Like charity, leadership starts at home. Like a great big fat, but healthy, burrito, leaders are home-made. In most cases, the values a child receives from his parents example plants in that child the seeds of leadership. A college education can nurture great leaders but a lack of a basic education can also produce leaders' the wrong kind, such as bully gang members that terrorize our communities. They mislead peers into thinking that the police is the enemy and dropping out of school is cool.
Leadership can be flawed and misleading, like false prophets.
Some false leaders conspire not inspire. These wanna-be leaders do as much harm to our community as gang bangers. Exceptional leadership is all around us in our community. We need to recognize their worth and take pride in their leadership. These are a few examples of individuals and nonprofits that have not shrunk from the challenge.