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By Max Wolk

Max Wolk is an active member of JNFuture located in Denver, Colorado.  He is currently the JNFuture Colorado Vice-Chair, an Alexander Muss High School in Israel Alum, the Alexander Muss High School in Israel Mountain States Chair, and attended the JNFuture Leadership Mission trip in the summer of 2015.

“I have always felt the connection to Israel and the need to serve my local and international community by leveraging my passion, commitment and intellect.  I have been searching for the right outlet and opportunity to fulfill my purpose in life – to make this world a better place for generations to come. 

Since haivng received this outlet in the Jewish National Fund, I have been fortunate to have great mentors, leaders and further opportunities like the Jewish National Fund Leadership Mission (JLIM), where my experience in Israel gave me fresh perspective and a new vision of how I can be a leader in my community. This poem reflects my commitment, aspirations and passion for the actions I must take to be the leader I know I am capable of being and impact the world as I have always known I am capable of doing.”

Leadership is…

Commitment, Perseverance, Flexibility, Foresight, Ingenuity, Compassion, Bravery, Humility, Confidence, Sacrifice, Communication, Love, Faith, Intuition, Guidance, Cultivation, and Inspiration.

Leadership is all the things you believe, it’s all the things you regret.  It’s frustrating, and a continued struggle; it’s both a fascination, as well as a failure.  It’s the lessons you teach and the lessons you learn.

Leadership is Herzl, Ben-Gurion, it’s Begin and Rabin, Peres and Netanyahu, or just Michael Levin.

Leadership is Basel, It’s Kibbutz Degania, It’s Tel Aviv, It’s Akko, Ammunition Hill, and the Central Arava.

Leadership is 1897, 1901, 1948, 1967, and 2015.

Leadership is YOUR past, and Our Future.

Leadership is bending down to touch the earth and willing life to come from it, willing water to flow, then sharing this with your friends and rivals.

Leadership is the stubborn confidence to finish and follow through.

Leadership is the humility to learn, listen, and love.

Leadership is Bravery, and the will to do what is right, even if it’s wrong.

Leadership is Faith, not religious, but faith in yourself and those around you.

Leadership is not right in front of you, rather it’s 10k miles away and 10 years down the road.

Leadership is inspiration, ingenuity, and compassion.

Leaders Inspire, Inquire, and Sacrifice.

Real Leadership is recognizing what needs to be done, then taking a giant leap past that to inspire others to accomplish feats that you had only dreamt of…it’s Collaboration and perseverance.

Leadership is never ME