Being a leader is a pain in the ass.

Most people are content not moving. ever. They want things to be easy. They want to do the same thing every day.

Being a leader means you have a vision and have to convince people to follow it. They will up to a certain point. Then they try very hard to get complacent again. This is a conscious decision based on the fact that most people don't have much stamina.

So being a leader means you have to have exponentially more energy than the rest and the courage to project it towards your goals.