Taking Back The Crown; The Timeless Blueprint for a Life Fully Lived

By Berwick Mahdi Davenport & Norris Williams II

We channel far more faith (concentrated willpower) into our fear of life than we do into our love of life. Faith in fear: False-Evidence-Appearing-Real is what’s keeping us from wearing the crown we were all created to wear. We’re afraid of almost everything. We’re afraid of not being loved, but we’re also afraid of being loved. We’re afraid of failure, yet we’re also afraid of success. We’re afraid of not being good enough and we’re also afraid of being too good. We’re afraid of when it rains, but we’re also afraid of when it doesn’t rain. We’re afraid for the sake of being afraid. Our lives are saturated with fear. When we look at the world we look at it through a lens of fear and see limitation rather than unlimited possibilities.

A fully lived life is what we all secretly desire, but are too afraid to go after. It is the crown we were all created to wear, but like so many others, forfeited it to live a life in exile. Now because of fear, doubt and disbelief the idea of being happy, fulfilled and prosperous occurs to us as something possible for only a select few. We’ve settled for small, insignificant living because it's comfortable.
Taking Back The Crown: The Timeless Blueprint To A Life Fully Lived is a series of five books dedicated to you achieving the life without limits you so desperately desire; and as a matter of fact, it's the life you deserve. The debut book, Living in Exile (Volume I), will prove to be effective in helping you conquer your greatest fears to come out of the shadows and into the light.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Berwick Mahdi Davenport & Norris Williams II
• Release date: Apr 10, 2012
• ISBN: 9781452494555

Berwick Mahdi Davenport & Norris Williams II

Berwick “Mahdi” Davenport is a Human Performance Specialist who focuses on helping women to make a total shift in their perspective from fearful to faithful, stopped to unstoppable and average to supernatural. His overall goal is to introduce women to a transformative process that reveals the Ultimate Woman within them. His no-nonsense coaching style and expertise leverages the one power all women have but almost none profit from to motivate and inspire women to face and conquer their greatest challenges. Mr. Davenport is the co-founder and C.E.O. of the Relationship Fitness Center (RFC) in Houston Texas founded in 2000. The RFC is an educational consulting firm, focusing on the transformation of relationships through a Total Shift in Perspective. Mr. Davenport is also the creator of two highly dynamic signature coaching systems called the A Total Shift in Perspective and The Ultimate Woman Project, which you can find out more about @ www.theultimatewomanproject.com. In addition to this book Mr. Davenport is also the author of four other powerful books, which include such works as It’s Time: The Race is Over, The Art of Life Recycling: Thirteen Secrets to a Spiritual Culture, To Open A Blackman Eye’s, and The Laws and Principles of Relationship Fitness. Berwick resides in Houston Texas. To book Mr. Davenport for keynote addresses, coaching or consulting services call 281.300.2637 today. Norris Williams is an outstanding Performance Coach, specializing in showing others how to overcome the Goliaths or Mr. Smiths in their lives to live lives of Greatness Now! His platform emanated from spending 20 years in a deep battle with and destroying the Mr. Smith (see Matrix, the movie) in his life. Mr. Williams uses what he learned to empower others into Greatness. His charismatic presentation style combined with a heart for God’s people allows him to assist others in revolutionizing their lives throught his new Coaching Program, DoBigBusiness! www.DoBigBusiness.com Norris recently founded his own company, iGeaux Mobile, www.iGeauxMobile.com to address the growing need for the small business owner to embrace the power of mobile technology in their businesses. To schedule a speaking engagement or to register for the DoBigBusiness

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TAKING BACK THE CROWN

THE TIMELESS BLUEPRINT TO A LIFE FULLY LIVED

By Berwick Mahdi Davenport & Norris Williams II

Copyright Berwick Mahdi Davenport & Norris Williams II 2010

Published by Berwick Davenport Publishing at Smashwords

ISBN 9781452494555

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Table of Contents

Forward

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1: What’s the secret to making a real difference in life?

Chapter 2: Suppose not having enough faith has never been the problem?

Chapter 3: How were you before you went into exile?

Chapter 4: When did fear become the motivating factor?

Chapter 5: Why are you still in doubt?

Testimonial & About the Authors

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Forward

Now … you opened this book and began to read which also means that your personal journey towards reclaiming the balls you may have lost will not simply begin when you complete this book—It is Already in Progress! It started the moment you began reading. Even when you read the words, Taking Back The Crown the image of what that means for you immediately popped into your mind. You began to envision yourself living the life you’ve always dreamed of living.

"I met Berwick Davenport at one of he and Norris’ ‘Stepping into Greatness’ seminars in September of 2011. At that time, I was in a deep state of depression. Other than the very tough days working at the investment company I’d worked for the last 15 years, my life consisted of television and sleep. After gaining nicknames like ‘Daredevil’ and ‘Wildman’ back in school, I had become a person who no longer spoke up for anything or reached for anything that was worth having. I honestly did not feel like I deserved those things. I was in exile and seemed more than happy to stay in exile. What Happened to Me? It seemed like I should have been a happy person. I have a beautiful and loving wife, a brilliant son, a home and a successful job, but still, there I was living in the shadows not recognizing the person I had been in our family photos from years earlier.

"At that seminar, which my wife dragged me to, Berwick spoke directly to me. He seems to have a knack for speaking directly to a person’s heart, easily sliding past all the barriers, reaching those deep feelings that You have even hidden from Yourself! That day his spirit moved me, and something happened. I listened to his ideas on simply speaking honestly to yourself about your desires, about renewing your confidence, and above all, acquiring faith. I left that meeting with his words ringing true within, but still they were just words and then something else happened. I began to hear those same words in my everyday life from people whose vigor and ambition I admired—people who are successful professionally, as well as those who simply bask in the joy of life. I noticed that when they talked, they would use self-affirming words like: not afraid or believe or even a phrases like I have to do this or I’m not worried. I realized that I didn’t speak like that—even when I talked to myself! I’d say things like, ‘We shouldn’t do that,’ or ‘I’m afraid for that to happen.’ I also hung around co-workers who only used that type of language and over time it does infect you. The thoughts themselves became the actions displayed and finally, instead of acting on anything, I was reacting negatively to everything! Again, my thoughts became my actions.

"That’s where I was. I’ll fast forward to the most liberating day of my entire life.

"A month later, I decided to act completely on faith with my wife’s support and quit my job. I had felt for years that it was the only job I could get, but now after rediscovering my Fearless Self I absolutely had to leave! The idea of pursuing my passions and allowing life and faith to guide my path over shadowed everything else. With that mindset, the decision was easy and as soon as I made the decision to resign, my wife got a promotion. Yes, it happened just like that, but what happened next surprised me even more.

"Taking the step to pursue my dreams had the exact opposite effect I expected when I began to tell people my plans. Here’s what happened: I’d tell people and instead of negativity, they’d confess envy. They’d also tell me they absolutely knew I’d be a success in whatever I chose to do next. My friends, co-workers and even my bosses; they’d tell me their dreams and tell me how they admired my strength. They’d say the idea of going for it was inspiring to them and—I won’t lie—their confessions were addictive to me. I’d hear them use Berwick and Norris’ buzzwords: Faith, Desire, and Trust. When I’d hear those words spoken to me and about me,