This One Shift In Thinking & Attitude Offers a Big Advantage For Your Leadership & Business Success. Most of us start the new year by setting goals for a fresh start. It's a familiar practice. In everyday life we set all sorts of things. We set clocks and watches to make sure we arrive on time. We set calendars to ensure we don't miss appointments, birthdays, and special events. We also set our clothes out for the next day as we imagine what we want to look like and the per