Leaders and followers

I can't remember how long ago he told me this, but I have a buddy who shared this interesting theory with me and I continue to be surprised how many situations it fits.  It's very simple and goes something like this.
"The world is made up of two kinds of people, leaders and followers.  Further to this, the balance is roughly 10 percent leaders and 90 percent followers."
Now I know it's not a perfect representation of the population and there are some exceptions, but as a general rule, I find it works quite well to help explain many situations.  One of the challenges of this is the definitions of the two terms. To be clear, I will list what I think best describes my understanding of leaders and followers.
To me, leadership is somewhat of an aptitude, but can certainly be developed to a great degree. Much like an artist, anyone can be an artist, but some people are just naturally very good at it.  A leader is someone who is self motivated and driven to move, they don't wait for instruction, but rather do or learn whatever needs to be done, and do it!  Leaders are not afraid to be alone in front while they wait for followers to catch up.  Like I said, anyone can learn to be a leader, but I think the best leaders start with certain traits that are not teachable. 
Unlike leaders, I believe anyone can be a great follower.  In fact, some leadership training suggests that leaders start by learning how to follow.  Followers tend to want direction and need input from leaders before doing things.  In my experience, because of this dependence, followers tend to often be manipulated by some leaders.  Again, in my experience, they often get manipulated without even realizing it.  When I say manipulated, I don't necessarily mean something very malicious or dangerous, but more along the lines of falling for marketing gimmicks and unknowingly producing profit for others, just by following.  In today's world, a good example might be celebrity of almost any kind.  People who become famous simply by being outlandishly stupid or crazy or obnoxious often end up leading thousands of followers. It's quite bizarre to me, I don't even understand it. 

Which category do you fit in?

"A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way."
John C Maxwell

Love Holij