Comparing yourself to others creates bitterness or vanity. Both are bad for business.

Facebook and other social sites are now part of the very fabric of our world. However, when anything impacts society on such a large scale there will always be unintended consequences. Those who remember the days before Facebook recall a time when you weren't easily able to keep track of all your former friends and acquaintances. While it's often fascinating to know what's going on with your old high school classmates, it can also create real problems with your self-esteem. It's nearly impossible not to compare your lives with the lives those past friends project onto their profiles. In today's episode, we take a look at how these inevitable comparisons make it increasingly difficult to accomplish your goals and build your business. It's very easy to go to a very dark place when you think everyone around you has done more with their lives than you have.