Strongmen are made when they are young, whenthey are exposed to the grandeur and power that privilege gives them. Such anindividual can be born into any given circumstance, but mostly into a situationwhere a stark polarity is experienced. Whether it be that in infancy, thefamily loses the status they once had, or that they, within their personallimitations, were surrounded by a disproportionate amount of wealth on theirdoorstep, so to speak—not necessarily grand, but having grandness presented tothem at times when they were searching for self-worth. Not necessarilythemselves born of the elite, N’archetypal leaders have the standards of theelite imprinted as the key to success. Established either by culturalimpression or firsthand as a witness, the eventual leader has the image ofthemselves at the center, set from their earliest memory.

It's common for strongmen or people with anatural tendency to lead to come to power during tumultuous times when thesystems around them aren't working well. This makes it easy to exaggerate theworth and achievements of the heroes they become. This creates an atmosphere ofexaggerated tales, constructed mythologies, personality cults, and hystericalallegiances. The complexities of youth that transcend personal circumstancesare connected to the great issues of society, with consequent adolescentresponses. Most strongmen continue this teenage attitude for the rest of theirlives. The common message of the future or fledgling strongman is the need fora leader to raise the people to power, not just to succeed but to win controlover others, and it gradually dawns on them that the leader should be them.