Back in The Game: One Father's Journey From Absent to Present - and the Plan That Got Him There by Melrah Goods

By Melrah Goods

He was the kid everyone counted out. Today he sits in the boardroom.

This is the story of how he got from one to the other - and why he went back for everyone he left behind.

Melrah Goods knows what it means to be written off. Prison. A record. A release date in 1997 that came with no roadmap, no safety net, and a world already convinced he'd be back inside within a year.

Back in the Game is the raw, unflinching account of the years that followed - the doors that slammed, the ones he pried open by hand, and the slow, deliberate climb from the corner to the corner office.

But this isn't a story about escaping where you came from. It's about what you do with a second chance once you finally get one. Melrah didn't just rebuild his own life - he built a ladder, and spent the next three decades helping other people who'd been counted out climb it too.

Inside, you'll discover:

How to lead when the world has already decided who you are
Why your past can become your greatest professional asset - not your liability
The mindset shifts that turn a second chance into a second act
What real redemption looks like when the cameras are off and the work begins

For anyone who's been knocked down, locked out, or told their best days are behind them - the returning citizen, the underdog, the leader, and the dreamer - Back in the Game is proof that where you start is not where you're required to finish.

The past made him. Purpose saved him. Your comeback starts on page one.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H7QPBWD3
• ISBN13: 9798185457047
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"