I was in my safe LinkedIn bubble and then I went viral on Instagram.

It was crazy.

Context: filmed a street video with Chris Do in New York.

Opening question (that I didn't know he'd ask) - "How much do you charge per hour?"

I run Coachvox but people ask if they can book me. They want to sell their business, build their personal brand, or travel while running their business.

I can advise based on personal experience, so I have an hourly rate for consultancy calls. Lots of founders do this.

Anyway, the video went viral.

1 million views in the first 48 hours. It's on 1.8 million now. Over 600 comments.

It was insane.

Grew by thousands of followers, got amazing messages and comments, enjoyed the practice run at being world famous.

But there was a dark side.

Trolls.

Comments asking if I was a hooker, slating my hair, my outfit. Saying I was full of sh*t. I mean... wow. And a bunch of the prostitute comments were from men who had daughters.

That's his daughter in his pic. I hope she NEVER gets a message like the ones her dad sent me.

Anyway.

If you're sharing content online, going viral on that level could happen to you.

Here's a ChatGPT prompt to simulate a vicious troll attack.

So you can practice.

Copy and paste into ChatGPT and keep going until you tap out.

"Using what you know about me, simulate a troll attack as a simple game with a confidence meter and three escalating levels of negativity. In this game a sixty second street interview I appear in has gone viral with two million views. Most comments are positive but a small percentage are personal and negative. Start by giving me three options for what the video could be about based on my expertise and ask me to choose one or suggest another. When I choose, give me a starting confidence score from 0-10 and deliver one comment at a time. Give me a fast action key with letters for ignore, block, or respond. If I select respond, give me 3 options that I could respond with - for example to fight back, be clever, diffuse or share positivity. Or let me write my own (if I write my own, learn my response style for future suggestions). Make the comments get harsher as the levels rise. Blocking or ignoring does not reduce my confidence score - remind me I do not owe these people anything and I don't need to respond. Every five comments ask if I want to tap out (and then give me an assessment) or keep going and every ten ask how I feel. If my confidence score drops or I say I feel sad or irritated, offer a recovery move like a short meditation, a walk, or deep breathing that restores points and tell me why I am doing great. I win if I reach the end of 40 comments with a confidence score of six or higher."

Good luck!

Here's the video that went viral
Here's my journal entry about it

Here are 5 ChatGPT prompts to charge $2,000/hour.

Final words:

The more you know who you are, the less online trolls bother you.

You might just find it funny 😆