Here is a thought…….You don’t truly become who you are until 60…..
Annoying, but also… kind of a relief.
And there’s more hope in that than most people realise.
Most people don’t know Ruth Slenczynska (who passed away April 2026 at age of 101)
A concert pianist. Child prodigy. Trained by Sergei Rachmaninoff.
So when she speaks about this, it carries weight.
Her view?
You don’t truly become a pianist until after 60—because that’s when you finally have something worth saying.
Not because you weren’t good before.
But because life hadn’t fully shaped it yet.
That’s the bit most people miss.
It’s rarely a talent problem.
It’s a clarity problem.
Most people aren’t behind.
They’re still becoming.
But instead of staying with that uncertainty, we rush to resolve it.
We choose quickly.
We stick with it.
And then spend years trying to make it feel like it fits.
Clarity doesn’t come from rushing.
It comes from paying attention.
From experience.
From being honest about what actually fits—and what doesn’t.
That’s what gives you something to say.
And when that clicks—you move differently.
More intentional.
Less performative.
More you.
And just in case your brain went to “great, I’ve missed my moment”—
At 97, Ruth Slenczynska signed a new recording contract.
Not because she was starting over.
Because she never stopped becoming.
Which is either inspiring… or mildly annoying depending on how your week is going.
Either way—it’s not about timing.
It’s about direction.
Be curious
