Every election seems to reward the dreamers. The ones who promise everything, speak in big words, and make people feel like the future will somehow sort itself out. It sounds nice. It feels hopeful. But it’s mostly air.

There’s a kind of leadership that sells dreams instead of doing the work. It’s easy to talk about transformation, collaboration, and change when you don’t have to back any of it up. The dream sells because it’s vague. Everyone can project their own hopes onto it. The hard part is being specific, clear, and consistent. That’s what actually moves things forward.

A focused leader doesn’t need to dazzle. They need to decide. They don’t promise to change everything; they figure out what’s worth changing. That’s not exciting to everyone, and it rarely wins applause. But it’s the only kind of leadership that leaves something standing when the excitement fades.

The “everything for everyone” leader burns bright for a while. They get the crowd. They get the vote. And then they get lost. You can’t lead by guessing what people want to hear next. You lead by knowing what’s worth doing and having the guts to stick with it.

Dreams are fine. But when a leader builds only on dreams, what you really get is drift. Progress needs focus. Change needs limits. Vision without execution is just noise

— João