20 Inspirational Sales & Marketing Quotes to Honor Chet Holmes

Today marks the three-year anniversary of the passing of our founder, my father, Chet Holmes. I could have written a lengthy blog post in his honor for the occasion, but it occurred to me that in life my father was never the longwinded type. Certainly there were events where he spoke on stage for upwards of ten hours, but he did so only because he had so much knowledge to share–there wasn’t a wasted breath. “Straight to the point” was truly his modus operandi. So Instead I’ve decided to keep it short and to the point. Today we celebrate Chet Holmes’ life, his work, and his pithy wisdom by collecting his very BEST quotes.

In celebration of my father’s life, here are a couple of free videos for you to enjoy:

The Exact Sales Script Chet Used to Get to the Most Successful People in the World

Now that I’ve shared these with you, I’d love to know, what’s your favorite inspiring quote? Leave it in the comments section below.

With love,

Amanda Holmes

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10 Comments

  1. Amanda

    What’s your favorite quote?! One of my favorites is definitely the one in there that says, “Maturity is when all your mirrors turn into windows.” It was one of my father’s favorite quotes. He’d been telling me that since I was 6. Definitely a fav. What about you??

  2. Courtney Holmes

    Do I have to pick 1?! I’ve got 4 that I took a screen shot of to share with my team! I will share the whole slideshow to honor Chet today. You all will be in my thoughts as well. Love you!

  3. pasquinilli

    So many great quotes come to mind, but “The one with the most passion wins!” is a top favorite!

  4. wallypops

    Though it’s afternoon now, I’m still out prospecting. It’s encouraging to read “I love cold calling in the morning,” as your first quote. I’ll start even earlier tomorrow.

  5. Mike Cook

    The one with the most passion wins – Chet Holmes…Love it

    It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up. – Vince Lombardi
    Your memory is as long as your shortest pencil, write it down – My Grandfather

  6. Kayvan Mott

    Wow! So many good ones. My favorite ones have to do with determination and persistence. That’s what moves mountains. That’s what separates the great from the average.

  7. Joe Roth

    “Follow up makes the difference between mediocrity and greatness”. I have found that really good sales people who lack excellent follow up stay just really good. However, those with average selling skills that have outstanding follow up skills slaughter those with average follow up skills in the results dept.

  8. Dawn

    One of my personal favorites: Do what you love, and love what you do, and you’ll never have to work a day in your life!

  9. Brian Poncelet,CFP

    Some great quotes, in fact you could just study the quotes and even more meaning out of it.

  10. Wayne

    Pig headed seems more apt as it is the same determination as my wife has in our business.