Bruce Springsteen
drive and ambition

Springsteen is proud and ambitious, and he strives to excel, to stand out and be recognized for who and what he is. Bruce Springsteen has a very strong ego drive and likes to be Number One. Bruce finds it difficult to take orders from others or to stay in the background, and he hates being wrong; Bruce Springsteen always insists that he is right!

He is forceful, strong, energetic, determined, and highly competitive. Bruce Springsteen plays hard, he plays to win, and he does not give up easily. In fact, he sees life as a competitive sport or performance. Bruce loves admiration and applause, and he has a strong sense of personal honor and integrity. Bruce Springsteen tends to be very self-confident, even arrogant. Because of his belief in himself, Bruce is able to accomplish much, but if his confidence is ever undermined, Bruce Springsteen becomes self-conscious, defensive, and rather belligerent.

Quick-witted and sharp-tongued, Bruce Springsteen enjoys arguing, debating, and contesting other people's opinions. He is quite forthright and sometimes tactless. Springsteen can be very convincing about his point of view, but he is prone to a "hard-sell" approach which sometimes backfires. Challenging mental work is a good avenue for Bruce's aggressive intellect.

Unlike some who have hopes and fantasies, Springsteen is a person who tries to live out these dreams, no matter how impractical or fantastic they seem. Bruce Springsteen has a quixotic, idealistic streak. He may be more inspired to work for some higher cause than simply for his own personal achievement.

When Bruce Springsteen wants something, Bruce Springsteen goes after it with passionate zeal and is sometimes so driven by his desire that he loses all objectivity. Bruce gets so deeply involved in whatever he is pursuing that he becomes one-sided, even fanatical. Strong-willed and stubborn, Bruce Springsteen insists on having his way no matter the cost. He is fascinated with power. Bruce Springsteen often tries to overpower anything or anyone he perceives as an obstacle, if not physically then by the force of his will. Springsteen can be ruthless and impersonal when it comes to achieving his ambitions and goals in life. Bruce has enormous energy and is capable of extraordinary effort and great achievement. Springsteen can also become a compulsive workaholic.

He is industrious and diligent and has the power to establish himself in the world. He is very ambitious and tends to strive for public recognition. Although he may not be looking for trouble, Bruce Springsteen could easily get into disputes or quarrels.

He is able to see his objectives in life very clearly and wants to create his own good fortune. Quite energetic, Bruce Springsteen may want to express himself creatively. Inviting good cooperation with others, he is likely to achieve much popularity.

Gaining his professional objectives or advancing in his career often requires considerable sacrifice on Bruce's part. Specifically, Bruce Springsteen often feels that he must deny or at least compromise some very essential aspect of his in order to succeed professionally, protect his reputation, or what have you - and this is something Springsteen may or may not be willing to do. Pure, unrestrained self-expression may well be more important to him than "going places" in a worldly sense. This is not to say Bruce Springsteen will not progress or succeed, only that he will do it on his own terms.

Bruce Springsteen has a lot of energy and is determined and ambitious in the pursuit of his goals. But he has a tendency to change his aims or objectives frequently, is quite restless, and always ready and excited to start something new.

Springsteen knows how to discipline himself and faces difficulties with great courage. It may take time, energy and dedication for Bruce Springsteen to achieve his goals; and when he meets defeat, Bruce rises above it and continues on his way.

Astrological factors in this Astro Profile section:

Mars in Leo

Mars in 3rd house

Mars Sextile Neptune

Mars Conjunct Pluto

Mars Conjunct Sun/Asc.

Mars Opposition Jupiter/MC

Sun Quincunx MC

MC Opposition Moon/Uranus

MC Opposition Saturn/Pluto