It's a thrilling thought at first. But look deeper, and you'll see the truth: leadership isn't a prize. It's a responsibility. A heavy one. Every choice, every decision, every action you take ripples outward and touches lives you may never even see. That's the real weight of it.

And whether we admit it or not, society expects leaders to perform. You're expected to be composed, confident, right. Always right. And if you're not? Get ready to answer for it.

But here's the thing: behind every public figure is still a person.

No matter how tough the exterior, judgment cuts. Criticism wounds. And depending on a leader's psychological makeup and lived experiences, those wounds don't always show. Sometimes the response is quiet. Defensive. Hidden. But it shapes what comes next.

Yet the masses often don't see the human. They see the position. The title. The role.

We forget: leaders don't fall from the sky like Superman. And even Superman had kryptonite. Every person in power, president, CEO, activist, elder, was born the same way we all were: fragile, forming, unfinished. No one arrives perfect. Not even Jesus, if you believe the story, escaped pain. He still bled. He still struggled. He was still bound by flesh.

So let's get this clear: leaders are not superheroes. They are humans with responsibility, and that's the difference.

Yes, some will rise with vision. Yes, some will fall with pride. But all of them are still made of the same stuff we are.

And that matters.

Because only when we see each other's humanity, fully, without filter, can we begin to co-create something better. A system where leadership isn't about dominance, but about dignity. Where the collective thrives, not just the select few.

So what causes corruption, poor leadership, dysfunction? Not just a lack of knowledge. It's fear. Fear of failure. Fear of loss. Fear of not being enough. Fear that you'll be seen, and then torn apart.

What if we stopped asking leaders to be more than human, and started asking them to be more honest?

What if we built a leadership model that was transparent? That was vulnerable. That collaborated with the people instead of controlling them. That didn't fear the unknown, but leaned into it, with others.

Imagine a world where countries compete less over power, and more over care. Where nations run to help one another, not for dominance, but in solidarity.

Does "superpower" even exist? Or is it just an impression we've all agreed to believe?

A man is not just what he shows on stage. He is who he is behind closed doors, where the real thinking, planning, and doubting happens.

That's the heart of it:

Leadership is not a one-way stream. The current flows both ways.

From the people to the leader. From the leader back to the people. And only when both recognize that, only when both hands lift each other, can we truly build something that lasts.

A world where we all thrive. Not just survive.

That is the humanity of leadership. It is not perfection. It is shared responsibility.

And strength must be shared.