach others how to do it too.
![[Surprisingly she agreed (I'm assuming because she thought I'd name and shame), and as I dialled her number on FaceTime and waited for her to pick up, I had images of a feisty woman, full of attitude and strong opinions, unafraid of voicing them to show the world what she really stood for and why 'people like me' needed bringing down (stock image)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/02/11/93670685-14166403-image-a-18_1735818621241.jpg)
My childhood and young adulthood were not an especially happy time. Relentless bullying led to underachievement at school and zero confidence in myself, resulting in some less than positive life choices. So, it would stand to reason that the spiteful online comments from the little troll collection (for those lucky enough not to know what a troll is, it's an online bully) I seem to be acquiring would hit home, opening old wounds and resurrecting painful memories.
At the start of my business eight years or so ago this had an element of truth to it, as it was a shock to begin with. 'Why are these people being mean to me? They've never even met me!'. But it didn't take me long to realise these comments had no impact on what I did or whether or not I was successful. There is a quote I stumbled across a while ago that really puts the little trolls into perspective, and it is simply this:.
'You'll never be criticised by someone who is doing more than you. You'll always be criticised by someone doing less.'. No one who has a successful life or feels truly happy about themselves will take the time out of their day to post nasty comments about somebody else, and so I kept a pragmatic attitude based on the fact that what other people think of me is really none of my business.
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