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Each week I read a number of peak performance and entrepreneurial articles from various online resources. Here are my top three picks this week. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too.

Super Bowl XLIX: Patriots beat Seahawks for Brady’s fourth title

By Ollie Williams, for CNN

Where Katy Perry needed a big cat, the New England Patriots were carried to a stunning comeback by the resilience of Tom Brady. Read More

My Comment: Congratulations Patriots!

Managing Emotions in the Workplace: Do Positive and Negative Attitudes Drive Performance?

You know the type: coworkers who never have anything positive to say, whether at the weekly staff meeting or in the cafeteria line. They can suck the energy from a brainstorming session with a few choice comments. Their bad mood frequently puts others in one, too. Their negativity can contaminate even good news. “We engage in emotional contagion,” says Sigal Barsade, a Wharton management professor who studies the influence of emotions on the workplace. “Emotions travel from person to person like a virus.” Read More

My Comment: Excellent article on communication

What Are the 10 Greatest Inventions of Our Time?

By: Daniel Schlenoff

A competition sponsored in 1913 by Scientific American asked for essays on the 10 greatest inventions. The rules: “our time” meant the previous quarter century, 1888 to 1913; the invention had to be patentable and was considered to date from its “commercial introduction.” Read More

My Comment: Innovation is essential to progress.

3 TOP PEAK PERFORMANCE AND ENTREPRENEURIAL ARTICLES WEEK OF JANUARY 26, 2015

Each week I read a number of peak performance and entrepreneurial articles from various online resources. Here are my top three picks this week. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too.

10 Medical Breakthroughs That Sound Like Science Fiction

These high-tech innovations just might save your life

By: Denny Watkins

The news that comes out of research universities and hospitals often sounds too hopeful:  Here’s a gene that maybe, could potentially end obesity.  This newly discovered protein pathway might sort-of, some day cure cancer. Do any of the thousands of studies published each year result in a meaningful change in someone’s life? Read More

My Comment:  Grow life 

Coach K Earns Career Win No. 1,000 in No. 5 Duke’s Win Over St. John’s

By: Scott Phillips

Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski reached a milestone by winning game No. 1,000 as the No. 5 Blue Devils bested St. John’s 77-68 on Sunday at Madison Square Garden.The Philippines will continue to rapidly change in 2015. Read More

My Comment:  Congratulations Coach K! 

9 Numbers Business Owners Need To Know

By: Rhonda Abrams