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As your bank account grows, you ought to think about how you can give back to others and foster change, instead of hoarding your wealth. Many socially-conscious entrepreneurs look to serve others by creating jobs, donating personal and professional resources or volunteering their time.

Whenever possible, John Hawthorne, CEO and founder of MassChallenge, pays it forward to other entrepreneurs. In response to a question about how he and his company give back to the community Hawthorne answered, “We’re always discovering new partners to co-host events, cross-promote, share resources and collaborate. Everyone wins — entrepreneurs make strides with their startups through partnering, the community gets bigger and better events, and you’ll contribute a culture of doing favors, which can only come back to help you.”

Fortunately, to be happy, fulfilled and successful, you do not need billions of dollars. But money does enable you to explore fun hobbies, learn new things, meet interesting people, socialize with peers, and make a difference for those around you.

Businesses such as Campaign Monitor, which recently raised $250 million in funding, generously cover the costs for conferences or events employees want to attend in order to keep its staff sharp.

Morning light finds R.H. Lee alone at Offerman Woodshop in Glassell Park. This is her favorite time here because the machines are quiet. As shop manager, the 37-year-old is the first one through the door. As a designer and builder, Lee uses words like “materiality” and talks about how furniture fits into people’s lives.

I guess it’s cliché, but I love to work with walnut. We work with a lot of walnut here. It’s amazing to work with. It’s nice to machine, nice to cut with, the depth and contrast of colors you get are pretty amazing. The quote unquote exotic woods. African Mahogany just has really squirrely grain. Or a lot of hardwoods from South America have a dense oil content, and some of them have minerals in the wood fibers that will dull your tools. This block of Black Acacia I found in Elysian Park turned out to be the most hellacious wood. It’s about how hard and dense the wood is and how predictable the grain is.


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