About Me

Hi, I’m Danny Brown… and I’ve been playing drums since 1976!

I get asked quite often by people who don’t know me all that well if I’m the same Dan Brown who wrote the DaVinci Code Book.

The answer is, No, I’m not. That’s why I go by “Danny” or “Daniel” instead of just “Dan.”

I never really wanted to be famous like “Dan Brown,” because I’m a very private guy, but I find myself trying to be less so. I figure how much can I really help anyone if I keep to myself?

Anyway, to tell you a little about myself…

I’ve been married to my wife, Peggy since 1992 and we have a son, Blair, and a daughter, Danielle.

My favorite things to do are spending time with my wife and kids, playing my guitar and drums, writing music, selling stuff online, and teaching success principles.

I used to love to fix up junk houses and sell them, but not so much anymore. Well, I still love it. I just don’t do it much anymore because the economy is so lousy. Hopefully, things will pick up again and I can get back to it.

Right now, I mainly sell products online and blog about success principles. My main blogs are this one, the Drum Tips Blog, and my Secret Place Christian Living Blog.

I’ve played drums since I was 10 years old. I also play guitar and bass as well. In fact, I am playing in two different bands where I play drums in a blues band and lead guitar in a classic rock band. Sometimes there is money in it, and sometimes there’s not. No big deal though. I do it because I just love to play.

I started out playing drums with just an old snare drum that my older brother had laying around the house… I remember this snare drum having no bottom head and no snares, but I loved it anyway!

A year later, for my tenth birthday, my parents bought me a thirty dollar drum set… I literally played the life out of it! My little set of thirty dollar drums only lasted a little more than a year!

My drum set today consists of a 9-piece TAMA Rockstar in wine-red… An absolutely beautiful set of drums!

Through all my years of drumming, I’ve been around a lot of drummers, and I can tell you, playing styles vary… and so do attitudes! Attitude is what makes all the difference in the quality of our lives, from our relationships to our finances!

Speaking of finances, many people ask me if I know of a way to make good money online. Unfortunately, the answer is “no.” The Internet is full of scams and rip off artists just trying to get into your pocket! I know… I’ve been ripped off more than once!

The best thing to do is stick with proven methods that require good old-fashioned work, like eBay. I’ve made some good money with eBay in the past. A good site for more info on making money with eBay is here… http://www.auctionblade.com.

Another good site to learn more about home based businesses is here… http://startabusinessonline.org.

Please don’t email me and ask about the information on these sites. I wouldn’t know any more about them than you. Just use your own judgment. If you want to be an entrepreneur, you’ll just have to take some risks.

As an entrepreneur myself, I’ve learned many hard lessons pertaining to business, and life in general.

In fact, not so many years ago, I had struggled with depression, anger, fear, doubt, confusion, dead end jobs, business failures, financial lack, recurring sicknesses, and poor relationships. I found myself continuously frustrated with low pay, unappreciation, and insecurity.

But, these hardships have taught me many things about success and failure (along with many books, tapes, sermons, and seminars).

As an avid reader, I’ve always had a thirst for knowledge of why and how things work. But even though I have studied much, there’s still no substitute for experience! Experience always has been, and always will be the best teacher!

By learning from someone else’s mistakes, you can really save some valuable time and money! Proverbs 27:17 says, “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another!”

But anyway, back to drumming…

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