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MIKE GRIFFIN

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Ichallenge you to find a more positive and optimistic insurance agent around the entire Lake Norman area. Mike Griffin, of Griffin Insurance Agency in Mooresville, will tell you his wife Cindy says he is optimistic to a fault! “I always see the glass half-full, and I look for solutions instead of focusing on what is going wrong,” he smiles.

Such optimism was born from a life-defining event when Mike was 23. “I was in a gas explosion and had burns over 85 percent of my body,” he recounts, “and I spent a month out of commission.” Mike doesn’t like to dwell on that incident, but he did come out of it with a new purpose and perspective on life. Mike has been serving the Lake Norman area with insurance coverage since 1978 and was named to Nationwide’s Sales Hall of Fame in 2011. “It was quite by accident that I started working in the insurance world, but I have never regretted it for a moment,” he says. Mike’s focus in business comes from the values his mom, Margaret Wilson, instilled in him as a child.

“My mom taught me to always see the best in people and the importance of treating everyone the way I would want to be treated,” he says. “Insurance is all about solving problems and providing our clients with the peace of mind that we will be there when they need us. Most of the time you don’t hear from a client until something has happened. Mike is there for his clients during those tough times. “It’s a great honor, privilege, and also a great responsibility to serve the needs of our clients.”

An avid ball player, Mike played baseball during college at Elon University and Mitchell College, where his coach was influential in shaping his work ethic. “Coach Spencer always challenged me to give 110 percent and reminded me that when I made a decision that didn’t go quite right, to first always be accountable for my own actions,” he describes. Mike still plays ball and was named in 2011 to the ASA All-American Team for ages 55 and older. “I have played over 2,500 competitive softball games since I started playing in my early twenties.”

While Mike knows for sure that each day is a gift and that we should enjoy every minute, he makes sure that he works hard and is kind and patient with people and humble about his success. “Cindy often reminds me that it is our mistakes and experiences in life that make us who we are today,” he shares. Mike is grounded in his favorite scripture in 1 Corinthians 13:4, “And now these three remain: faith, hope and love.” w