With this Coronavirus situation going on, I’m learning how to “shelter in place”. But I’m in a great place, in the woods approximately 50 miles east of Sacramento, on the property of Ron & Linda, old friends of over 30 years. They have a beautiful home they built on the property long ago. They were just setting up at a show in Boise, ID a week ago when the show was cancelled on them due to the Coronavirus. Just like them, I was setting up at a show in Bakersfield, CA when it was also cancelled on me (actually my show was postponed until May 15-17, but I’m not real hopeful that it won’t get cancelled soon). And my following three shows in Costa Mesa, Del Mar and Portland were also cancelled or postponed. I learned that all gatherings of 250 or more people were now banned by California and Oregon, and soon most other western states where I work followed. Now the CDC is recommending that all nationwide events with 50 people or more should be cancelled or postponed for 8 weeks, or early May.

I’m with my truck & travel trailer, hooked up with water, electric, propane & sewer, with a herd of deer & turkeys nearby. I’m up against Bureau of Land Management (BLM) forest. Peaceful, quiet, perfect for getting stuff done.

I’m essentially out of work for now. So I’m hunkered down in the woods, studying online on how to build income selling products on Amazon (I just applied for and was approved by Amazon for an Amazon Seller Central account). I’m taking the best and most recommended course for that, the Amazing Selling Machine course (www.Amazing.com). I’m also fixing things with my YouTube account (“WorkSharpEasy”) so that it starts earning me money. I have over 10,000 subscribers and nearly 1.4 million views on my videos. Once I fix my channel monetization it should start bringing in income. Then I’ll shoot lots more videos, starting at one a week, and building it up from there. And I’m staying in touch with fellow salespeople who are also out of work to see what they’re doing and what’s working for them.