I’m giving away 50 FREE copies of my new book Quitter on Michael Hyatt’s blog. Today is the last day to enter for one of them.

Click here to read the post I wrote “Avoiding one great temptation every leader faces” and enter for your chance at a free copy of Quitter.

A lot of bloggers like to write about events as they happen, in the midst of people actually thinking about them and caring about them. Me? I like to wait until they’ve cooled off, until most of the general population has moved away and any degree of momentum has passed. Then I write about the subject. I’m smart like that.

But a few weeks ago, there was a big Royal Wedding. And as I watched Twitter and Facebook and the Christian community in general I felt like there were four ways we reacted to it:

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Three weeks ago, Jenny and I celebrated our 10th anniversary. That is crazy to me. I can’t believe it’s already been a decade. Looking back on the last ten years, the me right now would have laughed at all the wisdom the me back then thought he had about marriage in year one.

It’s been an awesome decade that has taken us from Atlanta to Boston, back to Atlanta and now Nashville. And thinking about my anniversary and my marriage has made me curious.

Are you married? If so, how long have you been married? What’s one thing you’ve learned that you wish someone had told you on day one?

Are you single? I’d love to hear a little about your story too.

Those are today’s short Saturday questions.

(I met Matt Riggins a while ago at a Catalyst event. Here is he checking in with his first guest post, which I thought was great. Especially the whale part! Enjoy. )

In a recent post about my grandmothers entrance into heaven, I mentioned the idea that Jesus is like our great Ty in the Sky. Basically, while we’re down here living in the slums of earth, Jesus – let me remind you, a carpenter – is in Heaven preparing us a place that will make Ty Pennington and ABC’s Extreme Makeover’s greatest accomplishment on earth barely fit into the trailer parks of heaven.

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On Wednesday, when Quitter officially released, Amazon said the book was “Out of Print.”

I immediately thought, “God, the #1 book selling avenue on the planet is telling people they can’t buy my new book. Thank you for this chance to learn patience.” Or, I wanted to throw up in the closet of my hotel in Dallas. It was one of the two.

But I’m happy to announce Quitter is back in stock on Amazon. No long wait, no out of print message, no complications, the book is in stock!

Click here to buy a copy or 3. (For the friends you know who might be stuck and need some hope and a path out.)

Click here to buy the Kindle version.

Thanks for your patience!

Jon

Tonight is stop three on the Quitter Book Tour! Join me in Lawrenceville for a fun night of book signing, side hugging and money giving awaying. (That’s not technically a word, but it felt right.) In addition to giving away $500, the person who drives the longest distance to get there will receive a free life size side hug cardboard cut out of me. Below are the details. Hope to see you there!

Friday May 13, 2011 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Books-A-Million
Discover Mills
Lawrenceville, GA 30043
678-847-5115

What’s that you say? Am I checking my email, right here in the middle of church? Sir, I am insulted you would even ask that. How dare you!

This is 2011, I can’t be carrying all kinds of bound and printed words on paper. What do you call them again? Oh that’s right, books? Yes that’s it, books, specifically the Bible. I’ve got the entire thing right here on my iPhone. Not only that, I have access to every translation ever written. Can your printed piece of paper magically transport you to the Douay Rheims 1899 Edition of the Bible?

I think not and you know how often I’ve got to cross reference a verse during the middle of the sermon and the Douay Rheims is the only one that will “Dou.” See that, a pun? Thank you iPhone!

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Tonight, in addition to a huge fun book signing/$500 giveaway/tweetup/Quitter event, I will be joined by three special guests-Jenny, L.E., and McRae Acuff.

My whole family is going to be at the event tonight and I hope you’ll come too. I’d love to meet you and it’s going to be a lot of fun! (Plus, the person who drives the longest distance to get there will receive a life size side hug cardboard cut out of me, as seen in my office in the photo below.)

Here are the details:

Thursday, May 12, 2011 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Barnes & Noble
1701 Mallory Lane
Brentwood, TN 37027
615-377-9979

Today is the official release date of my new book Quitter: Closing the Gap Between Your Day Job & Your Dream Job.

It’s available online right now:

Order on DaveRamsey.com

Order on Amazon They are still waiting for inventory and should have more today or tomorrow if it’s not available. (You can get it on Kindle too)

Order on BooksAMillion.com

Order on Barnes&Noble.com (You can get it on the Nook too)

Order it from Family Christian Stores

What’s it about?

Check out the trailer for a sneak peek at Quitter.

Still not convinced? Read the entire first chapter for FREE.

Want to help spread the word about the book?

Please tweet about it using the hashtag #Quitter and post on facebook.

(Example: The new book #Quitter from @jonacuff came out today! Check it out at http://bit.ly/iwxVKX )

If you already bought it, thank you! (A lot of people have mentioned that they’re reading Quitter together as a small group and that is awesome!)

I really appreciate the encouragement you guys have shared with me over the last few months as we worked toward this day. I honestly believe this is the best thing I’ve ever written and that there’s going to be a lot of hope in this book for people like me who have ever felt stuck at a day job. I spent 12 years feeling like I was called to do something else before I actually closed the gap between my day job and my dream job. This book is everything I learned about chasing a dream and all the things I wish someone had told me a lot earlier.

It’s time to be a Quitter.

Jon

p.s. Regular SCL content will resume tomorrow!

Today is the first stop on the Quitter book tour. Come buy a copy of Quitter, get an endless supply of side hugs and your chance at $500 cash. It’s going to be a fun night and I’d love to meet you! Here are the details:

Wednesday, May 11, 2011 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Books-A-Million

3000 Grapevine Mills Parkway

Grapevine, TX 76051

972-539-0636