"How Movies And Books Saved Danny From Wasting His Life"
(September 2008)

My name is Daniel Colón.

My last name is pronounced exactly like the word Cologne.....as in
Men's Cologne.

My last name is not Colon.....as in that Human Organ where Human Crap is Stored!

But everybody calls me Danny!

I even like to call myself Danny from time to time.....a silly little habit I picked up as a result of me having such a High Opinion of myself!

Hey! If I don't pat myself on the back.....who will, right?

The Beautiful Boy in the above picture is me when I was little.....back then I was known as Little Danny.

I was born in the United States in 1976.....in the state of New Jersey, to be exact.

"The Biggest Regret Of My Life"

Living near a City like New York has many Advantages and Disadvantages.

If you live in or near a Busy City, I'm sure you can think of some of "Pros" and "Cons" yourself.

But one of the main Advantages, at least for me, was access to the Diverse Selection of Entertainment that is available.

Big Cities are dependent on the money that Big Entertainment can generate.....so Big Cities in New York and New Jersey are very accommodating to People in the Entertainment Business.

Hollywood has made hundreds of movies in New York and New Jersey.

But if I had the opportunity to change Just One of my past decisions, I would have definitely gone into the Entertainment Business.

Not as a Performer but as a Producer or a Director.

At the very Least, I would have become a Fiction Writer because one of my other Hobbies is to Read Books.

The Biggest Regret of My Life was not Following what my Childhood Passions were.....instead I allowed School Guidance Counselors and other people who lead Unhappy Lives guide my Career Path.

That was a Huge Mistake!

But, as long as I'm alive, I always have the opportunity to Correct My Past Mistakes.

This website is my attempt to Re-direct the Course of my Life.

"The Purpose Of This Website"

Those Hobbies are.....


• Movies


• Writing and


• Humor


I want my New Lifestyle to be about doing what I Love to do.....instead of what I Have to do just to survive.

How many of you can relate that?


• How many of you have Fantasied about spending your time working on something that you Love to do?


• How many of you feel that there is more to Living than just Death and Taxes?


Well, I think I found an Answer to those Questions.

Perhaps what I've discovered can help you Answer similar Questions you may be asking about your own life.

If your interested, keep reading this page to see if what I discovered about myself can be applicable to you.

Well, that Phrase is a Lie!

The Real Truth is that Applied Knowledge Is Power!

Your Knowledge or anything else you have ever learned in your life is useless.....

Unless you find a way to Apply that Knowledge to your life in order to make your Life a Success.

I am going to share with you some Knowledge that I have gained.....and how I have chosen to Apply that Knowledge to my own Life.

If you have a few minutes to spare, please Read My Story.....

"I Was A Very Shy Kid"

I didn't have too many friends growing up. I wasn't very outgoing with other people. I was very Introverted.

Still to this day I do not know why I acted that way.....None of the other members of my family were as Shy as I was.

As a kid, I spent a lot of time playing video games and watching TV shows and Movies.....it's possible that spending too much time playing Video Games and Not playing with other kids contributed to my shyness.

When I was about 12 years old, I started reading Fiction Novels as part of a Summer Reading Program that the Local Public Library was sponsoring.

The very first Fiction Books I read were Stephen King Horror Novels.

Why Stephen King?

Because I saw many of the Horror Movies that were based on his books.....


• Carrie,


• The Shining,


• Salem's Lot,


• Cujo,


• Christine,


• Firestarter,


• Silver Bullet and


• The Dead Zone.


Even though I didn't have too many Real Friends, I wasn't that miserable because I had hobbies that I really enjoyed.

However when I entered High School, things started to change for me.

My Male-Hormones started to crank up.....and I started to get a little bit Embarrassed by my hobbies.

As a matter of fact, I actually Abandoned many of my hobbies and spent more of my time doing activities that I thought would help me become more popular with the girls and help me become accepted by my peer group.

Looking back on it, I really wished I had stuck with my Hobbies.

While I did make more friends and dated more girls....I wasn't really being myself. I was doing things to make other people more Accepting of me.

I had given up what I enjoyed doing.....just to fit in!

I had Sacrificed what I loved to do so that other people would like me.

I did not have a Very High Opinion of myself.

When it came close to High School Graduation, I had forgotten about most of my hobbies altogether.

When it came to choosing a career path to follow after High School, it didn't even occur to me to look into a career in Movies, Video Game Design or as a Fiction Writer.

I went into a field of study (Computer Engineering) that I did not enjoy and that, to this day, I wish I had not gone into.

Not because Computer Engineering is a terrible field but because I didn't belong there.

It wasn't until I was deep into my College Years that I realized that.....

"I Had Made A Terrible Mistake"

During this Spring Semester, I took a course in Fiction.

My grades had been weak the previous semester.....so I had decided to take some courses that I felt, at the time, I would get a High Grade in.

While I was still watching movies as a hobby, I had Completely Abandoned reading Fiction Novels for almost 10 years.

Taking this Fiction Class revitalized my love of Reading.

After the semester was over and I had earned my High Grade, I continued to Read Fiction Books on my own time.

I wanted to become a Fiction Writer or a Movie Screenplay Writer.

But, my friends and family convinced me that it would be a horrible mistake to abandon my Computer Engineering Major and start over again from the beginning.

And I listened to them.....Another Big Mistake!

As my desire to be a Writer grew and grew.....my desire to continue with my current studies Decreased.

The main reason why I stayed with Computer Engineering was because of my Parents.

My parents sacrificed so much to get me to where I was at that point in my life and I felt that I would be Letting Them Down if I didn't continue with my Current Course to it's completion.

So I continued.....but I kept on reading at the same time.

And my grades got worse and worse as a result of my growing desire to become a Writer.

And then in Fall of 1998, I suffered.....

"The Worst Day Of My Life"

I was Devastated.

I went into a Depression and I didn't want to be around anyone.

Because I didn't really want to be around anyone after my Dad's sudden death, I really dove into the two hobbies that brought me the most enjoyment.....Reading Fiction Books and Watching Movies.

Reading all of those Great Stories during that period took my mind off of my own Self-Pity.

I even stumbled upon Great Self-Help Books that helped me to understand the importance of taking Personal Responsibility for my own life.

But what really brought me back completely were Movies.

Some of my friends would visit me and make me watch Comedy Movies with them. My friends didn't try talk me through my pain.....they just got me to Laugh Again!

My Dad also loved Movies and I would watch his favorites with family members as a sort of Tribute to him.

Movies like.....


• Young Frankenstein,


• Blazing Saddles,


• Alien,


• Raiders of the Lost Ark,


• Enter The Dragon,


• The Terminator,


• Planet of the Apes,


• The Godfather,


• Dirty Harry and


• One of my Dad's all-time favorite movies.....Killer Klowns From Outer Space! I still have no idea why he loved this Stupid Sci-Fi Movie!


Watching TV Shows that we both enjoyed also helped me out.

I used to watch many Great TV Shows with my Dad when I was a kid....


• Cheers,


• Star Trek,


• Buck Rogers,


• Seinfeld,


• The Simpsons (my personal favorite) and


• The Honeymooners (a 1950's Classic)


Watching these Movies and TV Shows that we both loved, helped me to realize how much fun we had together.

And, to this day, I am able to talk to people about my Dad and not get depressed.....because I've learned the importance of Remembering all the Good Times we had together.

I know plenty of people who talk about their deceased loved ones and only focus on the pain of that loss.

I don't have any Pain anymore because he's always with me.....through Movies!

So Movies and Books contributed to my 'Therapy.'

I didn't need to take any Depression Drugs or spend years talking to a Psychologist.

I figured it out on my own.....Focus on what you love to do to get through the Hard Times in your life.

And in the process of learning that lesson, I learned that......

"In Order To Make The Most Of Your Life, You Must Find A Way To Make A Living Doing What You Love To Do"

You cannot waste your life doing what other people want you to do.

You cannot waste your life trying to please other people.

I found out that I cannot get back all the wasted years I spent trying to satisfy other people.

And while my parents pushed me to continue with Computer Engineering Major and not start over again with a Writing Major.....

If I had followed my Passions during my High School Years, I never would have ended up in College studying a field that I didn't enjoy.

I take Personal Responsibility for my lack of Self-Awareness during that crucial time in my life.

"Why didn't you just watch Movies in order to re-invent myself?"

Well, while I love movies....they are not really the best place to Learn Valuable Information.

First and foremost, Movies are an Entertainment Business. They make their money through entertaining people.

But since I was now on a "Quest" to Re-invent Myself, I needed some Serious Information in order to learn how to do that.

I needed to learn how to Think Like a Winner and learn how to get rid of the Bad Mental Habits that led me toward some of the Bad Decisions I had made.

As much as I love Movies, I couldn't allow myself to be Distracted by Entertainment at that point.

I needed to Focus on my Goal of Self-Improvement.

This is the Best Advice I can give you.....

Movies serve their Purpose as Great Entertainment.....but I would never recommend Movies as the way to Learn How to Re-invent Yourself.

I spent a lot of money doing this because I was determined to succeed in the "Re-invention Of Myself."

In the course of my Studies, I learned the importance of Following Your Passions.....


• First, decide what you Love to do.

You have to figure what you are good at doing.....where your Strengths are.

You also have to figure out what you do not like doing and what your Weaknesses are.


• Then, figure out how to Make A Living doing what you love to do.

Do something that utilizes your Strengths.

If there is something that you have a Weakness in, get the help of others with that Weakness.

"I Also Learned About The Importance Of Self-Reliance"

In learning the importance of Self-Reliance.....I started to take a closer look at my life to see if I was a Self-Reliant person.

And I discovered that I was Self-Reliant in some areas of my life.....while I wasn't very Self-Reliant in other areas.

But there was one area in particular that I felt I needed to be in Total Control of.....and that was My Personal Income.

I didn't like the idea that all of my income was dependent on my Single Weekly Paycheck.....


• What if I were to get Fired or Laid Off for some reason?

• What if some Catastrophe were to happen?

I started asking myself these questions back in the Summer of 2000.


One of my Dad's Favorite Words of Wisdom was.....

On September 11, 2001.....the United States was attacked by Terrorists.

Nearly 3,000 people were murdered that day.

If you recall, I said that I lived in the New York/New Jersey Metropolitan Area.

I had lived about 20 Miles from where the attacks took place.....I had a clear view of the New York City Skyline and I witnessed the Destruction from my Bedroom Window.

A Nationwide Depression set in after the attacks.

Massive Layoffs.

Massive Business Cutbacks.

Massive Fear Of The Future.

It proved to me that You and I have absolutely No Control over how other people or other companies will React to the actions of other people.


To me, Self-Reliance is.....


• Having the ability to Help Yourself.....and not waiting for other people to Help You.


• Having the ability to Protect Yourself.....and not waiting for other people to Protect You.


• Having the ability to Educate Yourself.....and not waiting for other people to Educate You.


• Having the ability to Build Wealth For Yourself.....and not waiting for other people to Build Wealth For You.


So now I decided to figure out how to use My Passions and My Strengths in order to Build Wealth For Myself.

So I started to ask myself....."How can I use my Passions and control my Income at the same time?"

Well.....

"I Finally Discovered The Perfect Solution For Myself"

1. It allows me to Control my Income
   • Since I Own this website and I am not engaging in any Illegal Activity.....No One can ever take my Money-Making Website away from me.

2. It allows me to follow my Desire For Writing.

3. It allows me to write about what I love.....Movies, Books and Humor.

4. It allows me to market my writing to a Worldwide Audience.....without spending tons of money in Advertising Costs.

5. It allows me to Communicate with Like-Minded People.

I had No Programming or Web Design Skills.....and I didn't want to have to learn those skills either.

I didn't know how to market a website where tons of people will visit it .....I've seen plenty of websites go Out of Business because they didn't know how to attract tons of visitors to their website.

And in the course of tackling these new questions, I found an Outstanding Service that could help me do what I wanted to do.

The name of the service is SBI.

"What Is SBI?"

SBI's tools can actually help you turn your website into a Real Online Business.

There are literally Millions Of Websites out there whose owners do not have any products to sell. But what they do sell is the most valuable currency on the Internet.....Information.

The only problem with these Millions Of Websites is that no one ever visits them.....because no one knows that they exist.

But SBI tells you EXACTLY how to build a website that will be found by people who are Already Interested in the information that you're writing about.

But the best part is that you don't need Programming or Web Design Skills to build an SBI Website.....there is no Steep Learning Curve.


But don't misunderstand me.....I Work Hard On My Website!

SBI tells me how to build a Proper Website that will be found my lots of people on the Internet.....but I'm still the one who has to write the Information!

I only mention this because I don't want people looking for some Get Rich Quick Scheme to get the wrong idea.....if Get Rich Quick is what you're looking for, then SBI is definitely NOT FOR YOU!

But while I work hard on this website.....it NEVER feels like work.

Why? Because I love writing about Movies and conversing with people of similar interests.

My Day Job as an Electrician DOES feel like work.....because I don't enjoy doing it as much I enjoy writing for my website.

Even as I'm working on Deadly High-Voltage Wiring at my day job, I'm not totally focused on the tasks at hand.....because I'm always thinking of my Website and coming up with ways to Improve it.

This website could Literally be the Death Of Me!


If you have High-Speed Internet, watch SBI's Video Tour to get a better understanding of what I'm talking about.

If you are using a Dial-up Connection, you can watch the Quick Tour.

And you have to check out this SBI Results Page.....this page shows a small sampling of the Hundreds Of Websites that SBI has helped to become Successful.

"Danny's Closing Words"

I hope that the Knowledge I've gained from my experiences was of some use to you.

Always remember that Knowledge is Useless unless you Apply It to your life and to the Successful Completion of your Goals.

If you have any questions about SBI, feel free to Contact Me.

I will soon be adding an Additional Page about SBI where I will answer the most common questions and give real life SBI Success Stories.

Pretty Soon, I expect Entertainment Movie Guide to be one of those SBI Success Stories!