The Most Honest Form of Giving Back

I’ve been thinking about this idea that if you’re successful in business, you’re supposed to also go find some charitable outlet to prove you’re a good person. And nowadays even film it.

Especially in places like Texas. Oil money. Big checks. Boards. Galas. There’s this unspoken expectation that real success means you’re visibly involved in charity.

Let me be clear. I’m not anti-charity. Of course entrepreneurs and professionals should care about the community. Someday I’d love to build a hospital and put my name on it.

The Alex Spinoso Center for Castration of Morons.

But here’s what I think people misunderstand.

If you do business right, you’re already serving people.

If you build a company around real values, you’re giving people something to belong to.

If you build it with clear systems and structure, you’re giving people a way to operate without chaos.

If you lead well, you’re helping people grow, take responsibility, and develop confidence.

If you provide a good product or a real service, you’re making someone’s life better.

And if you employ people, you’re giving them meaningful work and a way to support themselves and their families.

So yes, caring about the community matters.

But let’s not pretend business done well isn’t service.

If you build a solid company and lead it responsibly, you are already contributing in a real way.