Living Service: The Journey of a Prosperous Coach

by Melissa Ford, David Moore (Illustrator)

Are you ready to turn Pro? Living The Journey of a Prosperous Coach tells the story of Melissa Ford’s rise from struggling coach to thriving professional. Raw, honest and full of humor, Living Service details Melissa’s insecurities and stumbles along the way, as well as the powerful insights and actions that transformed her practice—and her life. Do you struggle to find clients? To know what to charge? To lead as a strong, compassionate professional? To truly serve? Living Service offers priceless wisdom and practical tools to help you address these and other essential questions along the coaching path to prosperity. Wherever you are on your journey, you’ll find that Living Service is the perfect traveling companion. "The journey shared here is as honest and real as it gets. Living Service is for coaches who want better business results, deeper friendships, more genuine and loving family relationships, and an all-around great life. Melissa’s heartfelt stories in Living Service are beautifully illustrated with humor, candor and light-heartedness." ~ Sherry Welsh, leadership coach and author of Slowing Unexpected Ways to Thrive as a Female Leader "As a coach, you cannot take your clients where you have never been yourself. Melissa offers a brutally honest and vulnerable account of her own journey of struggle, failure, success, failure, and ultimate success—not as arriving, but as an ongoing journey. This book offers great lessons for any coach who wants to serve clients in the most powerful way." ~ Ron Wilder, creator of CEO Jiu-Jitsu and author of Aligned The Key to CEO "Melissa Ford’s insightful journey on her path to prosperous coaching is a MUST READ for everyone in the world of coaching!" ~ Steve Chandler, Author of Time How to defeat procrastination, people-pleasing, self-doubt, over-commitment, broken promises and chaos "Melissa Ford is a brilliant coach, and in Living Service she takes us through her personal experiences with humor and clarity so we can learn from her wisdom firsthand. I am a better, more relaxed, and compassionate coach because of this book. One of the best books I’ve ever read on coaching." ~ Tina Quinn, Life Leadership Consultant, coach, speaker and author of Invisible The Most Important Things in Life Are the Ones You Can’t See "Melissa is a teacher, a compassionate guide, and someone who will always stand behind you and champion you. This book is a doorway to transforming your life and the lives of those you serve." ~ Gary L Mahler, Mahler International Coaching Inc. Life, Business, Relationships, Leadership "A raw, honest look at what it takes to go from beginner to master. Melissa reminds us that coaching and service are not about systems, strategies and schemes. They are about being human and discovering a deeper connection with yourself, others and the world." ~ William Giruzzi, coach and author of A Life Worth Living "Service—true service—is the key to a prosperous coaching practice. However, while this word is often used in the world of coaching, it is rare to find a coach who truly understands what it means to live as service. In her wonderful new book, Mellissa Ford shows us just how to do this, and how to build a full practice from this place." ~ David Schwendiman, coach, King of the Unicorns and author of Selling from the Top of the The Ultimate Sales Playbook

Genres: Nonfiction, Business

169 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 6, 2020

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Reviews

[Winston Faircloth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Making the shift from a get rich business to a be rich business begins with service. This book demonstrates this shift to service powerfully for online coaches.

[nananatte · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gentle, but raw and powerful.
Not a how-to book, but Melissa's life story of her coaching journey. The book shows her insights found through many years of failures and self-criticism.

A short sweet book. Encouraging and calm at the same time.

[Raheemah Odusote · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved reading this book and definitely will go back to it as a reference.

[Tiffany Dedeaux · Rating 5 out of 5]

While it’s about her struggle to build a practice, at heart, this was a lesson in being of service and how service means giving without expectation. How it required a growth mindset of always learning. It also required that you be human and if you mess up, try again. I 'read' this as an audio book this morning and it was a powerful progression of epiphanies that is helping to make my journey make more sense.

[Lauri · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a stellar read I recommend for ANY coach ready to really understand HOW to grow a profitable coaching business from a position of deep service. Her raw vulnerability makes this really inspiring and relatable

[Denise Griffitts · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you struggle to create clients, charge the fees you are worth, suffer from imposter syndrome and so much more, this book can help you identify and address your business struggles so you can move from panicking to thriving. Solopreneurs can benefit from reading this!

[Scott Burns · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank You

Thank you, Melissa, for providing real life examples of what it means to become, and to be a prosperous coach.

[Mike Lewis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyed reading from the perspective of an advisor/coach.

[Brett LaBranche · Rating 5 out of 5]

one of the best books on coaching

One of the best books I have ever read on Coaching! Very inspiring content! Really appreciate the personal experiences of Melissa’s story.

[Glenn Ost · Rating 5 out of 5]

AWESOME BOOK

Very honest and well written book. Inspired me to start Living Service

The Service Game is on!

Must read book for coaches