Thomas Griffin

"Your father loves you far more than you know. I want what is best for you both, and I want you to do great things in life."

- Thomas Griffin

"People like to think they are rational. They are not, and neither are you. The more deeply you understand this, the better you will understand how the world works."

- Thomas Griffin

"Don’t fool yourself. People waste away their precious lives because they cannot bear to accept reality as it is."

- Thomas Griffin

"Success is not final, and failure is not fatal. Respect both, and don’t become too heavily attracted to either."

- Thomas Griffin

"Don’t fight tomorrow’s battles with today’s strength."

- Thomas Griffin

"Run without becoming weary and rest without becoming stagnant."

- Thomas Griffin

"Guard your heart. It holds the keys to your life."

- Thomas Griffin

"Not taking things personally is a superpower."

- Thomas Griffin

"Do what you say you are going to do, when you say you are going to do it, with a smile. These three things alone put you ahead of 95% of other people."

- Thomas Griffin

"Your habits are powerful. They greatly influence the trajectory of your life. Create good habits and they will reward you. Create bad habits and they will destroy you."

- Thomas Griffin

"Every action you take is a vote for the person you are becoming, so pay close attention to what you do."

- Thomas Griffin

"You are becoming someone by default or by design. You are formed by what you pursue, so if you want to be someone, be intentional about it!"

- Thomas Griffin

"Never think about missing a shot you haven’t taken yet."

- Thomas Griffin

"Public honor results in private influence."

- Thomas Griffin

"Care personally and challenge directly."

- Thomas Griffin

"People rarely act on what they cannot understand, so if you want someone to take action, be clear rather than clever."

- Thomas Griffin

"Honor your parents. It will go well with you and your children."

- Thomas Griffin

"Love God with all your heart, mind, soul and strength. He is there, and he can be trusted."

- Thomas Griffin

"The Bible is your best friend. Read it carefully and often. God, His plan and His power are within its pages."

- Thomas Griffin

"Pray to God often. You are not so great to think that you don’t need help from the one who created you."

- Thomas Griffin

"You shouldn’t close your heart, because Jesus opened his for you. He is your example to follow."

- Thomas Griffin

"In case you forget, I believe in you. There is always at least one person in your corner."

- Thomas Griffin

"You are smart, capable and able. Don’t forget it!"

- Thomas Griffin

"Before you’ve won on the outside, you’ve won on the inside."

- Thomas Griffin

"Debt is costly and brings stress. Avoid it."

- Thomas Griffin

"You are also not so great to think that you don’t need help. When you need it, ask in humility. People will help you."

- Thomas Griffin

"I’ll never be upset if you aim high and miss, but I’ll always be upset if you aim low and hit."

- Thomas Griffin

"You will never become wealthy by renting your time to someone else."

- Thomas Griffin

"Don’t associate yourself with cynics and pessimists. Their beliefs are self-fulfilling and will corrupt you."

- Thomas Griffin

"People always have two reasons for doing things: a good reason and the real reason. Learn how to discern the real reason."

- Thomas Griffin

"The world operates on incentives and insecurities. If you can track these down in any situation, you’ll discover why someone is behaving the way they are."

- Thomas Griffin

"Money is the primary medium through which insecurities identify themselves."

- Thomas Griffin

"Learn from the past, but don’t live in it."

- Thomas Griffin

"Temper your desire of consumption by spending more time in periods of reflection."

- Thomas Griffin

"Ask for and welcome critical feedback. You never want to live Year 1 for 10 Years."

- Thomas Griffin

"You can do anything you put your mind to, but you can’t do everything you put your mind to."

- Thomas Griffin

"Pigs get fat; hogs get slaughtered. Enjoy what you have, and don’t be greedy."

- Thomas Griffin

"Learn to write well. It is the accelerant to thinking and communicating clearly."

- Thomas Griffin

"Avoid groupthink. It is a poison, and those that have the capability to think outside of it will always be ahead."

- Thomas Griffin

"Always stay humble. You are not invincible, and who knows what tomorrow will bring."

- Thomas Griffin

"Great decisions have compounding effects. Learn how to make great decisions."

- Thomas Griffin

"Wise people are not always silent, but they know when they need to be."

- Thomas Griffin

"You can’t solve a problem you don’t understand. Seek to understand, then to solve."

- Thomas Griffin

"Compound effects are powerful. Not all opportunities have the same impact, so choose the ones with the greatest compounding effects."

- Thomas Griffin

"Not everything that glitters is gold. Learn to spot the difference."

- Thomas Griffin

"Never wrestle a pig. You’ll both get dirty, but the pig will enjoy it."

- Thomas Griffin

"Opinions get adversaries. Advice gets allies."

- Thomas Griffin

"Never confuse the nobility of a cause with the goodness or wisdom of its decisions."

- Thomas Griffin

"Everything is created twice: first in the mind, then in the physical. Take great care that your mind is prioritized first."

- Thomas Griffin

"When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn’t become a king. The palace becomes a circus."

- Thomas Griffin

"Be grateful, and never be entitled to anything. Every day is gift that you were not promised."

- Thomas Griffin

"Gratitude affects attitude. If you want to be happy, first start by thinking happy."

- Thomas Griffin

"If a person has done well in an endeavor, tell them. It costs you nothing, but the rewards will compound to your benefit over time."

- Thomas Griffin

"Serve others without expectation of reciprocation. It is truly far better to give than to receive."

- Thomas Griffin

"Your mouth will get you into more trouble than anything else in this world. Always be fighting with the power of God to tame it."

- Thomas Griffin

"A negative, self-defeating mindset is a virus. Work hard to keep it from infecting you."

- Thomas Griffin

"Done is better than perfect, but never stop perfecting what is done."

- Thomas Griffin

"Change in life is constant. Accept this reality, and don’t waste the opportunities change brings."

- Thomas Griffin

"Not all storms come to disrupt your life. Some come to clear your path."

- Thomas Griffin

"You can’t fight tomorrow’s battles with today’s strength."

- Thomas Griffin

"Be proactive in planning. Be effective in communication. Be diligent in preparation. Be excellent in execution."

- Thomas Griffin

"It’s simple until you make it complicated. Don’t make things complicated."

- Thomas Griffin

"Clarity is built by simplicity. The more simple something is, the more clear it becomes."

- Thomas Griffin

"Listen to understand, not to respond."

- Thomas Griffin

"Enjoy what God has given you here, but remember that you cannot take it with you when you go the way of the earth."

- Thomas Griffin

"Read Influence and Presuasion by Robert Cialdini. It will arm you with knowledge about how people work, and that knowledge is powerful."

- Thomas Griffin

"The sowing and reaping principle is real. Don’t take shortcuts or attempt to cheat the system."

- Thomas Griffin