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DALLAS, Jan. 3, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- Many of us dream of living a richer and more significant life -- the kind of fulfilling life that, when rated on the scale of one to ten, would score a definitive ten. Inviting us to awaken to the TEN Life is the theme of a new book by Terry A. Smith, lead pastor of The Life Christian Church in West Orange, NJ who has a passion for challenging and encouraging others, especially those who are completely unaware of their own unique power and potential.

Based on John 10:10, Ten: How Would You Rate Your Life? (Higher Life Development Services) is a guide to living the life God dreams for us. "We can only know life in all its fullness," he explains, "if we live the life God dreams for us. Part of the TEN experience is to try to figure out what that means for each of us as individuals."

While the book does most certainly provide structured steps toward a more fulfilling life, it is far from being the typical "all about me" self-help book. Rather, it is an others-help book. Smith links our incredible potential for a superior life to the exponential power of leadership, exposing the bond between creating your own better life and helping others create better lives for themselves. No matter what our inclinations or natural giftings might be, Smith stresses that we all have the ability to lead ourselves and others to the best possible future.

Ten is about grasping God's dream for our lives and then taking the necessary action to make that dream come true. Within the pages of Ten, Smith offers sound advice and gives the reader seven inspired steps specifically designed to lead to a better life:

• Awaken
• Discover
• Imagine
• Grow
• Act
• Lead
• Go

Through application of these seven steps, Smith reveals how each of us can experience life in all its fullness, moving forward from wherever we are toward a TEN. In this way, we can create the best possible future for ourselves and those around us. We can achieve total fulfillment. We can take our lives all the way up the scale to TEN. All we need is the desire to do so.

www.livingten.com/book