Implanting the Algorithm of Boldness

UNFORGETTABLE MOMENT- With Bill Kennamore.

Circa: Way Back When- I was 20 years old and my consciousness was like wet cement.
Setting: USF, Tampa, Fl. (My Junior year)

BACKGROUND:
I was exercising on a Universal Machine, (or at least I thought I was), when Bill, a body-building college student, 3 years my senior, wandered in to do some cable work.  I recall bench pressing, 10 sets for 20-30 reps. Bill noticed my tenacity but wrong training ideology. After watching me set-after-set, without ever changing weight or altering repetitions, he stepped in and offered some advice. Taking him up, I immediately revised my workout routine. Over several weeks Bill would regularly come into the Universal Machine Room and we would strike up a conversation. Being Like-Minded, we eventually grew closer, and he offered to introduce me to REAL weightlifting at USF’s Bar Benders Club; a dungeon with free weights where only serious lifters worked out.

From then on, we became workout partners and good friends. He taught me ‘GYM Etiquette’ and body-building basics.   I met his wife (Lois), broke bread many times, and spent countless hours philosophizing. During that very small WINDOW in my life, Bill became my LAST Mentor (…Note: I have been fortunate enough to have 6 & the other 5 have been previously honored). Through Bill, I learned some valuable lessons that I would never forget. To this day, I can vividly recall so many of his examples where BOLDNESS was on FULL DISPLAY.  Let me tell you about one occasion that typified him as a Force to Reckon with.

DISPLAY OF BOLDNESS:
As we were crossing campus heading to our respective classes, we noticed a HUGE gathering. There must have been several hundred students surrounding a building where a woman was making a speech from a makeshift podium. I can’t recall the subject matter, but it had to do with some beef the students had with the college.  Coming from the back of the crowd, Bill strategically weaved his way through and purposefully  positioned himself in front & center of the speaker.

I (reluctantly) followed him and watched as Bill CROSSED his arms, almost daring the speaker to REACT to his body language. Being a bodybuilder with pretty BIG GUNS, he stood out like a sore thumb! And, sure enough, the speaker looked directly at Bill and asked if he had an opinion on the subject. Bill, of course, was more than happy to oblige, and strutted up the podium. Once there, he commanded the attention like a seasoned veteran.

I could go on, as there were so many memorable displays that I downloaded into my consciousness. Bill was one of those guys that knew e-v-e-r-y-o-n-e, and if he didn’t know them, he made sure to introduce himself. Not a shy bone in his body!

INTROSPECTION:
I have often wondered how we as humans can not only mirror behavior but actually incorporate and encode it into our being. There was a comic book character I read when I was a kid, called THE ADAPTER. The Adapter was a character that has the ability and capacity to absorb the Super-POWERS of those around him.  He fought the Fantastic Four, so you could imagine the FORCES he displayed when they battled! In sports, I likened myself to THE ADAPTER, incorporating the many moves of others then amalgamating it with my own CREATIVE expressions.

Unbeknownst to me, Bill’s display became a GEAR in my repertoire. His many bold examples became so ingrained in me- that it became part of me. There have been many moments since we parted ways (a 1000 years ago), when I conjured up his spirit to either rise to the occasion or overcome being slip-shy. I KNOW EXACTLY the demeanor to POWER-UP into (the GEAR to shift in) & emulate Bills BOLDNESS algorithm.

The CONVERSION was so complete that it didn’t even matter if Bill could recall our interaction- that was totally irrelevant! Because I thoroughly (like a Pirate) stole THE EQUATION and made it part of my consciousness. The imprint was Branded & Encoded into my IDENTITY so conclusively that any further social intersection with Bill was unnecessary.  The Psychological Impact, however, was so intriguing to me that it made me question (decades later) if there was science to this ALCHEMY?  Thus, the impetus behind this BLOG.

THE SCIENCE:
Through extensive research, I learned that when you deeply observe another person's attributes—such as their confidence, speaking cadence, or a specific habit—you are acting as The QUATUM OBSERVER. When the Quantum Observer measures a particle, the two become entangled (It’s called Neurological Mirroring) and share the same state. In the human brain, a similar "linking" happens through a biological system called Mirror Neurons. When you watch someone perform an action or project an emotion, your mirror neurons fire as if you are the one doing it. For a brief moment, your brain chemistry ENTANGLES with theirs, SIMULATING their exact state inside your OWN MIND.

For a human, if you repeatedly observe and "Entangle" with another person's trait, your brain undergoes Neuroplasticity. Your brain physically REWIRES its structure based on what you pay attention to. The repeated mental firing carves out physical neural pathways. The abstract wave of "Potential Behavior" collapses into a Permanent, Tangible Habit. The ATTRIBUTE is now fully incorporated (ENCODED) into your physical IDENTITY. If you hang out with a specific person constantly, your mirror neurons fire the same patterns over and over. This REPETITION physically carves new Neural Pathways in your brain, turning a temporary SIMULATION into a PERMANENT HABIT.  Neurology creates an internal copy of the behavior, and psychology decides if that behavior is useful enough to keep. Over time, THIS LOOP changes your personality, proving that we are heavily SHAPED by the people we choose to look at!

P.S. Brotha Bill, you unknowingly implanted The Algorithm of Boldness into my consciousness. What a remarkable GIFT! You need to know- that you made a difference.  Thank You, Bill! I’m so sorry, I didn’t keep in touch- AGH, the follies of youth! …But I’ve been Pump’n Iron ever since!

 B.P.S. Just giving credit- where Credit is DUE….From the Lookout Post