Superhero

For all the people who say they want to be superheroes, there's not a lot of people who can actually go through with it. Of the number who are technically capable, there's even fewer with the mental fortitude to keep it up for very long.
  For obvious reasons, being a superhero is an aspirational career. It's not every person who can actually make a visible difference in the world with their actions and decisions. There's also a lot of metaphorical side seat drivers who think that they're capable of doing what someone else specifically already is doing but more effectively.
  There are a lot of ways that most people fall short, though. First, you usually need to have either a reasonably powerful power, or else enough training to make up the difference. You'd think that having money for expensive equipment would also be necessary, but no. There's lots of people who used their powers to get more money and more stuff to boost themselves, and that still won't stop someone like Haywire from taking them down. Money isn't everything.
  You need a lucky start. There are a lot of people out there who try the vigilante route and either give because they can never manage to be in the right place at the right time, or else they just make a ton of bad decisions and ultimately either go bad or else get arrested for being dumb. A superhero needs an in, that perfect moment when they're able to use that gumption to actually stand up for someone who needs it.
  Beyond that, while there's nothing saying that you can't just be a superhero for a day, get that one big problem handled then move on with your life, to really earn the title you need to be willing to make it your life's calling. To stick with it even when the public turns against you or there's grave mortal peril that just stacks up over and over.