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Bruce Springsteen turned 60 a few weeks ago.
In the months before his birthday he put on more than 50 concerts in Europe and the U.S.
I’ve seen him live twice and would love to see him again. (Hey Bruce, could you add Seattle to your tour?) He puts on a wonderfully long, energized, and energizing concert. The kind of show you wouldn’t think a 30 year old could do, much less a 60 year old.
But he’s still doing it. With no signs of letting up.
How can 60 be old if The Boss is 60 and still rocking as much as ever? He’s a Savoring Your Sixties Star.
As Donna Jolly at Audacious Ink says, “Now that the man is turning sixty, I think what’s noteworthy is not just the music, but that he still does what he does with such enthusiasm and passion.”
If Springsteen can do this at 60, what can I do? What can you do?
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I love The Boss. I read today that he cancelled a show because his cousin was found dead in his hotel room. Springsteen’s “Seeger Sessions” was truly inspired.
I think there are too many people who are living uninspired. In some cases, because they don’t know what inspires them; in others because they have given up what inspires them in order to make money to pay for the life they think they want. I know I had dreams as a child; those dreams were mostly squashed by the adults in my life who thought I should be more ‘practical’ in what I wanted to do. You know, the get-a-trade-you-can-earn-money-from thing, and then go follow your dreams. The problem is, getting an education or training so you can get a job and earn money puts you on the hamster wheel, and you may never get off.
Ruth, I agree many people have lost (or perhaps never had) their passion and inspiration. One of the things I most love about my “lights on” coaching is helping people discover what lights them up — what energizes and enlivens them, what they love, what they’re passionate about . That is fun work that lights me up!
Go, Boss! Although he’s not alone. Harrison Ford, in his 60s, is doing Indiana Jones movies, and Sean Connery did an action movie in his 70s if I remember correctly. You know, I read about a study that says the brain continues to produce new cells, there’s no slowing down as people get older. And there’s no reason why people can’t be as involved and interested in life as they were when they were younger.
Maybe we really have been indoctrinated by a society that worships youth. I wonder if those attitudes will shift now that the baby boomers are hitting retirement age.
Yes, I’m seeing more & more examples of people who are not just tottering off to the porch in their 60s & 70s. And I do think the baby boomers are likely to change the picture of aging. They already are. Which is great for all of us!