Read below is the mission brief:

The final outcome:

Dear Private Lutenant ______,

I usually like to play the practical jokes but on Friday the 22nd the joke was on me, its not everyday you see a mother and her daughter be so happy and comfortable around each other to a degree that you mistake them for best friends. That has a priceless value in society and I think it’s only fair for it to be rewarded.

As a result task force heat sink was established to help reward and relieve the participants of the Friday night friendly encounter. Details of the mission brief and execution strategy are outlined below:

Moral of the story:

• If someone shares a smile with you, make sure you share it back with them.
• Challenge and reinvent yourself, if you dont then you will be like every other predictable person.

Credits:

Platoon A: James
Platoon B: Lisa
Platoon C: Hadi
Platoon D: Rozhin
Platoon E: Kerianne

Surprise fact along the way

The normal understanding is that something is done for a reason or an expected outcome. If that is thought to be true, would exploration and experimentation exist 10 years from now?

I got a little upset as to why people only focus on generating google adwords revenue and lack any creativity to find new ways to generate revenue so I decided that I would setup and free online games website and get an ethical community to support its hosting. The games are safe for kids and I’m going to work on setting up some more educational games on there soon.

As individuals we should really consider the implications of our actions. I feel more productive when I sit down and work on something rather than sitting there whinging about the problems with the world. It took me 8 hours to build and close to $230 but I can rest knowing that some kid is going to be entertained without been corrupted by junk on the internet.

Clothes and brands should never define you; as nelson Mandela would say “I am the master of my fate - I am the captain of my soul”

Modern Valentine's Day symbols include the heart-shaped outline, doves, and the figure of the winged Cupid. Since the 19th century, handwritten valentines have given way to mass-produced greeting cards.

"Until recently, scientists assumed that the neural reward pathways, which act as high-speed Internet connections to the pleasure centers of the brain, responded to what people like," Read Montague of Baylor College of Medicine explains. "However, when we tested this idea in brain scanning experiments, we found that reward pathways responded much more strongly to the unexpectedness of stimuli instead of their pleasurable effects." In other words, the subjects' brains were more active when they were exposed to the unanticipated.

"We find that so-called pleasure centers in the brain do not react equally to any pleasurable substance, but instead react more strongly when the pleasures are unexpected," Emory neuroscientist Gregory Berns adds. "This means that the brain finds unexpected pleasures more rewarding than expected ones, and it may have little to do with what people say they like."

Have a special someone in mind? Wish to strengthen a friendship or relationship? Follow these simple steps to show a them that you care for them.

• Ways to Show People You Care
• 1. Notice them.
• 2. Smile at them.
• 3. Encourage them to think big.
• 4. Look them in the eye when you talk to them.
• 5. Ask them about themselves.
• 6. Let them tell you how they feel.
• 7. Listen to their stories.
• 8. Call them on the phone just to say hi.
• 9. Answer their questions.
• 10. Ask them their opinions.
• 11. Give them your undivided attention.
• 12. Believe what they say.
• 13. Tell them what you like about them.
• 14. Delight in their discoveries.
• 15. Listen to their favorite music with them.
• 16. Tolerate their interruptions.
• 17. Suggest better behaviors when they act up or act out.
• 18. Show up at their games, concerts, and special events.
• 19. Tell them how much you like being with them.
• 20. Tell them about yourself.
• 21. Help them take a stand, then stand with them.
• 22. Ask them to help you with something.
• 23. Keep the promises you make to them.
• 24. Tell them how proud you are of them.
• 25. Send them a letter, postcard, or e-mail.
• 26. Introduce them to your friends and family.
• 27. Make time to be with them.
• 28. Be excited when you see them.
• 29. Notice when they grow.
• 30. Remember their birthdays.
• 31. Believe in them.
• 32. Meet their friends and family.
• 33. Include them in conversations.
• 34. Laugh at their jokes.
• 35. Do things together.
• 36. Respect them.
• 36. Respect them.
• 37. Find a common interest.
• 38. Do what they like to do.
• 39. Applaud their success.
• 40. Contribute to their collections.
• 41. Read aloud together.
• 42. Accept them as they are.
• 43. Share a meal together.
• 44. Go places together.
• 45. Build something together.
• 46. Make decisions together.
• 47. Help them learn something new.
• 48. Be honest with them.
• 49. Encourage them to help others.
• 50. Let them make mistakes.
• 51. Admit when you make a mistake.
• 52. Be nice to them.

Here are five tips to survive a bad day:

1. Don’t add more pressure. Forget about turning lemons into lemonade. The first rule to follow when trying to turn around a bad day is to not try to turn around a bad day — that’s nearly impossible and puts way too much pressure on you. Your goal should be to survive the day and minimize the long-term damage by agreeing not to make any decisions. After a barrage of bad news, your decision making ability will be all messed up. Take a break and, if possible, escape…
2. Escape. It’s easy to get too analytical and try to think your way out of a bad day, but often this can just cause you to dwell on the problem. Sometimes it makes sense to escape. Go see a movie. Go dancing. Play with your kids. Do whatever it takes to distract yourself and stop obsessing about your bad day. Your “problems” will still be there when you return, but you’ll come at them with a fresh mind.
3. Insulate yourself. One of the best ways to shield yourself from negativity is by wrapping yourself in a “positivity condom.” Wake up 10 minutes early and write about those things for which you are grateful on a daily basis. About a week after I started doing this, I got some really bad news. The very first thing I thought was “this sucks!” I was shocked and angry. After about 20 seconds of this, I immediately thought back to what I had written earlier in the day. It instantly changed my perspective.
4. Eliminate overgeneralization. What happens when you’ve been doing great on your diet but suddenly find yourself with an empty bag of Doritos in your lap and an unnaturally orange substance covering your hands? Usually generalization. This is where you turn a single negative event into a never-ending pattern of defeat, and it’s this kind of thinking that can cause you to give up after a bad day. The solution? Attack the belief. Write down all the reasons why this bad day is really just that — a bad day — and not a sentence to a life of failure.
5. Avoid personalization. Personalization is another cognitive distortion. It is when you take credit for an event for which you didn’t have any control. Many of the negative events you will face will be beyond your control, but you might blame yourself. Got laid off? It might not have anything to do with you and everything to do with the company, but if you personalize this you’ll beat yourself up over it. Again, the solution here is to attack the belief. For each negative event, ask yourself, “Am I responsible for this or was this outside of my control?”

When you throw down the gauntlet and commit yourself to improving your life, you will face challenges. If you can follow these bad day tips, you’ll keep your motivation and you’ll spend a lot less time under rocks.

I’d love to hear what you do when you’re having a bad day. Post your bad day tips in the comments section.

Complaining about the way somebody has performed (or failed to perform) is another way of making an excuse for why you're dissatisfied or unhappy. "It's their fault that my blood pressure is up - look at how miserably they've performed" or, "How can I enjoy myself at dinner when everyone here at this restaurant is behaving so incompetently?" are prime examples.

Finding fault with circumstances, the weather, the economy, other people, or anything else outside yourself is a way to hang on to excuses.

In addition to putting an end to complaints, I recommend that you never attempt to explain. As I've pursued a no-excuses mentality, I've made it my policy to keep the things that I wish to accomplish a private matter. By doing so, I'm never forced into a stance of having to explain myself.