Chet Holmes - a tall tree in the forest has fallen.

Chet Holmes, a great contributor to business owners wanting to grow their businesses has passed on and was buried on the 16th August 2012.

This quote from him moves me:

“Three months ago I Was diagnosed with Leukemia.

I have gone through an intensive period of detox, holistic health, massive prayer and sound therapies that are designed to stabilize the body to it’s most healthy self.

I  am surrendered to God’ wisdom on this journey, which is the most powerful place to come from. Nothing can hurt you if you are surrendered to God’s wisdom.

The 3-months-ago- me would’ve never surrendered to anything.”

-  Chet Holmes Unknown Date

It appears to me that Chet has surrendered to his greatness, not his smallness in all aspects of his life.

His son, Jordon, wrote this amazing poem below. If this doesn't inspire you to lead an amazing life, be an amazing parent and produce amazing works, I don't know what will.

One of the Strongest Men in the World

When I was younger my father had a Batman costume and he wore it for Halloween. Once he told me he was actually Batman and I believed him—after all he’s a fifth-degree black belt and he taught me martial arts. He taught me how to kick from the hip, he taught me how to punch because speed is power, he taught me how to break boards with my bare hands because it’s all in your mind. And sometimes during the middle of the night he would borrow my B.B. gun and go to battle with the raccoons that were constantly trying to get into the house. I used to think my dad was one of the strongest men in the world.

When I was younger we lived in a house with a pool. My father used to throw all the neighborhood kids from the shallow end all the way to the deep end. Kids would line up to be thrown—it was like being launched from a cannon. Sometimes my sister and I would grab onto his shoulders when he swam and he would just drag us all across the water in the pool. We have an old photo of him in the pool with six kids climbing up on him—three on each arm. I used to think my dad was the strongest man in the world.

Then when I went to college my dad got sick. I’m pretty sure we visited every wing on the hospital since that time. Today he was too weak to even stand up without help. I had to put his arm over my shoulder so I could pull him up to his feet. Later I sat by his hospital bed and thought back over his massive battle of the last ten months and I thought of something—my dad has to be one of the strongest men in the world.

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Maddy has passed away.

Another death this year came on Saturday when Madeline Horsefield passed away at Auckland Hospital last night.

She was amazing the way she handled it all - right up to the end - all she wanted was positive talk. We met Madeline through a business club we belonged to for years called SWAP - Salespeople With A Purpose. We all encouraged each other to have a positive attitude throughout the years. She was a great example of a Swapper!

We saw her just before she died and then we came back to spend time with her body, her family and her friends.

Death really does bring up lots of feelings for me. Seeing someone pass away is always an amazing experience that brings up all sorts of feelings for me.

She waited for a friend who came from Perth to see her - her friend came and whispered in her ear....and then she just left soon after that.

I've been thinking about Maddy all day today.

Thanks for having us be part of your life Maddy.

- that's it from me, Mike Kennedy,
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Phil Cope, R.I.P.

Yesterday, my dear cousin Phil Cope passed away due to lung and brain cancers.

He was one of the nicest guys you could meet and he was the glue in our family - he always dropped in to see everyone all up and down the coast from Sydney to Northern Queensland.

And it has been hard to deal with losing someone who I value and respect so much for his courage in loving.

My cousin Sherril was at his bedside the night before he died. She leant over and whispered in his ear: "We all love you Phil!"

He hoarsly whispered back: "It's all that we have!"

Thanks Phil for that insight...it's how you lived your life that's for sure.

Mike Kennedy,
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